13th Floor Elevators Rym

The psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators an album by the 13th floor elevators.

13th floor elevators rym. Roky was a founding member of the 13th floor elevators in 1965. Roky erickson vocals rhythm guitar harmonica stacy sutherland lead guitar tommy hall jug lelan rogers producer frank davis recording engineer guy clark photography russell wheelock photography. Released 25 october 1967 on international artists catalog no. Roky erickson vocals guitar stacy sutherland guitar benny thurman bass violin john ike walton drums tommy hall jug lelan rogers liner.

Released in 1966 on international artists catalog no. Psychedelic rock acid rock garage rock. The record company the 13th floor elevators were under gathered together demos outtakes and covers left lying around by the band and butchered them together with fake audience sounds to make a live album. The authorities and the police set out to bust.

The band ran afoul of the texas police who did not look kindly upon long haired dope fiends. The elevators were the first band to refer to. Easter everywhere an album by 13th floor elevators. However texas at that time was an extremely conservative area that still hadn t come to terms with 50 s rock n roll.

Overview biography. Released 17 october 1966 on international artists catalog no. Original artyfacts from the first psychedelic era 1965 1968. Albums include the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators easter everywhere and nuggets.

1 a no 1. 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. Biography the 13th floor elevators were formed by lyricist tommy hall a philosophy student at the university of texas in austin along with three members from the local group the lingsmen stacy sutherland benny thurman and john ike walton and teenage lead singer roky erickson whose prior band the spades received local success with their hit you re gonna miss me. Psychedelic rock garage rock acid rock.

The 13th floor elevators discography and songs. The psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators an album by the 13th floor elevators. Psychedelic rock acid rock garage rock. Roky spent much of 1969 1972 in a mental hospital and in prison.

Since the mid 1970s roky has been recording and performing live sporadically. Pioneers of psychedelia these influential texans were led by outsider genius roky erickson who combined offbeat spiritualism with crude r b. Music profile for the 13th floor elevators formed 1965.