Release and Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Rolling Stone | unfavourable |
| Robert Christgau | D+ |
The album was released in the UK and US in October 1970, reaching number 1 and number 55, respectively. The album was released in the quadraphonic format in the UK, Germany and even Australia. A remastered CD was released in 1994 in the UK and the US. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab released a 24KT gold CD in the US in 1994, while a LP version was released in the US in the same year. As part of the Why Pink Floyd...? campaign, a remaster was released in 2011.
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