Atom Heart Mother

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Album Info

Release Date: 1970-10-02

Label: Harvest

First issue, first label, variant 1.

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 credit to 'World Copyrights' on all tracks, except B3 to 'Lupus Music'.
Small ℗ on side two label.

NOTE: Other variants on the first label stock:
Variant 2 Atom Heart Mother A1, B4 publishing credit is 'World Copyrights/Lupus Music'; B4 credit over two lines; large ℗ on side two.
Variant 3 Atom Heart Mother moves B4 'World Copyrights/Lupus Music' credit to one line; small ℗ on side two.
Variant 4 Atom Heart Mother 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:
A, B1, B2, B4: 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
Harvest - regd. trademark of The Gramophone Co. Ltd. - A Company of The EMI Group
Made and Printed in Great Britain
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7010 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943,895 SHVL 781

Inner sleeve:
Released with a Harvest Records inner sleeve.

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.

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