{"product_id":"iron-butterfly-ball-1969-monarch-pressing","title":"Iron Butterfly - Ball (1969, Monarch Pressing)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is ATCO SD 33-280 as pressed in 1969 by Monarch Record Mfg. Co., one of several US plants that pressed the album for ATCO that year. The tell is in the deadwax: both sides carry the Monarch number 12916, which separates this run from the Presswell, Terre Haute and Santa Maria pressings that share its catalog number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne 12-inch stereo LP in ATCO's Unipak fold-out jacket. The deadwax, as read from this copy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide A: mr dt at 12916 x 681497\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide B: st-c-681498 b 12916 x\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe numbers 681497 and 681498 are the ST-C stereo matrix numbers for the two sides, and the A side adds the initials DT and AT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album came out in January 1969, so pressing year and album year are the same here: this Monarch copy comes from the US issue's first year rather than from a later reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBall, Iron Butterfly's third studio album, reached number 3 on the Billboard 200.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Time Of Our Lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoul Experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Fright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Crowds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Must Be Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHer Favorite Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilled With Fear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelda-Beast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore from Iron Butterfly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida\"\u003eIron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida-crystal-clear-diamond-vinyl\"\u003eIron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Crystal Clear Diamond Vinyl)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/iron-butterfly-live\"\u003eIron Butterfly - Live\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ATCO Records","offers":[{"title":"G \/ G","offer_id":67839574048926,"sku":"EVP-EF53232A-G-G-11676F57","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/3000x3000bb_6f443fb9-b9db-46a1-834c-a0bca8030dd3.jpg?v=1793143411","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/iron-butterfly-ball-1969-monarch-pressing","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}