Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 1968 Original Atco plays EX++ to Mint-
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Iron Butterfly
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
1968 original 1st pressing
Atco Records - SD 33-250
VINYL GRADE : EX++ to Mint-  (10/12)
Vinyl looks EX++ to Mint- : light, superficial, faint marks.
Vinyl plays EX++ to Mint-, mostly Mint- : light background-crackle faint and low on A-1 and B-1 intro's.
Labels are EX+ to EX++
Cover is EX : intact seams; minor water-damage; various imperfections; partially attached shrink.
The original inner-sleeve has tears.
Includes a HQ inner-sleeve (pictured) which the vinyl is stored in after being professionally machine-cleaned and graded.
Out of print original ~

With its endless, droning minor-key riff and mumbled vocals, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is arguably the most notorious song of the acid rock era. According to legend, the group was so stoned when they recorded the track that they could neither pronounce the title "In the Garden of Eden" or end the track, so it rambles on for a full 17 minutes, which to some listeners sounds like eternity. But that's the essence of its appeal -- it's the epitome of heavy psychedelic excess, encapsulating the most indulgent tendencies of the era. Iron Butterfly never matched the warped excesses of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," either on their debut album of the same name or the rest of their catalog, yet they occasionally made some enjoyable fuzz guitar-driven psychedelia that works as a period piece. The five tracks that share space with their magnum opus on In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida qualify as good artifacts, and the entire record still stands as the group's definitive album, especially since this is the only place the full-length title track is available.

-allmusic

RECORD GRADING SYSTEM for the 21st Century

Both scales below are the same showing the values of the vinyl condition.

VG is replaced with EX (some listings may have the right scale).

There is also a point scale 1 thru 12 ~

Half points & grades; (example: example EX++ to M-, mostly M- is a 10.5/12)
Please email with any questions ~

12 Point GRADING SCALE : 
12  MINT                                   aka  MINT 11  MINT-                                         MINT- 10  EX++ to MINT-                          VG++ to MINT- 9    EX++                                           VG++ 8    EX+ to EX++                               VG+ to VG++ 7    EX+                                              VG+ 6    EX to EX+                                    VG to VG+ 5    EX                                                 VG 4    EX- to EX                                     VG- to VG 3    EX-                                                VG- 2    Poor/Worst to EX-                         Poor/G to VG- 1    Poor/Worst                                     Poor/G

Note : possible camera-glare on the cover and other surfaces.

Packaged protectively for safe and secure shipping with USPS tracking.

Thank you ~ all the best to your vinyl endeavors ~


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