13th Floor Elevators Liner Notes

The 13th floor elevators were a remarkable band.

13th floor elevators liner notes. The psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators went the title of the 13th floor elevators 1966 debut album heralding the austin texas group s sound and entrance and marking one of the earliest instances that the word psychedelic was used in the context of popular music. Erickson s wild man vocals create an atmosphere where. The best of lee dorsey. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously endorsed the use of drugs particularly lsd to alter human consciousness for the better.

Primary artist liner notes composer. The magic of the pyramids. Johnny winter texas 63 68. Both versions have visually identical deadwax etchings with the earlier misprint cover.

In fact i m. 13th floor elevators you and i and me. 13th floor elevators easter everywhere is the same release with no pressing ring. Released on a blue green label with silver lettering and with a lyrics inner.

The 13th floor elevators were an american rock band from austin texas united states formed by guitarist and vocalist roky erickson electric jug player tommy hall and guitarist stacy sutherland the band was together from 1965 to 1969 and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the international artists record label. The 13th floor elevators. Hailing from austin texas the members of 13th floor elevators were quite possibly the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. I might add that i had a fever while deciding to do this post making it writing the text.

The 13th floor elevators. Notes early pressing variant of the first issue with 2 75 inch diameter ring pressed into label. Below you can read the supplementary liner notes for our releases. And in case you miss it tommy hall explains it all in his original liner notes.

That was almost 40 years ago and i ve gone much further than that. Lee dorsey night people. In honor of the marvelous roky erickson turning 71 recently i thought i d do this to my body we could talk a bit about psychedelic music especially this little thing called the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators. Long lost 13th floor elevators founder and visionary tommy hall found.

Yes i wrote those liner notes. But one didn t have to drop the needle on this record to enter the presence of a rich. The 13th floor elevators.