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Multiple generations of bands who’ve taken crowds on epic heavy-metal journeys can look back to "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" as the godfather of it all. As you hear all five LPs from Iron Butterfly’s original Atco era, you’ll find that these pioneers of trippy, hypnotic rock didn’t always need 17 minutes to achieve the desired effect; many of their most mesmerizing tracks top out at three minutes. The LPs "Heavy," "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," "Ball," "Live" and "Metamorphosis" charted between ’68 and ’70; they include the hits "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," "Soul Experience," "In the Time of Our Lives" and "Easy Rider" plus live versions of "Filled with Fear," "Are You Happy," the first three aforementioned hits and more. Some fans already have those five LPs, but this set also contains the mono mixes of the "Heavy" and "Live" LPs (along with the stereo mixes), the bonus cuts "To Be Alone," "Silly Sally," "Don’t Look Down on Me," "Possession," the single versions of "Iron Butterfly Theme"," "In the Time of Our Lives," "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," two April 1968 concerts at the Fillmore East ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," "Are You Happy," "Fields of Sun," "My Mirage," "Possession") and more. It’s all newly remastered and it comes with a poster and illustrated booklet…the ultimate anthology for the quintessential acid-rock band! Esoteric.