▁very ▁common ▁to ▁see ▁T D ▁listed ▁as ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁and ▁art ▁rock , ▁this ▁album ▁is ▁pure ▁space ▁music ." ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁sem inal ▁" P ink ▁Years " ▁period , ▁with ▁future ▁albums ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁more ▁struct ured ▁( and ▁commer cially ▁vi able ) ▁sound . ▁Julian ▁C ope ' s ▁Head ▁Heritage ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁T anger ine ▁Dream ' s ▁" trans itional ▁album ". ▁ ▁The ▁baby ▁p ict ured ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁is ▁Jer ome ▁Fro ese , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ed gar ▁Fro ese , ▁who ▁would ▁eventually ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁T anger ine ▁Dream . ▁He ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁four ▁months ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁this ▁album ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁largely ▁through ▁DJ ▁John ▁Pe el ' s ▁enthus i astic ▁champion ing ▁of ▁this ▁album ▁( it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁" Al bum s ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ), ▁that ▁T anger ine ▁Dream ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁British ▁music ▁listen ers ▁in ▁a ▁big ▁way . ▁The ▁public ▁began ▁ordering ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁albums ▁through ▁mail ▁order ▁companies ▁( although ▁A tem , ▁along ▁with ▁Al pha ▁Cent a uri , ▁did ▁get ▁an ▁official ▁UK ▁release ▁on ▁Pol yd or ▁around ▁this ▁time ). ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁it ▁was ▁this ▁mail ▁order ▁activity ▁that ▁caused ▁Richard ▁Br anson