VINYL FORMAT. "Featuring the yelping vocals and visionary, occasionally demented lyrics of Roky Erickson, the 13th Floor Elevators were one of the original acid rock bands. Formed in Texas in the mid-'60s, the Elevators started as a garage rock outfit, scoring their one and only modest national hit with "You're Gonna Miss Me." While Erickson's loopy persona and Tommy Hall's odd "jug" percussion were the band's most distinguishing features, several members of the group's original lineup contributed strong m...   [ read more ]

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On their groundbreaking debut album, the 13th Floor Elevators sometimes sounded as if they were still learning how to work with the strange beast of their own creation known as psychedelic rock. But their second set, 1967's Easter Everywhere, found them a great deal more comfortable and confident with their loose and hypnotically trippy approach. Easter Everywhere doesn't have an out-of-the-box classic cut like "You're Gonna Miss Me" or "Fire Engine" from {^The Psychedelic Sounds of th...   [ read more ]

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Their classic debut album from 1966. "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators" exemplifies the group's unique psychedelic-punk sound. Listening to it is a journey worth taking -- not only for confirmed fans of their music, but for '60s music buffs, too.

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