Famously, the band claim not to be too fond of their fifth studio album (and first to go to Number One in the UK). "A really awful and embarrassing record," said Roger Waters. “[It was] a load of rubbish,” said David Gilmour, in a rare show of solidarity.
Released 2 October 1970, Pink Floyd’s first album not to feature the band or their name anywhere in the album packaging, Atom Heart Mother makes for odd but compelling listening 50 years later and must be one of the oddest records to ever top the UK charts.
