'68 MINT SHRINK● IRON BUTTERFLY #1 ●HEAVY ●WEST COAST FUZZ ACID PSYCH, PLUM ATCO
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- (3-tone) ATCO 1968
- MINT / SHRINK
- PSYCHEDELIC ROCK
- HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
- SIXTIES PRESSING ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- IRON BUTTERFLY
- H E A V Y
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- USA - (3-COLOR) ATCO - 33 - 227 - stereophonic
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- NICE MINTY CLEAN 1968 ORIGINAL COLLECTIBLE
- STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY CELLOPHANE
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- "true" stereophonic song mixes !
SIXTIES *purple/plum upper section and a tan lower section*
looks strong ~ plays minty clean!
STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY CELLOPHANE
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The heavy psych sounds of the very first "Iron Butterfly" LP...tightly woven psych tracks with gushing organ & fuzz guitar <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Original sixties printed ATCO inner sleeve included
IRON BUTTERFLY hailed from the Lost Angeles rock (psychedelic) scene being more of a local band than most of the groups hanging out in LA were, hoping to be noticed. The LA scene at the time also had The Doors, Love, Spirit, The Byrds, The Standells, Electric Prunes, and quite a few others, being a major scene and most of the San Francisco scene bands came down to record their albums in Los Angeles (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, and psychedelic rock was just as vivid as can be attested by the groups mentioned above. Interestingly enough also, Los Angeles was also a very strong garage-rock scene (check out the NUGGETS box-set for fact), and some of those groups lasted, becoming more adventurous and heavier, also psychedelic. In this regard, one can actually make a link between garage-rock and proto- progressive rock; Iron Butterfly being one of those bands became famous in this transformation. Their first album "HEAVY" is a combination of hard-rock & psychedelic mixes within tight self penned tracks forming a cohesive formidable sound. IRON BUTTERFLY had ambitions high enough to make popular rock styles change into the impact heavy edges known today.
Deliberately choosing an intriguing name as Iron Butterfly, making their point more clearly, they call this first album Heavy and they received plenty of praise for their groundbreaking (hard psych) approach. The album remains quite impressive, adorned by striking artwork, to the listeners imagination back then, and had an impact nationally staying on the Billboard charts for 50 weeks = even greater as the album contained no obvious hits, but remains a very even collection of great underground FM worthy songs.
Lead by heavy handed organist Doug Ingle, with a psych sound reminding of HP Lovecraft... Opener "Possession" is one of those signature tracks (HP Lovecraft sound) with instantly recognizable Ingle-played organ.
Follow-up "Unconscious Power" upbeat with a solid bass line. The next few tracks would nicely fit nicely on a "Nuggets" compilation: with influences from The Seeds, The Electric Prunes, Chocolate Watchband, Thirteenth Floor Elevators,,, etc
The second side has the even better Looking For The Sun sliding into the killer-rated Fields Of Sun. Further onward "Stamped Ideas" yet another highlight featuring fuzz guitar and Ingle organ perfection. Particularly enjoyable is the closing Iron Butterfly Theme.
All together this is a classic West Coast timeless album, one that may have been missed by otherwise appreciative fans. First pressings on the tri-colored Atco label are VERY difficult to find...here, a purple,plum,tan Atco label pressed 58 years ago (1968) - in NICE shape.
Possession (2:45)
Unconscious Power (2:32)
Get Out of My Life, Woman (3:58)
Gentle as It May Seem (2:28)
You Can't Win (2:41)
So-Lo (4:05)
Look for the Sun (2:14)
Fields of Sun (3:12)
Stamped Ideas (2:08)
Iron Butterfly Theme (4:34)
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: MINT still in original factory shrink wrap...nice! Exact first release...original store-price sticker still on shrink wrap (dates the pressing.) There are no faded areas, has no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...4 sharp corners
- The vinyl: Rated: near M- Nice clean shiny sides playing with SUPER audio perfection and both Purple/Plum/Tan 1968 Atco labels are immaculate
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