It seems, as far as the band and Hipgnosis are concerned, the cover symbolises nothing and that’s the end of the matter. Why is it called Atom Heart Mother? The title came from a random story found in the Evening Standard with the headline ‘Atom Heart Mother Named’, about a woman who had been given a plutonium pacemaker. Pink Floyd Norman Smith (executive producer) Likewise Who engineered heart mother? It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, and was the band’s first album to reach number 1 in the UK, while it reached number 55 in the US, eventually going gold there. Basically this meant that after the band had finished the basic tracks, everything was left to Ron Geesin (who had already worked with Waters on the soundtrack for a documentary called “The Body”) to do the orchestration. “The Floyd told us they wanted something un-psychedelic,” recalled Hipgnosis’ co-founder Storm Thorgerson.Īlso Why does Pink Floyd hate Mother heart? “Atom Heart Mother” had to be recorded quickly as a tour was already scheduled.

Atom Heart Mother’s world-famous cow came from a brief conversation between Pink Floyd and their sleeve designers Hipgnosis in the summer of 1970. How a cow helped give Pink Floyd their first No.

Meaning behind atom heart mother