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 RARE: 1968 FIRST PRESSING ON TRI-COLOUR ATCO

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           IRON BUTTERFLY

      "  In A Gadda Da Vida  "

         

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     USA - (3-color) ATCO RECORDS - SD 33250

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RARE 1968 first printing on the 3-color ATCO label as pictured! The legendary and dynamic second BUTTERFLY album, containing the full side long acid-rock excursion that sent the band into fame and glory....

Original '68 printed ATCO inner sleeve included!

So, here's a collection ready 50+ year old artifact still in SHRINK WRAP ~ great 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.

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                                    Most Anything You Want
   
                                                   Flowers and Beads
   

                                          My Mirage
   
                                                      Termination
   
                                                   Are You Happy
                                           

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                                   In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida    17:10
   

CONDITION: The cover: is solid and stiff all over, MINT still in original factory shrink wrapper => really clean on both front and back cover. The dark cover is near impossible to find this clean = a special survivor from 50+ years ago....no split seams, no writing and no bends ...TOP NICE Collectible... partial original store price sticker on outer cellophane

The vinyl: is glossy both sides, visual: rated near M- almost impossible to find THIS clean when talking about a first press. Advise is to 'grab it while you can.' We haven't had a copy this nice for years!  Expect to play with highly enjoyable MINT audio 50+ years later! Has clean  3-color Atco labels

      
   A cool addition to anyone's music library! 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people..

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