IRON BUTTERFLY – Live in Sweden 1971 - Purple Pyramid Records - LISTEN

An American vinyl with an official recording of a great, radio-broadcast (hence the excellent sound quality) Iron Butterfly concert from Sweden in 1971. The whole thing was made in a decidedly rock line-up of two guitars (Mike Pinera and Rhino), organ, and a rhythm section - known from the LP 'Metamorphosis' - and combined heavy rock with psychedelic, instrumental parts and long improvised passages. The LP contains only two very long, 24-minute tracks. The first side was taken up by the bluesy, classic 'Butterfly Bleu', while the second side belongs entirely to the brilliant 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida', presented here in a much longer version than the famous studio recording. Soon afterwards the band broke up and guitarist Rhino and bassist Lee Dorman founded the excellent Captain Beyond. A must! (JL)