The 13th Floor Elevators

The band was actually a merging of two bands the lingsmen and the spades who had a regional hit with leader roky.

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Original lp mono mix version 1966. The authorities and the police set out to bust. The 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.

Ames recorded in houston and san francisco 1966 1967 roky solo recordings from 1976. The elevators were the first band to refer to. The psychedelic sounds 13th floor elevators. Bull of the woods 13th floor elevators.

The psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators is arguably the first true psychedelic album. Slip inside this house by 13th floor elevators as performed on the easter everywhere album. 7th heaven music of the 13th floor elevators. Live evolution lost 13th floor elevators.

With the passing of the 13th floor elevators leader roky erickson on may 31 2019 the psychedelic rock innovator left behind a rock n roll legacy like no other. The group pioneered some of the first garage psychedelia on its albums the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators 1966 and the followup easter everywhere 1967. Complete your the 13th floor elevators collection. 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.

For over fifty years erickson remained one of music s true enigmas battling years of mental illness and poverty while making some of the most electrifying and transcendent sounds. Discover releases reviews track listings recommendations and more about the 13th floor elevators the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators at discogs. While the 1960 s had it s share of turned on poseurs the 13th floor elevator s not only walked the walk they ran the marathon. From the archives of roy c.

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