The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
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The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
Side one
1. "You're Gonna Miss Me" 2:24
2. "Roller Coaster" 5:00
3. "Splash 1 (Now I'm Home)" 3:50
4. "Reverberation" 2:46
5. "Don't Fall Down" 3:00
Side two
6. "Fire Engine" 3:22
7. "Thru the Rhythm" 3:05
8. "You Don't Know" 2:38
9. "Kingdom of Heaven" 3:05
10. "Monkey Island" 2:38
11. "Tried to Hide" 2:46
Total length: 34:31
The 13th Floor Elevators Band Members / Musicians
Roky Erickson – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Stacy Sutherland – lead guitar
Tommy Hall – amplified jug
Benny Thurman – bass (1, 3)
Ronnie Leatherman – bass (2, 4-11)
John Ike Walton – drums, percussion
Produced by Lelan Rogers, except track 1 produced by Gordon Bynum
Recorded, engineered & mixed by Bob Sullivan
John Cleveland - cover design
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is the debut studio album by the 13th Floor Elevators. The album's sound, featuring elements of psychedelia, hard rock, garage rock, folk, and blues, is notable for its use of the electric jug, as featured on the band's only hit, "You're Gonna Miss Me", which reached number 55 on the Billboard Charts with "Tried to Hide" as a B-side. Another single from the album, "Reverberation (Doubt)", reached number 129 on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Chart.
The 13th Floor Elevators was an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States,[6] 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 Band Members / Musicians
Roky Erickson – guitar, lead vocals, songwriter (1965-1968, 1984, 2015) (died 2019)
Tommy Hall – electric jug, vocals, songwriter (1965-1968, 2015)
Stacy Sutherland – lead guitar, vocals, songwriter (1965-1969) (died 1978)
John Ike Walton – drums (1965-1967, 1984, 2015)
Benny Thurman – bass, vocals (1965-1966)
Ronnie Leatherman – bass, vocals (1965-1966, 1967, 1968, 1984, 2015)
Danny Galindo – bass (1966-1968)
Danny Thomas – drums, vocals, arrangements (1967-1969)
Duke Davis – bass (1968)
Fred Mitchim - guitar, vocals (2015)
Eli Southard - guitar (2015)
Powell St. John – member of Mother Earth, songwriter ("Slide Machine", "You Don't Know", "Monkey Island", "Take That Girl", "Kingdom of Heaven", "Right Track Now")
Clementine Hall – wife of Tommy Hall, vocals and songwriting collaborations with Erickson ("Splash 1" and "I Had to Tell You")
Charting singles
"You're Gonna Miss Me" / "Tried to Hide" (January 1966) – No. 55 Billboard, No. 50 Cashbox in October 1966
"Reverberation (Doubt)" / "Fire Engine" (October 1966) – No. 129 on Billboard's Bubbling Under in November 1966
Uncharted singles
"I've Got Levitation" / "Before You Accuse Me" (February 1967)
"She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)" / "Baby Blue" (Late 1967)
"Slip Inside This House" / "Splash 1" (February 1968)
"May the Circle Remain Unbroken" / "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (June 1968)
"Livin' On" / "Scarlet and Gold" (January 1969)
The 13th Floor Elevators Discography Full
Studio albums
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (October 1966)
Easter Everywhere (October 1967) – No. 122 on Billboard 200
Bull of the Woods (March 1969)
CD box sets
The Psychedelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators (2002)
The Complete Elevators IA Singles Collection
Sign of the Three Eyed Men (2009)
Vinyl box sets
Music of the Spheres (2011)
Compilations
Live (August 1968) - marketed as a live album, this release is actually a compilation of studio outtakes with overdubbed cheering and applause.
The Best of 13th Floor Elevators (1995)
Best of the 13th Floor Elevators: Manicure Your Mind (1997, 1998)
The 13th Floor Elevators: His Eye is on the Pyramid (1999)
Going Up: The Very Best of the 13th Floor Elevators (2004)
Psychedelic Circus (live recordings) (2009)
Headstone: The Contact Sessions (Charly Records) (2010)
