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allmusic.com says: 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. The track was written by vocalist, organist, and bandleader Doug Ingle, who formed the first incarnation of Iron Butterfly in 1966 in San Diego with drummer Ron Bushy. After the group moved to Los Angeles and played the club scene, it secured a recording contract and got national exposure through tours with the Doors and Jefferson Airplane. Following the release of their 1968 debut album, Heavy, original members Jerry Penrod (bass), Darryl DeLoach (vocals), and Danny Weis (guitar) left the band and were replaced by guitarist Erik Braunn and bassist Lee Dorman. Weis went on to join Rhinoceros. The new lineup recorded In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida later that year, which sold four million copies and spent over a year in the Top Ten. (The title has been translated as "in the garden of Eden" or "in the garden of life.") A shortened version of the title track, which contained extended instrumental passages with loud guitars and classical/Eastern-influenced organ, plus a two-and-a-half-minute drum solo, reached number 30 on the singles charts. The follow-up, Ball, showed greater musical variety and went gold, but it also marked the beginning of the band's decline. Braunn left the group and was replaced by guitarists Mike Pinera and Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, but the group's success was largely over. Iron Butterfly broke up in 1971; Braunn and Bushy re-formed the group in the mid-'70s without success.

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Iron Butterfly - Heavy (1968)
EAC-FLAC with CUE & LOG - 212 MB | Full Scans - 46 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 70 MB
Running time - 30:42 minutes | Label: Victor Entertainment, Japan | Cat. # VICW-70001

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Iron Butterfly's 1968 debut album, Heavy, established the band's trademark sound, relying on plodding, heavy guitar riffs and thundering drums. Most of the album was not particularly well written – the riffs were the songs, not their foundation – but the band's overwhelmingly loud sonic attack occasionally made up for the weakness in the material.

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Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
EAC-FLAC with CUE & LOG - 228 MB | Full Scans - 42 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 85 MB
Running time - 36:08 minutes | Label: Victor Entertainment, Japan | Cat. # VICW-70002

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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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Iron Butterfly - Ball (1969)
EAC-FLAC with CUE & LOG - 218 MB | Full Scans - 51 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 79 MB
Running time - 35:01 minutes | Label: Victor Entertainment, Japan | Cat. # VICW-70003

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Following the huge success of their second record, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Iron Butterfly scored a second straight Top Five album with Ball. While it didn't have any acid rock freak-out to compare with the epic "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," Ball was a more ambitious album, as the group experimented with shorter, more melodic songs. Like any Iron Butterfly album, the quality of the material is wildly inconsistent, yet cut for cut, Ball is a more consistent album than their two previous records, as the group trimmed away some of the acid rock excesses of their earlier records while retaining their brutally loud trademark heavy guitars.

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Iron Butterfly - Live (1970)
EAC-FLAC with CUE & LOG - 243 MB | Full Scans - 45 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 89 MB
Running time - 38:52 minutes | Label: Victor Entertainment, Japan | Cat. # VICW-70004

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A dull document of Iron Butterfly's thundering live show, Iron Butterfly Live is noteworthy for its second side, which contains a 20-minute version of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." Even though it's only three minutes longer than the original version, it's three times as tedious.

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Iron Butterfly - Metamorphosis (1970)
EAC-FLAC with CUE & LOG - 258 MB | Full Scans - 62 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 92 MB
Running time - 40:48 minutes | Label: Victor Entertainment, Japan | Cat. # VICW-70005

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On Ball, Iron Butterfly began to expand its sound, attempting to write more concisely. On Metamorphosis, the group continued its musical explorations, adding a layered production to its sound. This ambition, highlighted by a handful of strong tracks, particularly the single "Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)," makes for an interesting listen, since Iron Butterfly's albums can be weighed down by their relentless heaviness.