Live at the Galaxy 1967

Live At The Galaxy 1967 is a 2014 unofficial live album by American psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, recorded on July 4, 1967 at the Galaxy Theater in Los Angeles, California and released as digital download, on digipak CD and deluxe colored 180 gram vinyl LP on the Purple Pyramids Records and Cleopatra Records label. It features the first, original line-up of the band, performing their early singles and songs from their debut album Heavy which was released a little more than six months later (January 22, 1968).

Live At The Galaxy 1967
Live album by
Iron Butterfly
ReleasedMay 27, 2014
RecordedJuly 4, 1967
GenrePsychedelic rock, acid rock
Length52:33
LabelPurple Pyramids Records, Cleopatra Records

It was recorded live at the historic Galaxy Club located in the heart of the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles with a microphone from the audience.

Track listing

Composition credited to Doug Ingle, unless otherwise noted or indicated (*).

Side A
  1. Real Fright 2:37
  2. Possession 4:51
  3. Filled With Fear 4:31
  4. Fields Of Sun (Ingle / Darryl DeLoach) 3:31
  5. It’s Up To You * 2:48
  6. Gloomy Day To Remember * 2:45
  7. Evil Temptation (Ingle / DeLoach / Danny Weis / Jerry Penrod /Ron Bushy) 6:45

Side B
  1. So-Lo (Ingle / Darryl DeLoach) 4:03
  2. Gentle As It May Seem (DeLoach / Danny Weis) 4:04
  3. Lonely Boy 5:57
  4. Iron Butterfly Theme (Ingle / DeLoach) 7:06
  5. You Can't Win (Charlie Smalls / LeLoach / Weis) 4:35

Personnel

and Dave Thompson - liner notes

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Fred Thomas of AllMusic didn't give a rating. The album was called "grainy" and that the band was captured "in their earliest, roughest form, working out songs heavy on organ stabs and blues riffing". It was described as "spirited jamming" and a "particularly sharp" club performance in general. The performance of the "Iron Butterfly theme" was regarded "a high point" on the record. The audio quality was "on par with other obscure, audience-recorded artifacts of its era by psych bands like The Electric Prunes and others".[1]

References
  1. Thomas, Fred. "Iron Butterfly: Live At The Galaxy, LA, July 1967". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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