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- Pink Floyd released the album “Atom Heart Mother” through Harvest Records in the United Kingdom, and it became their first album to reach No. 1 on the British chart. In the United States, it reached No. 55 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape and later received RIAA gold certification. The experimental recording represented a transition between their early psychedelic period and their later distinctive sound. The original cover contained no text and showed only a cow in a pasture; photographer Storm Thorgerson said he photographed the first cow he found in the countryside near Potters Bar. Its owner said her name was Lulubelle III.
- Pink Floyd performed at the Sales Pavilion Annex in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Pink Floyd released the album “More”, the soundtrack to the film of the same name and a transitional album between Syd Barrett’s departure and the band’s later success with “The Dark Side of the Moon”.
- Pink Floyd performed at the Debating Hall at Birmingham University in Birmingham, England.
- Pink Floyd visited Japan for the first time and played the first of three concerts at the Hakone Aphrodite ’71 festival at Seikei Gakuen Jofundai near Lake Ashi in Hakone.
- Pink Floyd played their first concert in Australia at Festival Hall in Melbourne.
- Pink Floyd played the first of three concerts at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, held from August 2–4.
- Pink Floyd played the first of two concerts at the Sound Factory club in Sacramento, California.