PINK FLOYD - Atom Heart Mother

Item Description

Vinyl, , Gatefold
LP Album Stereo

First issue, first label, variant 3.

Distinguishing features:
A-1G / B-1G matrices in runouts.
First label stock with 'Gramophone Co.' rim text, NO boxed EMI logo on labels, 'Made in Gt. Britain' at bottom center inside ring.
Publishing credits for A1 and B4 are 'World Copyrights/Lupus Music'.
Publishing credit for B4 is on one line.
Small Ⓟ on side two label.

NOTE: Other variants on the first label stock:
Variant 1 [r=2644617] has publishing credit to just 'World Copyrights' on tracks A1 and B4; small ℗ on side two.
Variant 2 [r=8926246] A1, B4 publishing credit is 'World Copyrights/Lupus Music'; B4 credit over two lines; large ℗ on side two.
Variant 4 [r=13585432] B4 publishing on two lines like variant 2; small ℗ on side two; A-2G / B-2G matrices.

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.
'Made in Gt. Britain' on its own line bottom center, inside ring.
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Publishing info:
A1, B4: World Copyrights/Lupus Music
B1, B2: World Copyrights
B3: Lupus Music
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℗ 1970

Sleeve:
Recorded at EMI Studios - Abbey Road
℗ 1970
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E.M.I Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd)
Hayes • Middlesex • England
Made and Printed in Great Britain
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7010 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943,895

Inner sleeve:
Released with a Harvest Records inner sleeve advertising other releases available.

Runout groove:
The water faucet drip at the end of Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast continues into a locked groove at the end of side B. This is not present on all LP versions.