The Flaming CowThe Flaming Cow - The Making of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother
Author(s): Ron Geesin; Nick Mason (Foreword by)
'a fantastic read . . . witty and incredibly detailed' Brain Damage
By the late 1960s, popular British prog-rock group Pink Floyd were experiencing a creative voltage drop, so they turned to composer Ron Geesin for help in writing their next album.The Flaming Cowoffers 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 photographs from the Abbey Road recording sessions and the subsequent performances in London and Paris, this new and updated edition of The Flaming Cowdescribes how the title was chosen, why Geesin was not credited on the record, how he left Hyde Park in tears, and why the group did not much like the work. Yet, more than fifty years on, Atom Heart Motherremains a much-loved record with a burgeoning cult status and an increasing number of requests for the score from around the world. It would appear there's still life in the Flaming Cow yet.
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- : History Press Limited, The
- : History Press Limited, The
- : 19 November 2021
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Special Fields
- : Ron Geesin; Nick Mason (Foreword by)
- : Paperback
- : 2112
- : English
- : 782.421660922
- : 120