Atom Heart Mother is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released by Harvest on 2 October 1970 in the UK, and by Capitol on 10 October 1970 in the US. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, 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. A remastered CD was released in 1994 in the UK and the United States, and again in 2011. Ron Geesin, who had already influenced and collaborated with Roger Waters, contributed to the title track and received a then-rare outside songwriting credit.
The cover was designed by Hipgnosis, and was the first one to not feature the band's name on the cover, or contain any photographs of the band anywhere. This was a trend that would continue on subsequent covers throughout the 1970s and beyond.
Although it was commercially successful on release, the band, particularly Waters and David Gilmour, have expressed several negative opinions of the album in more recent years. Nevertheless, it remained popular enough for Gilmour to perform the title track with Geesin in 2008.
Atom Heart Mother The Direct Discreet 4 Channel Tape Mixes
1-1 Atom Heart Mother (Rear Channel)
1-2 If (4 Channel)
1-3 If (Front Channel)
1-4 If (Rear Channel)
1-5 Summer '68 (Front Channel)
1-6 Fat Old Sun (Front Channel)
1-7 Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast (Front Channel)
1-8 Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast (Rear Channel)
Atom Heart Mother High Resolution Remaster & Bonus Live Material
2-1 Atom Heart Mother
2-2 If
2-3 Summer Of '68
2-4 Fat Old Sun
2-5 Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast
2-6 The Amazing Pudding (Live In Santa Monica 01.05.70)
Atom Heart Mother In Concert Part One
3-1 Atom Heart Mother (Live In Montreux 21.11.70)
3-2 If (Live At The Playhouse Theatre 16.09.70)
3-3 Fat Old Sun (Live In Montreux 21.11.70)
3-4 Atom Heart Mother (Live In Santa Monica 23.10.70)
3-5 Fat Old Sun (Live In Santa Monica 23.10.70)
Atom Heart Mother In Concert Part Two
4-1 Atom Heart Mother (Live In Sheffield 22.12.70)
4-2 Atom Heart Mother (Encore) (Live In Sheffield 22.12.70)
4-3 Fat Old Sun (Live In Sheffield 22.12.70)
4-4 Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast (Live In Sheffield 22.12.70)
