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  Cover AtomHeartMotherCoverjpeg
  Artist Pink Floyd
  Album Atom Heart Mother
  Released October 10 , 1970
  Track No 5
  Recorded August 1970 <br><small> Abbey Road , London </small>
  Genre Progressive Rock
  Length 13:00
  Writer Roger Waters <br> Nick Mason <br> David Gilmour <br> Richard Wright
  Prev Fat Old Sun
  Prev No 4


Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast is a three-part instrumental track from the 1970 Pink Floyd album '' Atom Heart Mother ''. It features Pink Floyd playing in the background as Alan Stiles (Pink Floyd roadie, often mistaken to be Alan Parsons , who produced '' Dark Side Of The Moon '') speaks about the breakfast he is preparing and eating, as well as breakfasts he has had in the past ("''Breakfast in Los Angeles. Macrobiotic stuff...''").

In addition to the talking, the sounds of Alan making breakfast — such as lighting the stove, cooking bacon, pouring cereal (most likely Kellogg's Rice Krispies , from the sound of the cereal popping), loudly gulping and drinking milk or juice, and loudly and vigorously eating cereal — are clearly audible in the background, which adds a conceptual feel to the track. Alan can be heard entering the kitchen and gathering supplies at the start of the track, and washing up and exiting the kitchen at the end; a dripping faucet can be heard during both of these instances. On the vinyl version, the faucet at the end of this cut is pressed into the groove, so it plays on infinitely until the listener removes the stylus from the album.

The three sections of the song are titled:
  • "''Rise and Shine''" (a piano and organ piece)

  • "''Sunny Side Up''" (an acoustic guitar piece)

  • "''Morning Glory''" (piece with drums, bass, piano, organ, and electric guitar)