
The Flaming Cow
The Making of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother
Ron Geesin(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Published on 17. July 2013
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-0-7524-8615-4 (ISBN)
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By the late 1960s, popular British prog-rock outfit Pink Floyd were experiencing a creative voltage drop, so they turned to composer Ron Geesin for help in writing their next album.The Flaming Cow offers a rare insight into the brilliant but often fraught collaboration between the band and Geesin, the result of which became known as Atom Heart Mother - the title track from the Floyd's first UK number one album. From the time drummer Nick Mason visited Geesin's damp basement flat in Notting Hill, to the last game of golf between bassist Roger Waters and Geesin, this book is an unflinching account about how one of Pink Floyd's most celebrated compositions came to life. Alongside unpublished photographs from the Abbey Road recording sessions (the only ones taken) and the subsequent performances in London and Paris, Geesin goes on to describe how the title was chosen, why he was not credited on the record, how he left Hyde Park in tears, and why the group did not much like the work. The Flaming Cow rose again, firstly in France, then in London in 2008. After 40 years Atom Heart Mother remains a much-loved record, and The Flaming Cow explores its new-found cult status that has led to it being studied for the French Baccalaureat.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 248 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-8615-4 (9780752486154)
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Ron Geesin is a musician and composer, having composed numerous film and television soundtracks, including "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "The Body" (with Roger Waters). He co-wrote "Atom Heart Mother" with Pink Floyd. Nick Mason is a drummer, songwriter, and the only Pink Floyd member to be featured on every one of their albums.