Iron Butterfly - Unconscious Power, 7-CD set from Esoteric out 11/27/20

Looking forward to this! Out Nov. 27th, Esoteric is releasing a 7-disc remastered compilation of the band's Atco releases as well as the two Fillmore sets which were previously released first by Rhino Handmade and then Wounded Bird. You can read the full details of the release on the Cherry Red site: Iron Butterfly: Unconscious Power - An Anthology 1967-1971, 7CD Remastered Box Set - Cherry Red Records

...but the key paragraph of the contents — no track listing yet — tells what will be in the set, including the true mono versions of Heavy and Live. Persumably stereo versions will be included as well. Mono versions, some promo only, of In-a Gadda-Da-Vida, Ball and Metamorphosis were fold-overs:

"UNCONSCIOUS POWER – AN ANTHOLOGY 1967 – 1971 features all of the albums issued on Atco, all newly re-mastered from the original master tapes, and additionally includes the rare mono mixes of the albums HEAVY and LIVE, (the only true separate mono mixes of their albums), both previously unreleased on CD, along with two CDs of recordings made at the Fillmore East in New York City on the 26th and 27th April 1968. It also includes all of the band’s US non-album singles and single edits and a lavishly illustrated booklet with a new essay featuring interviews with Ron Bushy and Mike Pinera and a poster."

• FEATURING 87 TRACKS ON 7 CDs INCLUDING THE ALBUMS HEAVY, IN A GADDA DA VIDA, BALL, LIVE & METAMORPHOSIS
• WITH 25 BONUS TRACKS (18 OF WHICH ARE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD) DRAWN FROM RARE MONO MIXES AND SINGLES

Amazon US has it as a pre-order at the pricey $60.99. Amazon UK erroneously lists it as "temporarily out of stock" with no price, but they're almost always much cheaper on box sets like the Jethro Tull titles etc.. ImportCDs is the place to go for now at $36.59 and only $2.99 shipping. A reminder if you use PayPal you'll get charged at the time of order but if you put it directly on a credit card — as ImportCDs offers — they, like Amazon, don't charge until it ships.

 

A must buy.

 

Definitely

 

Unconscious Power: Anthology 1967-1971 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08JF5K5MN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fab_o-2BFb2W2W9YE

 

This is my Let It Be. Or Get Back.

 

There’s a track listing for this on ImportCDs, but I can’t paste it here correctly.

 

Must buy

 

more info

https://www.amazon.com/Unconscious-...conscious+power&qid=1601141516&s=music&sr=1-1

 

Saw these guys in 95 when Ingle came back. No Braun of course but 3/4 classic lineup. I got a weakness for this band. back in high school in mid 70s I traded hendrix at monterey for Ball cuz it looked so exotic. it’s too bad they didn’t continue with the new direction they had on Metamorphosis. The mid 70s albums were hard to get into. I think their career would have been much different if they hadn’t blown off woodstock.

 

How was the Live album released in mono in 1970? Atlantic issued a lot of fake mono to radio stations at the time, but this one was real?

 

Looks great, just too much duplication for me :

Heavy - 2014 Rhino Mono vinyl cut by cB
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - 2017 Rhino vinyl cut by cB
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - 2020 MFSL SACD
Ball - 2015 Real Gone CD
Live - 1970 Stereo Atco vinyl
Live - 19?? German CD
Metamorphosis - 1971 German vinyl
Fillmore East 1968 - Rhino Handmade 2011 2 x CD

 

Looking forward to finally hearing the mono mix of Heavy.

 

It's wonderfully thunderous.

 

Interesting news. I think I have most of this already.

 

they really should have worked out some kind of cross-license and got 'scorching beauty' and 'sun and steel' on there.

then they could have sold it as the complete collection +

 

My sentiments have already been expressed in previous posts. But I'm real excited about this and must chime in. I feel like the Iron Butterfly (especially the earlier incarnations) was a more musically competent band than they've ever gotten credit for.

It'll be released on what would have been Jimi Hendrix' 78th birthday, no less. Bring It On!!

 

This set seems great from what has been mentioned so far. I wonder if the non LP early singles released on other labels besides Atco will be a part of this box set? I had been considering for years getting the live at the Fillmore 2CD set that was a re-released by Rhino after the Rhino Handmade box. To have it included here with the singles and any unreleased material is just great.

 

This box set contains the early non Atco single, "Don't Look Down on Me" (Previously Unreleased on CD) and "Possession" (1967 Recording) (Previously Unreleased on CD) which is different from the album version. This single was cut with the original guitarist Danny Weis but was not released until 1970. Then Erik Brann replaced him in time for IAGDVD. I wonder if the "Evil Temptation" single will be included? It's not listed so far.

 

I'm glad to see Iron Butterfly getting some attention, getting some love.

I'm not personally interested in a re-release of stuff I already have, I don't care about mono mixes, etc. but I'm happy that there are people interested in this. I love Iron Butterfly.

 

saw them three times can only remember the bank in torranc ca ant the valley music theater in woodland hills if i remember there were other bands

 

just found this

 

The description this links to on Amazon is word-for-word the description on the Cherry Red page I listed in my starter post.

 

Here's the track listing as shown on ImportCDs. The good news? It has two of the three early pre-album singles, the different version of "Possession" and "Don't Look Down On Me." The frustrating news? Of those three tracks that were on 45s, it leaves off just one: "Evil Temptation." At least you can still get it on the Cleopatra release Live in Sweden release, which adds all three as bonus cuts, but why/how could they miss or leave off that one track? As expected, the Heavy and Live discs have both the stereo and mono mixes on the sane disc.


- Disc 1 -

• 1 Possession (Stereo Album Mix)
• 2 Unconscious Power (Stereo Album Mix)
• 3 Get Out of My Life Woman (Stereo Album Mix)
• 4 Gentle As It May Seem (Stereo Album Mix)
• 5 You Can't Win (Stereo Album Mix)
• 6 So-Lo (Stereo Album Mix)
• 7 Look for the Sun (Stereo Album Mix)
• 8 Fields of Sun (Stereo Album Mix)
• 9 Stamped Ideas (Stereo Album Mix)
• 10 Iron Butterfly Theme (Stereo Album Mix)
• 11 Possession (Mono Album Mix)
• 12 Unconscious Power (Mono Album Mix)
• 13 Get Out of My Life Woman (Mono Album Mix)
• 14 Gentle As It May Seem (Mono Album Mix)
• 15 You Can't Win (Mono Album Mix)
• 16 So-Lo (Mono Album Mix)
• 17 Look for the Sun (Mono Album Mix)
• 18 Fields of Sun (Mono Album Mix)
• 19 Stamped Ideas (Mono Album Mix)
• 20 Iron Butterfly Theme (Mono Album Mix)
• 21 Don't Look Down on Me (Previously Unreleased on CD)
• 22 Possession (1967 Recording) (Previously Unreleased on CD)

• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Most Anything You Want
• 2 Flowers and Beads
• 3 My Mirage
• 4 Termination
• 5 Are You Happy
• 6 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
• 7 Iron Butterfly Theme (Single Version)
• 8 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Single Version)

• - Disc 3 -
• 1 In the Time of Our Lives
• 2 Soul Experience
• 3 Lonely Boy
• 4 Real Fright
• 5 In the Crowds
• 6 It Must Be Love
• 7 Her Favourite Style
• 8 Filled with Fear
• 9 Belda-Beast
• 10 In the Time of Our Lives (Single Version)
• 11 In the Crowds (Single Version)
• 12 I Can't Help But Deceive You, Little Girl
• 13 To Be Alone

• - Disc 4 -
• 1 In the Time of Our Lives
• 2 Filled with Fear
• 3 Soul Experience
• 4 You Can't Win
• 5 Are You Happy
• 6 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
• 7 In the Time of Our Lives
• 8 Filled with Fear
• 9 Soul Experience
• 10 You Can't Win
• 11 Are You Happy
• 12 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

• - Disc 5 -
• 1 Free Flight
• 2 New Day
• 3 Shady Lady
• 4 Best Years of Our Life
• 5 Slower Than Guns
• 6 Stone Believer
• 7 Soldier in Our Town
• 8 Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)
• 9 Butterfly Bleu
• 10 Silly Sally

• - Disc 6 -
• 1 Fields of Sun (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 2 You Can't Win (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 3 Unconscious Power (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 4 Are You Happy (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 5 So-Lo (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 6 Iron Butterfly Theme (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 7 Stamped Ideas (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 8 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 9 So-Lo (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968)
• 10 Iron Butterfly Theme (Live Fillmore East 26th April 1968 - Second Set)

• - Disc 7 -
• 1 Are You Happy (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968)
• 2 Unconscious Power (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968)
• 3 My Mirage (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968)
• 4 So-Lo (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968)
• 5 Iron Butterfly Theme (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968)
• 6 Possession (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968)
• 7 My Mirage (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968 - Second Set)
• 8 Are You Happy (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968 - Second Set)
• 9 Her Favourite Style (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968)
• 10 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968)
• 11 So-Lo (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968 - Second Set)
• 12 Iron Butterfly Theme (Live Fillmore East 27th April 1968 - Second Set)

 

I think "Evil Temptation" may have been omitted since the only member of Iron Butterfly that supposedly plays on it is Erik Braun. Doug Ingle denies playing on it and the drumming is not like that of Ron Bushy according to Doug Ingle. It is believed that some studio musicians played the other instruments. Your Live in Sweden is a later live version of this song with lyrics added as it was played live throughout their four year run.

Evil Temptation on the early non Atco single is an instrumental. They latter added vocals to it when they played it live.

Evil Temptation was also reissued on the Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid CD/LP "Live At The Galaxy 1967" but this is a live version with vocals. The studio single instrumental version has remained unissued as far as I know.

 

I have almost all of this but couldn't pass it by. ImportCDs price was $37 or so and $3 shipping ... done!

Cool band. I can sit through "In-A-Gadda" like once a decade, but the other stuff is good.

Saw the "In-A-Gadda" band two or three times and then the Mike Pinera outfit. All good shows. Way the hell back then.