Pink Floyd's first performance in Japan, where full of fantastic echo effects matches the foggy and dusky scenes, is now legendary. The video of Pink Floyd playing the masterpiece "Atom Heart Mother" at the "Hakone Aphrodite" festival, which is their first performance in Japan, has been discovered. The video that remains in the history of Western music in Japan will be included in the Hakone Aphrodite 50th Anniversary Edition of the album Atom Heart Mother.
Hakone Aphrodite is the first outdoor rock festival in Japan held on the shore of Lake Ashi, Hakone, on August 6th and 7th, 1971, 50 years ago. Pink Floyd's famous performance at the event has been written in many books, and it can be said that it is a video that even rock fans who haven’t seen the band have been waiting for a long time.
The Hakone Aphrodite 50th Anniversary Edition of Atom Heart Mother will be on sale only in Japan. It will be a 2-disc set of CD and BD, and will come with luxurious benefits such as a reprint booklet.
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The information on Atom Heart Mother (Hakone Aphrodite 50th Anniversary Edition)!
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Sound House staff blog article about Pink Floyd.
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All Songs from the Album Atom Heart Mother Played by GENSHI SHINBO! - PINK FLOYD TRIPS 2021 Live Concert Report Part 1 - April 3, 2021
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