Atom Heart Mother is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released by Harvest on 2 October 1970 in the United Kingdom, and by Capitol on 10 October 1970 in the United States. It was recorded at EMI Studios in London, and was the band's first album to reach number 1 in the UK, while it reached number 55 in the US, eventually going gold there.
Atom Heart Mother
Roger Waters onstage at Leeds University, 28 February 1970. One of the earliest live performances of the album's title track was at this show.
From around 1970, Rick Wright used a Hammond M102 organ on stage regularly, and it makes a prominent appearance on the album.
The bootleg The Dark Side of the Moo featured a fan's attempt at reproducing the cover.
Ronald Frederick Geesin is a Scottish musician, composer and writer known for his unusual creations and novel applications of sound, as well as for his collaborations with Pink Floyd and Roger Waters.
Geesin in 2020
Ron Geesin, composer in residence, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex in 1987 (photo: Wenyon & Gamble).