THE PINK FLOYD-ATOM HEART MOTHER-HARVEST SHVL.781 1970 - NO EMI 1G/1P STAMPERS

	£		27
	$		36

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        THE PINK FLOYD-ATOM HEART MOTHER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           TYPE SINGLE LP - STEREO LABEL/PRESSING INFO

HARVEST : MATRIX NUMBERS SHVL 781 A-2G & SHVL 781 B-3 - STAMPERS 1G/1P and NO EMI BOX

CATALOGUE NUMBER SHVL 781 YEAR OF RELEASE 1970 COUNTRY OF RELEASE U.K. SLEEVE TYPE GATEFOLD - GARROD & LOFTHOUSE MATT FINISH INSERTS/EXTRAS

NONE

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(CLEAN   LABELS  with  NO      Writing rips tears  stickers with MINIMAL spindleusage and  LIGHTISH overall handling  storage and ageing marks)

                  SLEEVE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Front board/Inner gatefold EX+

CLEAN SLEEVE with  NO writing rips or tears stickers or removal marks.. FRONT board is bright with VERY LIGHT storage rubbing wear and pressure marking . INNER GATEFOLD has MINIMAL ageing and handling.

Rear Board EX+ Rear   board is  clean and unmarked and much as the front with just LIGHT wear and marking. Flipbacks N/A N/A Spine EX Spine is complete  with light wear and complete and clear lettering Top   & bottom edges EX Top and bottom edges have some LIGHT storage wear Opening EX Opening has VERY LIGHT usage and LIGHT wear Corners EX Corners have just light storage wear only, bit heavier at spine ends.   INNER /EXTRAS N/A                

N/A

                                                                                                                                                   DETAILS

Appearing after the sprawling, unfocused double-album set Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother may boast more focus, even a concept, yet that doesn't mean it's more accessible. If anything, this is the most impenetrable album Pink Floyd released while on Harvest, which also makes it one of the most interesting of the era. Still, it may be an acquired taste even for fans, especially since it kicks off with a side-long, 23-minute extended orchestral piece that may not seem to head anywhere, but is often intriguing, more in what it suggests than what it achieves.                                  

Then, on the second side, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and Rick Wright have a song apiece, winding up with the group composition "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" wrapping it up. Of these, Waters begins developing the voice that made him the group's lead songwriter during their classic era with "If," while Wright has an appealingly mannered, very English psychedelic fantasia on "Summer 68," and Gilmour's "Fat Old Sun" meanders quietly before ending with a guitar workout that leaves no impression. "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast," the 12-minute opus that ends the album, does the same thing, floating for several minutes before ending on a drawn-out jam that finally gets the piece moving.                                    

So, there are interesting moments scattered throughout the record, and the work that initially seems so impenetrable winds up being Atom Heart Mother's strongest moment. That it lasts an entire side illustrates that Pink Floyd was getting better with the larger picture instead of the details, since the second side just winds up falling off the tracks, no matter how many good moments there are.                                     

This lack of focus means Atom Heart Mother will largely be for cultists, but its unevenness means there's also a lot to cherish here.                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Postal Shipping & Handling charges Region SINGLE ITEM EXTRAS UK (2ND CLASS) FOR A SINGLE LP/12" SINGLE £4.20 1 EXTRA SINGLE LP FREE - 3 TO 4 SINGLE LP'S ANOTHER £3.00 - 5 UPWARDS PLEASE ASK AS ITS GETTING COMPLICATED. Europe FOR 1 SINGLE LP £8.00 FOR 1 EXTRA SINGLE LP - £1.50 , 3 ITEMS & ABOVE PLEASE EMAIL FOR A POSTAGE PRICE USA Canada and Japan FOR 1  SINGLE LP £12.00 FOR 1 EXTRA SINGLE LP - £2.50, 3 ITEMS & ABOVE PLEASE EMAIL FOR A POSTAGE PRICE Australia and New Zealand FOR 1  SINGLE LP £13.00 FOR 1 EXTRA SINGLE LP £3.50, 3 ITEMS & ABOVE PLEASE ASK FOR A POSTAGE PRICE Recorded Delivery (U.K.) £1.10 N/A International Signed for £5.30 OVER £50 - 7.90 per package PLEASE READ: Unfortunately due to ongoing problems with buyers in certain countries any item or combination of items that exceed £25.00 in total will be invoiced with a charge for trackable shipping (International signed for). There are no exceptions to this rule. Thanks                      

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Terms and Conditions Guarantee I like to believe that I have an inkling about these things and accurately describe the item I am selling,but I along with everyone else am only human,and there might be an occasion where my assessment differs from yours,in this instance please contact me,and I will without question accept your criticism and arrange a full refund + your return costs if we need to go down that route. Communication and Feedback I have always been a great believer that feedback is a mutual thing between parties,and should be recognised upon the satisfactory completion of a sale .I know that these days it really matter when it is left as there is no recriminatory comments allowable for a buyer no matter how despicable they behave,but non the less I still prefer to leave feedback once I know that the buyer has received and is happy with the item,and have set my feedback profile to automatically reply to feedback given -So you will get your feedback minutes after you send yours,alternately I could do it manually and with my memory you could be waiting a loooong time. Payment We accept the following payment types - UK Customers - Paypal Cheque or Postal Order. Overseas Customers - Paypal Only