- progressive rock, rock, psychedelic rock, art rock
- 52 min
- 5 tracks
- Harvest
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 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.
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Epic, grave, character-led and contemplative.
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideD+
- The Daily Telegraph2/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock2/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide1/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic3/5
- Tom HullC−
- Classic Rock3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- AAtom Heart Mother: a) Father’s Shout / b) Breast Milky / c) Mother Fore / d) Funky Dung / e) Mind Your Throats Please / f) Remergence23:44
- B1If4:30
- B2Summer ’685:29
- B3Fat Old Sun5:22
- B4Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast: a) Rise and Shine / b) Sunny Side Up / c) Morning Glory13:00
5 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Pink Floyd
- Label
- Harvest
- Released
- 1970
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- IT
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