Psychedelic Sounds Of CD

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Format: CD

Manufacturer: Collectables Records

Buy.com Sku: 60017547

UPC: 090431055021

UPC 14: 00090431055021

Release Date: 5/5/1998

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Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

Sample

1. You're Gonna Miss Me ~ 13th Floor Elevators

2. Roller Coaster ~ 13th Floor Elevators

3. Splash 1 (Now I'm Home) ~ 13th Floor Elevators

4. Reverberation ~ 13th Floor Elevators

5. Don't Fall Down ~ 13th Floor Elevators

6. Fire Engine ~ 13th Floor Elevators

7. Thru The Rhythm ~ 13th Floor Elevators

8. You Don't Know ~ 13th Floor Elevators

9. Kingdom Of Heaven ~ 13th Floor Elevators

10. Monkey Island ~ 13th Floor Elevators

11. Tried To Hide ~ 13th Floor Elevators

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	13th Floor Elevators includes: Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland.
	Recorded at Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas. Includes original release liner notes by Lelan Rogers.
	This release features a special gatefold LP style CD sleeve.
	13th Floor Elevators: Roky Erickson (vocals, guitar); Stacy Sutherland (guitar); Benny Thurman (bass); John Ike Walton (drums); Tommy Hall.
	Recorded in 1966.
	Personnel: Stacy Sutherland (guitar); Benny Thurman (violin); John Ike Walton, Ronnie Leatherman (drums).
	Liner Note Author: Lelan Rogers.
	Recording information: Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, TX.
	Unknown Contributor Role: The 13th Floor Elevators.
	The 13th Floor Elevators might have been remembered simply as one-hit wonder of the '60s--the Texas equivalent of the Count 5, for example--had it not been for two things. First, they were the only rock band in history to feature a guy playing a continuous obligato on electric jug, which added a deeply weird element to even their most straightforward three-chord rockers. Second, and perhaps more importantly, they were fronted by a genuine howling weirdo and cult figure-to-be, the incomparable Roky Erickson.
	Roky, who took more acid trips than Jerry Garcia had hot meals, was nonetheless a gifted songwriter who sang every word (however bizarre) as if his life depended on it. This debut album--reputedly the first rock album on which the word 'psychedelic' appears-- features the band's sole national hit, the garage punk classic "You're Gonna Miss Me." The other material here is nearly as good, however, including the Stones-y "Reverberation" and the oft-covered "Fire Engine."
Producer: Gordon Bynum; Lelan Rogers; Stacy Sutherland
Engineer: Bob Sullivan

Artist Overview

Led by the inimitable Roky Erickson, the 13th Floor Elevators not only defined the acid-tinged sound of 1960s American garage music, they established a precedent for wild, unhinged Texas rock as well. Erickson's powerful vocals and trippy lyrics mixed perfectly with the band's blend of gritty R&B and psychedelic swirls. Add to that what is perhaps rock & roll's only electric jug player and you have the ingredients for a truly legendary band. Sadly, Erickson was placed in a mental institution after a 1969 drug bust. His exposure to electroshock therapy there ended both the band and Erikson's chances for a normal existence. Roky soldiered on, though, and released a string of albums during the '70, '80s, and '90s that were simultaneously beautiful and terrifying.

Compilation Appearances

	Nuggets 1965-68 Original Artifacts From The First Psychedelic Era
	True Blood:Volume 2 (Music from the Series) (Soundtrack)

Associated Artists and Works

Hopkins, Lightnin'

Technical Info

	Release Date : 03/14/2006
	Original Release Date : 1966
	Catalog ID : 550
	Label : Collectables
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00090431055021