when was atom heart mother first performed live

Geesin provided the extracurricular musicianship that would give the piece its flavor and then about halfway through announced that he was completely exhausted and should be replaced.Ĭlassically trained orchestrator John Alldis took over, completing the piece of music and introducing his own visions and notions. Geesin rewrote and rearranged entire sequences of the pudding and created harmonies and melodies their initial vision lacked. As well as Amazon Japan, this is also available via CDJapan (note that Amazon Japan doesn’t except existing Amazon credentials, you have to create a new account).“Atom Heart Mother” is utterly unlike anything else Floyd recorded (or would, for that matter).

This presentation comes with a whole host of paper items including a reprint of the OBI-strip, a photo booklet of unpublished photos, a Hakone Aphrodite programme reprint, a reproduction of the venue guide map, an Osaka performance poster, a Hakone Aphrodite ticket reprint and access to a special digital booklet, Recollection Hakone Aphrodite 1971.Ītom Heart Mother limited Japanese-only CD+blu-ray will be released on 4 August 2021. In fact, if you order from Amazon Japan what they are calling a ‘mega-jacket’ (24cm x 24cm, or about 9.5 inches) is also included, although these are limited on a first-come-first-served basis. It comes in traditional Japanese ‘paper sleeve’ packaging but it’s seven-inch square, not standard five-inch, CD-size. The lavish packaging in the Japanese exclusive CD+blu-ray of Atom Heart Mother (click to enlarge)

This combo-pack features the album on CD and the video of the live performance on the blu-ray along with ‘Scott & Watts’ – Hakone Aphrodite B-roll footage.īecause this is a Japanese release, (exclusive – thought to be down to licensing issues), it is lavishly packaged. The festival was on the 6 and 7 August 1971 and this was Pink Floyd’s first visit to Japan.

When was atom heart mother first performed live