In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Deluxe Edition

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the second studio album by the American rock band Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly is a US psychedelic rock band best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".Their heyday was the late 1960s, but the band has been reincarnated with various members. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the 31st best-selling album in the world, selling more than 25 million copies.-History:The...

, released in 1968. It is most known for the title track, a simple composition which, due to an extended jam, occupies the whole of Side B. The album is also available in a deluxe edition

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The In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida LP peaked at #4 on the Billboard
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charts and was given the distinction of being the first album to be awarded platinum status when the Recording Industry Association of America

Recording Industry Association of America

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(RIAA) began that achievement level in 1976. Today it is a multi-platinum album with sales of over 25 million copies. It was also Atlantic Records' biggest selling album until it was surpassed by Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin IV
The fourth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. No title is printed on the album, so it is generally referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, following the naming standard used by the band's first three studio albums...

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Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida four-and-a-half out of five stars. He called the title track "the epitome of heavy psychedelic excess". He also stated that the rest of the songs "qualify as good artifacts".

Side one

"Most Anything You Want" – 3:44
"Flowers and Beads" – 3:09
"My Mirage" – 4:55
"Termination" (Erik Brann, Lee Dorman) – 2:53
"Are You Happy" – 4:31

1995 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (live) – 18:51
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (single version) – 2:53

Singles

US singles

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" b/w "Iron Butterfly Theme" (both are edited versions) -- Atco 6606
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" b/w "Soul Experience" -- Atlantic Oldies Series 13076

Overseas singles

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", "Flowers and Beads" b/w "My Mirage" (EP release)
"Termination" b/w "Most Anything You Want"

Charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1968	In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Single Version)	Billboard Singles	30

Personnel

Doug Ingle
Doug Ingle
Doug Ingle is a founding member and former organist, vocalist and primary composer for the band Iron Butterfly. He also had a short stint with the pop group Stark Naked and the Car Thieves in the early 1970s after he left Iron Butterfly.- Biography :Ingle's father Lloyd, a church organist,...

: organ, lead vocals (except on "Termination")
Erik Brann: guitars, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Termination"
Lee Dorman
Lee Dorman
Lee Dorman is an American bass guitarist best known as a member of the rock band Iron Butterfly. He also played in the band Captain Beyond. Dorman is from St. Louis, Missouri, and moved to San Diego, California in the 1960s. He began playing bass guitar in his teens...

: bass guitar, backing vocals
Ron Bushy
Ron Bushy
Ron Bushy is the drummer of the rock band Iron Butterfly.He was born in Washington, D.C. on December 23, 1945. He grew up in a military family, living in approximately 34 states during his youth...

: drums, percussion

Production

Arranged By Iron Butterfly
Produced By Don Casale
Recorded & Engineered By Jim Hilton
Mixed By Bill Cooper

A "Deluxe Edition" of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was released in 1995. It included material from newly discovered first-generation master tapes

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, bonus recordings, and a 36-page booklet with photos. This re-release includes three versions of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida": the 17:05 studio version; the 19-minute live version from Iron Butterfly's Live
Live (Iron Butterfly album)
Live is the first live album by Iron Butterfly, released in 1970. It was a commercial hit, reaching #20 on the Billboard album charts.-Reception:Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated Live three out of five stars...

(which includes a short organ intro), and the 2:52 single edit. The Deluxe Edition also includes a new cover, similar to the original, but with a moving

Lenticular printing

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butterfly

Butterfly

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flapping its wings and the band members jamming to the song.