Atom Heart Mother

Original UK release in matt gatefold cover, on yellow/green Harvest labels. Poly-lined company inner sleeve, advertising other Harvest releases. First catalogue number on cover and labels, 2nd (EMI international Cat.#) in parentheses inside gatrfold top left. First issue, first label, variant 2: Distinguishing features: • A-1G / B-1G matrices in runouts. • First label stock with 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd.' rim text, NO boxed EMI logo, 'Made In Gt. Britain' at bottom center inside ring. • Publishing credits for side A and B4: World Copyrights/Lupus Music. • Publishing credit for B4 is split over two lines. • Large ℗ on side B label. • The water faucet drip at the end of 'Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast' continues into a locked groove at the end of side B. ℗ 1970 Artist appears on cover as "Pink Floyd", but as "The Pink Floyd" on labels. B2 appears on cover as "Summer '68", but as "Summer 68" on label. Labels: • Rim text at top: 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd. All Rights Of The Manufacturer And Of The Owner Of The Recorded Work Reserved.' • Rim text at bottom: 'Unauthorised Public Performance Broadcasting And Copying Of This Record Prohibited.' Cover: • File under POPULAR : Pop Groups • Recorded at EMI Studios - Abbey Road • E.M.I Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd), Hayes • Middlesex • England • Made and Printed in Great Britain • 7010 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943,895 SHVL 781 NOTE: Other variants for the first label stock: • Variant 1 [r=2644617] has publishing credit to just 'World Copyrights' for side A, B1, B2, B4; small ℗ on side B. • Variant 3 [r=8926432] moves B4 'World Copyrights/Lupus Music' credit to one line; small ℗ on side B. • Variant 4 [r=13585432] B4 publishing on two lines like variant 2; small ℗ on side B; 2nd cut A-2G / B-2G matrices. Publishing: • Side A, B4: World Copyrights/Lupus Music. • B1, B2: World Copyrights. • B3: Lupus Music. Runouts are stamped.