* THE IRON BUTTERFLY/FRIDAY MUSIC VINYL SERIES CONTINUES!!!
* CELEBRATE SIX DECADES OF IRON BUTTEFLY
* THEIR PHENOMENAL GREATEST HITS ALBUM "EVOLUTION-THE BEST OF IRON BUTTERFLY"
* STUNNING 180 GRAM METALLIC SILVER VINYL & PSYCHEDELIC YELLOW VINYL VARIANTS
* ORIGINAL 1971 ALBUM COVER ART PRESENTATION
* MASTERED IMPECCABLY BY JOE REAGOSO (IRON BUTTERFLY/STEPPENWOLF/CANNED HEAT) FROM THE ATCO RECORDINGS
* FEATURES SMASH HITS: "IN A GADDA DA VIDA" "SOUL EXPERIENCE" "EASY RIDER" "IRON BUTTEFLY THEME" & "DETERMINATION"
" IRON BUTTERFLY : THE LATE GREATS DOUG INGLE, ERIK BRANN, LEE DORMAN, RON BUSHY, RHINO & MIKE PINERA
Iron Butterfly were truly an amazing success story in the record business. For over fifty years, this band remained a significant
force in the classic rock world with their original mix of rock, metal and classic leanings, solidifying them as one of the earliest pioneers of the progressive rock and heavy metal movement.
Founded by the multi-talented keyboardist/vocalist Doug Ingle in San Diego in 1966, the band hit the charts immediately with
their very first album "Heavy" and soon became one of the key favorite biker bands and west coast hard rockers alongside entities
like Steppenwolf, Grateful Dead and The Doors. Their music was challenging, loud, exciting and definitely original, which brought
them huge popularity in a very short period of time.
1968 changed everything as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" became a massive smash hit single and LP garnering Iron Butterfly gold
and platinum success globally. This tune displayed the first example of a driving hard rock jam and lyric, with classical, organic and
tribal rhythms, making it one of the most important songs of our time. Featuring Doug Ingle’s keyboard and vocal expertise, Lee
Dorman’s power bass, guitar shredder Erik Brann, and Ron Bushy’s primitive drum beat, this amazing song will forever be associ
ated with the acid rock era, which paved the way for heavy metal bands into the seventies and beyond.
Over the years, more successful albums like "Ball" and "Iron Butterfly Live" followed. Two new members joined the band, vocal
ist/guitarist Mike Pinera (Blues Image) and lead guitarist Rhino Reinhardt (Captain Beyond). They both added to the
groove on the brilliant "Metamorphosis" album.
In 1971, ATCO Records awarded their stellar hard rock champions with their first greatest hits album called "Evolution - The
Best Of Iron Butterfly", which contained eleven smokin’ selections from their first four studio LP’s. Smashes are plentiful like the hit
single "In-A Gadda-Da-Vida" and other killer jams like "Soul Experience", "Easy Rider", "Termination", and the awesome "Iron Butterf ly
Theme."
Friday Music is very pleased to announce the vinyl return of Evolution -The Best Of Iron Butterfly. Impeccably mastered from the original Atco tapes by Joe Reagoso (Grateful
Dead/Yes/Deep Purple) at Friday Music Studios,, this super limited edition 180 Gram LP is also presented in the original
album cover layout, featuring the original photos and artwork elements not seen in years.
And to further enhance your Iron Butterfly listening experience, we are also pressing this for a very limited time on stunning metallic silver and psychedelic yellow 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl variants.
We believe this is the definitive sounding version of this monumental recording and will be one of the more anticipated hard rock audiophile releases of 2026.
Iron Butterfly…Evolution…Their greatest hits... 180 Gram Metallic Silver Vinyl…From your friends at Friday Music…In-A-Gadda
Da-Vida !!!
SIDE 1
Iron Butterfly Theme
Possession
Unconscious Power
Flowers And Beads
Termination
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
SIDE 2
Soul Experience
Stone Believer
Belda-Beast
Easy Rider
Slower Than Guns
