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Although the compilation is quite generous, featuring 21 tracks on CD, Light and Heavy:The Best of Iron Butterfly isn't all that entertaining, due to Iron Butterfly's difficulties with producing compelling material. All of the group's highlights from 1968-1970 are included, although the career-making, 17-minute "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is presented in its three-minute single edit. Since that is the only Iron Butterfly song most listeners know, the lack of the full-length version could potentially sink the album, but the fact of the matter is, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" gets quite repetitive over the course of nearly 20 minutes. While the quality of the rest of Light and Heavy is spotty -- ranging from heavy psychedelic rock to light psychedelic pop -- it is a more intriguing listen than In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, even if it doesn't have the period-piece charm of the original hit record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Doug Ingle, Orchestra, Vocals, Writer - Brian Stone, Producer - Charles Greene, Producer - Jerry Penrod, Bass Guitar - Danny Weiss, Guitar - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Darryl DeLoach, Percussion - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Orchestra, Vocals, Writer - Brian Stone, Producer - Charles Greene, Producer - Jerry Penrod, Bass Guitar - Danny Weiss, Guitar - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Darryl DeLoach, Percussion - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Organ, Vocals, Writer - Brian Stone, Producer - Charles Greene, Producer - Jerry Penrod, Bass Guitar - Danny Weiss, Guitar, Writer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Darryl DeLoach, Percussion - Ron Bushy, Drums, Writer
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Orchestra, Vocals - Brian Stone, Producer - Charles Greene, Producer - Danny Weis, Composer - Jerry Penrod, Bass Guitar - Danny Weiss, Guitar, Writer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Darryl DeLoach, Composer, Percussion, Writer - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Orchestra, Vocals - Brian Stone, Producer - Charles Greene, Producer - Jerry Penrod, Bass Guitar - Danny Weiss, Guitar, Writer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Darryl DeLoach, Percussion, Writer - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Composer - Lee Dorman, Guitar - Doug Tingle, Vocals - Erik Brann, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Lee Dorman, Guitar - Doug Tingle, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals - Erik Brann, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Ron Tepper, Writer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Lee Dorman, Guitar - Doug Tingle, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals - Erik Brann, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Ron Tepper, Writer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Lee Dorman, Guitar - Doug Tingle, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals - Erik Brann, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Ron Tepper, Writer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Lee Dorman, Guitar, Writer - Doug Tingle, Vocals - Erik Brann, Drums, Writer - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Ron Tepper, Writer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Composer - Lee Dorman, Guitar - Doug Tingle, Vocals, Writer - Erik Brann, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Ron Bushy, Composer, Guitar, Writer
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Composer, Vocals - Lee Dorman, Composer, Guitar - Erik Brann, Composer, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Iron Butterfly, Writer, MainArtist - Ron Bushy, Composer, Guitar, Writer
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Writer - Lee Dorman, Guitar - Doug Tingle, Vocals - Erik Brann, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Ron Bushy, Guitar
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Lee Dorman, Guitar, Writer - Doug Tingle, Vocals, Writer - Erik Brann, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Ron Bushy, Guitar
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Writer - Lee Dorman, Guitar - Doug Tingle, Vocals - Erik Brann, Drums - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Ron Bushy, Guitar
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Lee Dorman, Guitar - Doug Tingle, Vocals - Erik Brann, Drums, Writer - Jim HiLTON, Producer - Iron Butterfly, MainArtist - Ron Bushy, Guitar
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Organ, Vocals, Writer - Richard Podolor, Producer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Mike Pinera, Guitar - Bill Cooper, Pedal Steel Guitar - Lee Dorman, Bass Guitar - Iron Butterfly, Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - El Rhino, Guitar - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Organ, Vocals - Richard Podolor, Producer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Mike Pinera, Guitar - Bill Cooper, Pedal Steel Guitar - Lee Dorman, Bass Guitar - Iron Butterfly, Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - El Rhino, Guitar - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Organ, Vocals - Richard Podolor, Producer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Mike Pinera, Guitar - Bill Cooper, Pedal Steel Guitar - Lee Dorman, Bass Guitar - Iron Butterfly, Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - El Rhino, Guitar - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Doug Ingle, Organ, Vocals - Richard Podolor, Producer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Mike Pinera, Guitar - Bill Cooper, Pedal Steel Guitar - Lee Dorman, Bass Guitar - Iron Butterfly, Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - El Rhino, Guitar - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Doug Ingle, Organ, Vocals - Richard Podolor, Producer, Pedal Steel Guitar - Mike Pinera, Guitar - Bill Cooper, Pedal Steel Guitar - Lee Dorman, Bass Guitar - Iron Butterfly, Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - El Rhino, Guitar - Ron Bushy, Drums
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Album review
Although the compilation is quite generous, featuring 21 tracks on CD, Light and Heavy:The Best of Iron Butterfly isn't all that entertaining, due to Iron Butterfly's difficulties with producing compelling material. All of the group's highlights from 1968-1970 are included, although the career-making, 17-minute "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is presented in its three-minute single edit. Since that is the only Iron Butterfly song most listeners know, the lack of the full-length version could potentially sink the album, but the fact of the matter is, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" gets quite repetitive over the course of nearly 20 minutes. While the quality of the rest of Light and Heavy is spotty -- ranging from heavy psychedelic rock to light psychedelic pop -- it is a more intriguing listen than In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, even if it doesn't have the period-piece charm of the original hit record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:31
- Main artists: Iron Butterfly
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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