Pioneers of psychedelia, these influential texans were led by outsider genius roky erickson, who combined offbeat spiritualism. Find the th floor elevators discography, albums and singles on allmusic. A wild ride into lsd land with a fitting soundtrack from the elevators. The psychedelic world of the th floor elevators wikipedia. The thirteenth floor elevators live in austin, texas 1967.
People dont often think of texas filled with stoned hippies running wild in the bluebonnets or skinny dipping in hippy hollow but that was going on in the 60s. As much as i love the first two elevators albums, this one is like the ugly duckling of the pack which is why im fond of it. The psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators is the debut studio album by the th floor elevators. The th 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. See the thirteenth floor elevators for full discography uk 6 usa 1. The band rattled to the middle of the hot 100 in 1966 with youre gonna miss me, anchored by roky ericksons. Recently ive been reading about the problems with finding suitable editions of the th floor elevators original mixes, and ive ended up with a large sum of confusion, so i thought i might try to join the forum and ask the knowledge database a few of my own questions. Tried to hide th floor elevators since aristote, man has organized his. The four albums themselves as made by the band are terribly imperfect, but utterly essential for anyone interested in 1960s psychedelic music. The psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators wikipedia. From 67 people slip inside this house th floor elevators. A tribute to roky erickson is a 1990 tribute album to singersongwriter roky erickson, founder of the th floor elevators and solo artist, whose career has been subject to significant periods of challenge from schizophrenia. If you can provide me with images of any album covers i am missing, i would be most grateful each of the following links contain an image 100k in size.
The th floor elevators the psychedelic sounds of the. Psychedelics leaders live treasure due for release on 16th june 2014. Roky erickson evil hook w demos for demons w gremlins have pictures w mad dog w dont slander me w rokys the best w the evil one w its so high w various live and th floor elevators 8 track. His eye is on the pyramid the th floor elevators allmusic.
The albums sound, featuring elements of psychedelia, garage rock, folk, and blues, is notable for its use of the electric jug, as featured on the bands only hit, youre gonna miss me, which reached number 55 on the billboard charts with tried to hide as a bside. The elevators played a bracing fusion of garage rock and genredefying musical exploration powered by roky ericksons feral vocals and. Live is a compilation album by the american psychedelic rock band the th floor elevators, released in 1968. The psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators is arguably the first true psychedelic album. The psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators easter everywhere red krayola. Topics about the th floor elevators albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. The th floor elevators, the 60s, and austin sum it all up into a psychodelic drama of epic texas proportions. The th floor elevators were an american rock band from austin, texas, united states, formed by guitarist and vocalist roky erickson, electric jug player to. The psychedelic sound of 19660101 full album guy segers. Audiophile edition th floor elevators bull of the woods. The th floor elevators live at the houston music theatre is the first ever release of the complete performance of the bands legendary show from 18th february 1967 due for release by charly records on 16th june 2014. May the circle remain unbroken thirteenth floor elevators. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Despite being marketed as a live album, it is actually a compilation of studio outtakes with cheering and applause overdubbed the album is held in low regard and was put together by the international artists label to make extra money with little to no input from the band.
The th floor elevators were an american rock band from austin, texas, united states. It should only contain pages that are the th floor elevators albums or lists of the th floor elevators albums, as well as subcategories containing those things. The th floor elevators biography, albums, streaming. The th floor elevators led a dangerously precarious in a legal sense bohemian existence in amidst the ultraconservative culture of their home state, something that eventually necessitated an extended stay in san francisco in 19661967, where they helped foment the quickly developing bay area psychedelic scene and reconnected with fellow austin native janis joplin joplin. Original artyfacts from the first psychedelic era 19651968. The psychedelic world of the th floor elevators is a 3 disc box set.
Explore releases from th floor elevators at discogs. Easter everywhere by the th floor elevators on amazon music. The first pressing of the psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators is now very expensive and hard to find in good condition, but im lucky enough to have a very cool friend jf who owns a top mint copy amongst many other elevators rarities, such as the insanely rare french ep. Theres also a weird bluesy psychedelic feel to the whole thing, sutherlands guitar playing is exceptional on this record and you can hear him cutting loose much more here. Dec 06, 20 the th floor elevators led a dangerously precarious in a legal sense bohemian existence in amidst the ultraconservative culture of their home state, something that eventually necessitated an extended stay in san francisco in 19661967, where they helped foment the quickly developing bay area psychedelic scene and reconnected with fellow austin native janis joplin joplin is rumored to.
Rare albums lp cd dvd ep odimusic explore, buy and download. The th floor elevators were one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic music. Easter everywhere doesnt have an outofthebox classic cut like youre gonna miss me or fire engine from the psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators, but in many ways its a more cohesive and consistent work, and the subtle but effective structures of the longer tracks grow and develop through repeated listenings, while rockers. The th floor elevators is an american rock band from austin, texas, formed by guitarist and vocalist roky erickson, electric jug player tommy hall, and. Dtnov th floor elevators, a novelization of the elevators story by danny thomas, 199899. In november 1967, the band released a second album, easter everywhere. Discmjjo elevators discography by mike jensen and jack ortman, in res1 p6873.
The psychedelic sound of 19660101 full album, by th. Youre gonna miss me 2008 remastered original mono lp. While the 1960s had its share of turned on poseurs, the th floor elevator s not only walked the walk, they ran the marathon. The th floor elevators definitive versionsreissues. Roger kynard roky erickson july 15, 1947 may 31, 2019 was an american musician and singersongwriter. The thirteenth floor elevators discography uk 45cat. He was a founding member of the th floor elevators and a. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from th floor elevators at the discogs marketplace.
Its not as much of an improvement as the other albums, but its still the best that can be done. The psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators 1966. Despite being marketed as a live album, it is actually a compilation of studio outtakes with cheering and applause overdubbed. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music by th floor elevators at mp3caprice.
From 24 people thru the rhythm the th floor elevators. Hailing from austin, texas, the members of th floor elevators were one of the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. On the back is listed all the songs for all four albumsthe psychedelic sounds of thirteenth floor elevators, easter. Roky spent much of 19691972 in a mental hospital and in prison. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from th floor elevators. The th floor elevators reverbaration doubt 1966 posted by. Easter everywhere doesnt have an outof the box classic cut like youre gonna miss me or fire engine from the psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators, but in many ways its a more cohesive and consistent work, and the subtle but effective structures of the longer tracks grow and develop through repeated listenings, while rockers. Roky was a founding member of the th floor elevators in 1965.
The th floor elevatorslive evolution lost 2cd edition. The band ran afoul of the texas police, who did not look kindly upon longhaired dope fiends. This lp comes from a clean, fake stereo tape source that has been restored back to true mono. These cds do a great job of presenting the groups output, and the bootlet, though small, has some fine information. The th floor elevators the psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators 1966 easter everywhere 1967 live 1968 bull of the. The th floor elevators best, and one of the more underrated albums ever, the lynchpin recording of the 60s austin psychedelic rock scene. Oct 19, 2018 hailing from austin, texas, the members of th floor elevators were one of the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. The psychedelic sound of 19660101 full album by th floor elevators, released 01 september 2018 1. We have 45 thfloorelevators music torrents for you. The th floor elevators lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Pink floyd the last concert gilmour, waters, mason,wright. 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 elevators were the first band to refer to. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously endorsed the use of drugs particularly lsd to alter human consciousness for the better. Fevertvorda interview with fever tree members by allan vorda, available in pp.
Pioneers of psychedelia, these influential texans were led by outsider genius roky erickson, who. Albums include the psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators, easter everywhere, and nuggets. The psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators is the debut studio album by the th floor. The album was released by sire records in the united states, and by wea international in europe. Buy and download th floor elevators music at mp3caprice.
Music profile for the th floor elevators, formed 1965. The th floor elevators biography, albums, streaming links. Long considered a seminal band of the psychedelic era, th floor elevators, led by the visionary roky erickson, are one of the very few groups able to rival the velvet underground in terms of influence, specifically the farranging breadth and longevity of that influence. On bull of the woods, stacy sutherland took over most of the songwriting and vocals for the elevators with amazing results. The psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators easter everywhere live international artists release bull of. The psychedelic sounds of the th floor elevators 1966 01.
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