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Iron Butterfly – Unconscious Power: An Anthology 1967-1971 (2020) [Box Set]

Iron Butterfly - Unconscious Power: An Anthology 1967-1971 (2020) [Box Set]

Seven CD set. Digitally remastered box set featuring all of the albums and singles recorded by the legendary American acid/progressive rock band Iron Butterfly recorded for Atlantic’s Atco label between 1967 and 1971 and additional recordings made at the Fillmore East in New York City in April 1968. In October 1967, the band recorded their debut album, Heavy, which was released in January 1968. The album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, issued in June 1968, would break the band into star status. It reached a height of #4 in the US charts and went on to sell a million copies. Continue reading “Iron Butterfly – Unconscious Power: An Anthology 1967-1971 (2020) [Box Set]”

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 368 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.66 GB (SACD ISO) + 877 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2118 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock

Few songs are more instantly recognized – or more influential, infamous, and, yes, notorious – than Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.” The anchor of the mind-trip of an album of the same name, it occupies an entire side of an LP and runs for 17 minutes and five seconds, both bold moves in 1968 that changed how artists approached music in the studio and how listeners experienced it at home. Continue reading “Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [1969, Germany 2nd Press, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [1969, Germany 2nd Press, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [1969, Germany 2nd Press, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 824 MB (Hi-Res) + 241 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ATCO Records | Germany | Cat#: SD 33-250 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock

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. Continue reading “Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [1969, Germany 2nd Press, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Iron Butterfly – Discography (1968 – 1993)

Iron Butterfly - Discography (1968 - 1993)

The heavy, psychedelic acid rock of Iron Butterfly may seem dated to some today, but the group was one of the first hard rock bands to receive extensive radio airplay, and their best-known song, the 17-minute epic “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” established that more extended compositions were viable entries in the radio marketplace, paving the way for progressive AOR. Continue reading “Iron Butterfly – Discography (1968 – 1993)”