Description
Format & Condition Details: LP, Album, Gat (1970) Near Mint (NM or M-) Very Good Plus (VG+)
A seriously impressive copy. Large P on side 2 and all other clues line this up for a beaut of variant 2 atom heart. Gatefold is in great condition, light ringing on back and slight dirt marks around edge. Comes with original inner sleeve (albeit yellowed) – wax is in stunning, I mean stunning condition. A true collectors album.
Track List:
. Atom Heart Mother
B1. If
B2. Summer ’68
B3. Fat Old Sun
. Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast
Nitty Gritty:
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First issue, first label, variant 2.
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 now ‘World Copyrights/Lupus Music’.
Publishing credit for B4 is split over two lines.
Large Ⓟ on side two label.
NB: Labels are indistinguishable from variant 4 [r=13585432] except for the size of Ⓟ on side two.
NOTE: Other variants on the first label stock:
Variant 1 [r=2644617] has publishing credit to just ‘World Copyrights’ on A1, B1, B2, B4; small ℗ on side two.
Variant 3 [r=8926432] moves B4 ‘World Copyrights/Lupus Music’ credit to one line; small ℗ 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.
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.
