RARE 1968 ACID ORIG IRON BUTTERFLY GADDA DA VIDA WEST COAST PSYCH GARAGE

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 RARE ......1968 FIRST PRESSING ON TRI-COLOR ATCO

                  STILL IN FACTORY CELLOPHANE
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               IRON BUTTERFLY

              In A Gadda Da Vida

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\                            USA - tri color (pink white & tan) ATCO RECORDS

STILL IN FACTORY CELLOPHANE

RARE 1968 three-color label ATCO - first printing of the dynamic second BUTTERFLY album, containing the full side long acid-rock excursion that sent the band into fame and glory....

...you know what they say (what do they say?) = for every hundred copies you may find, you're lucky to find ONE original with the tri-color first pressing label...50 year old artifact found - a survivor!

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Iron Butterfly was the American answer to the heavy riff-rock of British groups like Cream and Led Zeppelin, with a touch of Vanilla Fudge's organ-led theatricality and the Doors' mysterioso image. They will forevermore be known for the 17-minute title track of this, their second album.

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (a poke at singer/organist Doug Ingle's gruff, John Kay-like delivery of "In the Garden of Eden") is built around one of the most memorable riffs of the '60s. It's filled out by long solos from all concerned, especially from drummer Ron Bushy, whose lengthy extemporizing provided the template for long jamming tracks for decades to come. The tunes reveal that Iron Butterfly did indeed possess some poprock flourishes to envelope their heaviness; "Flowers and Beads" in particular is simultaneously a romantic '60s pop-rock and a subtle but surprising swipe at flower power culture.

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.

A:

Most Anything You Want

3:44

Flowers and Beads

3:09

My Mirage

4:54

Termination

2:53

Are You Happy

4:31

B:

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

17:10

CONDITION: The Cover: is solid and stiff all over, in factory cellophane = MINT Rare TOP COPY '68 original and IF found the predominately dark cover wears very easily, most original copies from '68 are well worm, here a top MINT survivor!!!! VERY clean front and back cover; the dark cover is really difficult to find this mint clean = from 50 years ago....no split seams, no writing and no bends ...TOP NICE Collectible...original '60s strore price sticker on back cover

The Vinyl: is glossy both sides, visual: rated: VG++ most all M-...few minor scuffs on side one that are like finger nail, the entire record plays = CLEAN = enjoyable  ....Has the RARE / clean 3 color Atco labels

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record