Iron Butterfly - Iron Butterfly Live

Limited edition 180-gram LP

The classic 1970 smash album Iron Butterfly Live. This masterpiece has been out of print on vinyl for decades, now it returns!

This 180-gram reissue is presented in its original album cover layout, featuring the original photos and artwork not seen in years.

As a concert document from the spring of 1969, the album shows off the group's strengths, which mostly take the form of a lot of raw energy and some entertaining keyboard flourishes from Doug Ingle — lead guitarist Erik Braunn, who was to leave the group less than a year later, doesn't fare quite as well in the mix, which was one of the inherent problems with recording a hard rock band in concert during this era, although one can still make out some of the flashier aspects of his playing. And bassist Lee Dorman gets a great showcase throughout. Not surprisingly, given the nature of concerts and audiences in those days, there's not a lot of subtlety on display, but power and intensity count for something here.