1968 Orig IRON BUTTERFLY HEAVY Calif FUZZ Garage PSYCH

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      1968 Original  VINYL ~ fuzz guitar / swirl organ heavy psych                

                Iron Butterfly

                    HEAVY

                                         ...USA - Pink white & tan  -   ATCO - 33 - 227

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RARE 1968 CLEAN first pressing USA vinyl issue on the, Pink, white &  tan ATCO label in CLEAN condition (details below song titles) ...

This BUTTERFLY quintet is hailing from the LA psychedelic scene and is more of a local band than most of the groups hanging out in LA are, hoping for exposure. The LA scene at the time also had The Doors, Love, Spirit, The Byrds, The Standells, Electric Prunes, and quite a few others, and it was a major scene so much that most of the San Francisco scene came down to record their albums in the city (interestingly enough, SF did not have recording studios in the 60’s) and if the LA Sunset strip did not catch public imagination like the Haight Ashbury scene, the psychedelic rock was just as vivid as can be attested by the groups mentioned above. Interestingly enough also, LA was also a very strong Garage rock scene (check out the NUGGETS box-set in our Various Artists section for this), and as those groups became more adventurous and heavier, they also became psychedelic. In this regard, one can actually make a link between Garage rock and proto- progressive rock, and Iron Butterfly is one of those bands that help this transformation. Their first album "HEAVY" is a combination of hardrock & psychedelic meshings within tight self penned tracks that work, forming a cohesive formidable sound. This quintet had ambitions high enough to make popular pop music change into rock as we know it today. Deliberately choosing an intriguing and heavy name, they chose Iron Butterfly and to make their point come across more clearly, they named their debit album Heavy and they received plenty of praise for their groundbreaking (hard psych) approach. This debut album was quite an impressive one, and its striking artwork sure helped out the imagination of the listeners back then, and had quite an impact nationally as it stayed on the Billboard for 50 weeks a fact rendered even greater that the album contained no obvious hit, but was a very even collection of good songs. The first two tracks appeared also in a movie (Savage Green). Lead by keyboard man Doug Ingle, the music is a pure psych sound that one can assimilate to a cross of HP Lovecraft or early jefferson Airplane, but with a definite slice of garage rock. Opener Possession is one of those signature tracks (it does remind of HP Lovecraft’s sound, though) with instantly recognizable Ingle-played organ. Follow-up Unconscious Power is a lot more upbeat and has a good bass line. The next few tracks on the first vinyl side are very much in the crossroad of garage rock and would nicely fit on that Nuggets compilation: sometimes sounding like The Seeds, The Electric Prunes, Chocolate Watchband, Thirteenth Floor Elevators etc….

The second side has the even better Looking For The Sun  that slides into the killer-rated next track Fields Of Sun. Then, Stamped Ideas is a real highlight of this album side with its fuzz guitar and Ingle great organs. Particularly enjoyable is the closing Iron Butterfly Theme. All together a classic in the West Coast garage psych scene. First pressings on the tri-coloured Atco label are VERY hard to find in TOP shape.

1. Possession (2:45)
2. Unconscious Power (2:32)
3. Get Out of My Life, Woman (3:58)
4. Gentle as It May Seem (2:28)
5. You Can't Win (2:41)
6. So-Lo (4:05)
7. Look for the Sun (2:14)
8. Fields of Sun (3:12)
9. Stamped Ideas (2:08)
10. Iron Butterfly Theme (4:34)

CONDITION: The cover is stiff and solid VG++ minor shelf wear just starting, still looks collectible and presentable as a 40+ year old artifact of the Los Angeles hip scene ... baxck cover with light ring wear...otherwise no split seams no bends, no writing anywhere...

The vinyl is shiny "EX" (excellent!), will provide much pleasure over many years...

 Nice original vinyl ~ 1968 fuzz-psych from the L.A. hip scene!

         A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record