▁each ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁descript ive ▁title , ▁joined ▁by ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁sound ▁effects ▁of ▁then - road ie ▁Alan ▁St yles ▁prepar ing , ▁discuss ing , ▁and ▁e ating ▁breakfast . ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁piece ▁came ▁about ▁by ▁W aters ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁of ▁a ▁dri pping ▁tap , ▁which ▁combined ▁sound ▁effects ▁and ▁dialog ue ▁recorded ▁by ▁Mason ▁in ▁his ▁kitchen ▁with ▁musical ▁pieces ▁recorded ▁at ▁Ab bey ▁Road . ▁A ▁slightly ▁re - work ed ▁version ▁was ▁performed ▁on ▁stage ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁at ▁She ff ield ▁City ▁Hall , ▁She ff ield , ▁England ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁p aus ing ▁between ▁pieces ▁to ▁eat ▁and ▁drink ▁their ▁breakfast . ▁The ▁original ▁LP ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁tap ▁which ▁continues ▁into ▁the ▁inner ▁gro ove , ▁and ▁thus ▁plays ▁on ▁in def initely . ▁ ▁Original ▁F loyd ▁front man ▁Syd ▁Bar rett ▁recorded ▁his ▁album ▁Bar rett ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁At om ▁Heart ▁Mother , ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁Gil m our ▁and ▁Wright . ▁He ▁occasionally ▁visited ▁his ▁old ▁band ' s ▁sessions ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁they ▁were ▁doing . ▁ ▁Art work ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁album ▁cover , ▁designed ▁by ▁art ▁collect ive ▁H ip gn osis , ▁shows ▁a ▁Hol stein - F ries ian ▁cow ▁standing ▁in ▁a ▁past ure ▁with ▁no ▁text ▁nor ▁any ▁other ▁clue ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁might ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁record . ▁Some ▁later