Production work continued in July and August, and it was probably during this time that the songs for side two of the album were recorded, before the band left for yet another US tour in September. Most of the work on the title track was finished by late June, when the piece had its live premiere in its embellished form. The band then went into the studio to record (probably March), and laid down the basic tracks for the Atom Heart Mother Suite before handing the project over to collaborator Ron Geesin and session musicians and leaving for an American tour in May (see the individual song entries for details). However, this album did succeed on many levels (albeit intermittently) and was an important step towards the next LP, Meddle.ĭetails are sketchy on the production of this album, but it appears that writing for the title track began in November or December of 1969, and finished in time for its premiere (under the title The Amazing Pudding) in late January of 1970. The band's classical pretensions reached new heights as the Atom Heart Mother Suite featured an orchestra with brass and a choir. Maximum unbroken length is about twenty-three minutes or whatever.' You have, to some extent, to work in album terms which means that a piece can't be longer than forty minutes. Nick Mason: 'We didn't consciously set out to do it, but it became apparent that we'd need at least a side to get it all down. Their first album to be recorded using eight-track tape machines (as opposed to four-track), Atom Heart Mother was also the first to feature a composition which took up an entire album side. Pink Floyd's first recording in the 70s reflected a new direction for the band. US: Harvest SKAO 382 Reached #55 on the US charts UK: Harvest SHVL 78 (Stereo mix 52.04) Reached #1 on the UK charts Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London

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