RARE 1968 SHRINK IRON BUTTERFLY GADDA DA VIDA Psych

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1968 FIRST PRESSING ON TRI-COLOUR ATCO                               

STILL IN FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER!!!                               

                IRON  BUTTERFLY

                 In a Gadda Da Vida

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

RARE ...you know what they say (whatta they say?) = for every hundred copies you may find, you're lucky to find ONE original with the tri-color first pressing label...still in decent shape...here's a corker:

***STILL IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP   (see details below)

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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.

Most Anything You Want

3:44

Flowers and Beads

3:09

My Mirage

4:54

Termination

2:53

Are You Happy

4:31

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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

17:10

CONDITION: The cover is still in the original factory shrink wrapper and MINT ...the cellophane wrapper is with light abrasion, but there is a stone MINT cover underneath without any bends, no writing no spit seams...TOP NICE Collectible

The vinyl is glossy both sides having a few light top surface hairline soft scuffs VG++ plays highly emjoyable...play graded and still sounds very cool some 42 years later!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record