The composition of the album signifies the progression of the old Pink Floyd to the new. With Barrett out of the picture, the remaining members of Pink Floyd were left to carve their own musical styles into the band. Written before any of Pink Floyd’s biggest albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and The Wall (1982), Atom Heart Mother was the start to the end of the band’s heavily improvised string of compositions - a remnant from the departure of founding member, Syd Barrett, due to his struggles with drug abuse. When Atom Heart Mother landed on the desk of LG Wood, the director of EMI’s record division, the only thing he could bring himself to say about the untitled, band-less album cover filled with black and white cows was, “Ah, friesians.” The album reached No.1 on the UK’s charts three weeks later - the first time ever for a Pink Floyd album.
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