Doug Ingle’s 17-Minute Soundcheck

During a studio soundcheck, the rock band Iron Butterfly recorded "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" on the fly while singer-organist Doug Ingle slurred the title because he was drunk or high. The band let the jam run until it hit about 17 minutes, then decided the take worked and kept it. It became the final master, and it turned into one of rock’s most famous long tracks.

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