Iron Butterfly - Heavy

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Collections: Blues, Classic Rock, Psychedelic

Product type: Used Vinyl

Vendor: Power Plant Records

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Title: Iron Butterfly - Heavy
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Psychedelia, Heavy Psych, San Diego, California 5/26
Matrix #: SD33-227
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Doug I (46' - 99'), Ron B (45' - 03'), Jerry P (43' - 12'), Danny W (45' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

  1. Personal Struggle: Darryl DeLoach, heard on this debut lineup, later died of liver cancer at 56, a reminder that Iron Butterfly’s pre-fame story had real human fallout.
  2. Band Drama: Heavy captures the short-lived first lineup before rapid personnel changes pushed the band toward the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida era.
  3. Scene Ecology: The record sits in late-60s San Diego psych, where garage bands, acid culture, and heavier organ-driven rock were starting to mutate.