Forget about San Francisco: The American capitol of psychedelic rock was Austin, Texas, and no band soared higher than Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators. In addition to acid-tinged garage rockers such as the crazed-love anthem, "You're Gonna Miss Me," the Elevators' debut included tracks such as "Reverberation (Doubt)," "Roller Coaster," and "Splash 1," which viscerally evoked the sounds of their titles while offering lyrics that provided a philosophical structure for the psychedelic experience. The lyrics were written by Tommy Hall, who also played amplified jug. Hard as it may be to believe now, that jug created a weird sound that predicted that burbling synthesizers of modern-day techno. --Jim Derogatis
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Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000A5A20 Release Date: 2003-07-22 |
Tracks:
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Roller Coaster
- Splash 1
- Reverberation
- Don't Fall Down
- Fire Engine
- Thru the Rhythm
- You Don't Know (How Young You Are)
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Monkey Island
- Tried to Hide
- Everybody Needs Somebody to Love [Live][*]
- You Really Got Me [Live][*]
- Gloria [Live][*]
- You're Gonna Miss Me [Live][*]
Customer Reviews:
thirteenth floor elevators.......2006-11-03
Glimpses of a great album but sound quality is terrible.......2006-10-26
I would not buy it until someone actually makes an effort to put forward a version that sounds good. Even if the original tapes are terrible I find it hard to believe that they could not have done more with this. This is possibly a five star album but I can't tell for sure due to the sound.
Greatest psych album ever?.......2006-04-26
ALL THESE CRITICS!.......2006-01-19
ALIAS/KPFT RADIO/HOUSTON
Five stars for the music not the recording.......2005-08-08
There is a tribute band in Austin called The Tommy Hall Schedule that does a superb tribute to the Elevators music with state of the art recording quality. I would recommend any Elevators fan getting their cd at their website, www.tommyhallschedule.com. Don't judge the cd quality by the live downloads at their site, though.
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13Th Floor Elevators Manufacturer: Snapper UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006VYJT6 Release Date: 2005-01-31 |
Tracks:
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Roller Coaster
- Splash
- Reverberation (Doubt)
- Don't Fall Down
- Fire Engine
- Thru the Rhythm
- You Don't Know
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Monkey Island
- Tried to Hide
- Everybody Needs Somebody to Love [*]
- Before You Accuse Me [*]
- I'm Gonna Love You Too [*]
- You Relly Got Me [*]
- Roll Over Beethoven [*]
- Word [*]
- Gloria [*]
- She Lives (In a Time of Her Own) [*]
- We Sell Soul [*] - The Spades
- You're Gonna Miss Me [*] - The Spades
Album Details
Enhanced Digipak Re-issue of their Classic Debut Album, with 10 Bonus Tracks (8 Live, Two from a Single by Rocky's Band the Spades). Illustrated Booklet with Detailed New Sleevenotes.Customer Reviews:
Description Mismatch.......2006-03-17
Deluxe reissue of psych classic.......2005-09-06
The album tracks sound about as good as they're likely to get, given that the original master tapes were lost some time ago, and the bonuses, likewise sound similar to other issues. This is an excellent 70-minute package, fleshing out the classic original album with a host of live covers ("Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" "Before You Accuse Me" "I'm Gonna Love You Too" "You Really Got Me" "Roll Over Beethoven" "The Word" "Gloria"), one live original ("She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)"), and Roky Erickson's originals of "We Sell Soul" and "You're Gonna Miss Me."
Digipack reproductions of the original album art are sharp but small enough to be virtually unreadable. Luckily the enclosed booklet reproduces the album's back cover notes, and includes new liners from Jon "Mojo" Mills along with several period photos. 21 tracks on a single disc - a great buy! [©2005 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]
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Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000085X Release Date: 1993-11-12 |
Tracks:
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Roller Coaster
- Splash 1 (Now I;m Home)
- Reverberation
- Don't Fall Down
- Fire Engine
- Thru The Rhythm
- You Don't Know
- Kingdom Of Heaven
- Monkey Island
- Tried To Hide
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Forget about San Francisco: The American capitol of psychedelic rock was Austin, Texas, and no band soared higher than Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators. In addition to acid-tinged garage rockers such as the crazed-love anthem, "You're Gonna Miss Me," the Elevators' debut included tracks such as "Reverberation (Doubt)," "Roller Coaster," and "Splash 1," which viscerally evoked the sounds of their titles while offering lyrics that provided a philosophical structure for the psychedelic experience. The lyrics were written by Tommy Hall, who also played amplified jug. Hard as it may be to believe now, that jug created a weird sound that predicted that burbling synthesizers of modern-day techno. --Jim DerogatisCustomer Reviews:
Goin' Up!.......2007-07-23
What's most surprising about this album (and the band, really) is how they manage to sound truly trippy and wonderfully weird without astronomical production values or even a surplus of technical skill. They really were a garage band, with all of the usual trappings of such a group: Their songs were rooted in basic, grease-coated rock n roll, complete with chunky guitar riffs (courtesy of Stacy Sutherland) and snarled vocals (thanks to wildman lead singer Roky Erickson, one of the great unheralded heroes of 60s rock). They just took things a little further than most bands: Their lyrics were pure gonzo poetry, heavy with mysticism and druggy imagery (and accented, of course, with a healthy dose of good old fashioned teenage bad attitude). The guitar chords are at the mercy of Sutherland's effects pedal, and there are plenty of acid-soaked solos flying around all over the place. Riffs and melodies are perched somewhere between blues-based garage punk and dream-addled death dirge. The most notable experimental flourish is Tommy Hall's "electric jug," a bizarre rhythmic instrument that garnishes several of these songs. It's hard to describe the sound of the instrumrent, but suffice to say it can be compared to the protestations of a series of uncooperative suction cups. Just listen to some of these songs! "You're Gonna Miss Me" is a deranged slice of teenage snarl with a meaner-than-mean guitar line and a meaner-than-meaner-than-mean vocal, with Hall's jug floating menacingly in the background. "Roller Coaster" is an "epic" (over FOUR MINUTES!) mindbender with an absolutely archetypal guitar drone and a ghostly vocal from Erickson. "Don't Fall Down," with its chugging bass line and woozy backing vocals, is out-and-out hypnotic, and "Fire Engine" moves into full-on rock out territory.
The result is a wigged-out classic that bridges the gap between rock and the world beyond. It's the sound of a bunch of zitfaced teenagers formerly obsessed with cheeseburgers 'n' fast cars stumbling upon the myrsteries of the universe. It's the sound of the 60s lurching into overdrive. It's the psychedelic sound, baby!
Best Psychadelic Group Ever.......2006-11-10
Annoying Dissapointment.......2006-10-20
Rolling Stones from Texas.......2006-07-22
What are you waiting for!!!.......2005-09-05
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Psychedelic Sounds of
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000024PAG Release Date: 2006-11-21 |
Album Description
Full title, 'The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators'. French reissue of the US acid rock pioneer's 1966 debut album. Spalax Music.Customer Reviews:
Too Much Confusion.......2006-08-15
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13th Floor Elevators Manufacturer: Sunspots ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000668LX Release Date: 2003-12-02 |
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000025VS8 Release Date: 1999-07-01 |
Tracks:
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Roller Coaster
- Splash 1
- Reverberation (Doubt)
- Don't Fall Down
- Fire Engine
- Thru the Rhythm
- You Don't Know (How Young You Are)
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Monkey Island
- Tried to Hide
Amazon.com
Forget about San Francisco: The American capitol of psychedelic rock was Austin, Texas, and no band soared higher than Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators. In addition to acid-tinged garage rockers such as the crazed-love anthem, "You're Gonna Miss Me," the Elevators' debut included tracks such as "Reverberation (Doubt)," "Roller Coaster," and "Splash 1," which viscerally evoked the sounds of their titles while offering lyrics that provided a philosophical structure for the psychedelic experience. The lyrics were written by Tommy Hall, who also played amplified jug. Hard as it may be to believe now, that jug created a weird sound that predicted that burbling synthesizers of modern-day techno. --Jim DerogatisCustomer Reviews:
Goin' Up!.......2007-07-23
What's most surprising about this album (and the band, really) is how they manage to sound truly trippy and wonderfully weird without astronomical production values or even a surplus of technical skill. They really were a garage band, with all of the usual trappings of such a group: Their songs were rooted in basic, grease-coated rock n roll, complete with chunky guitar riffs (courtesy of Stacy Sutherland) and snarled vocals (thanks to wildman lead singer Roky Erickson, one of the great unheralded heroes of 60s rock). They just took things a little further than most bands: Their lyrics were pure gonzo poetry, heavy with mysticism and druggy imagery (and accented, of course, with a healthy dose of good old fashioned teenage bad attitude). The guitar chords are at the mercy of Sutherland's effects pedal, and there are plenty of acid-soaked solos flying around all over the place. Riffs and melodies are perched somewhere between blues-based garage punk and dream-addled death dirge. The most notable experimental flourish is Tommy Hall's "electric jug," a bizarre rhythmic instrument that garnishes several of these songs. It's hard to describe the sound of the instrumrent, but suffice to say it can be compared to the protestations of a series of uncooperative suction cups. Just listen to some of these songs! "You're Gonna Miss Me" is a deranged slice of teenage snarl with a meaner-than-mean guitar line and a meaner-than-meaner-than-mean vocal, with Hall's jug floating menacingly in the background. "Roller Coaster" is an "epic" (over FOUR MINUTES!) mindbender with an absolutely archetypal guitar drone and a ghostly vocal from Erickson. "Don't Fall Down," with its chugging bass line and woozy backing vocals, is out-and-out hypnotic, and "Fire Engine" moves into full-on rock out territory.
The result is a wigged-out classic that bridges the gap between rock and the world beyond. It's the sound of a bunch of zitfaced teenagers formerly obsessed with cheeseburgers 'n' fast cars stumbling upon the myrsteries of the universe. It's the sound of the 60s lurching into overdrive. It's the psychedelic sound, baby!
Best Psychadelic Group Ever.......2006-11-10
Annoying Dissapointment.......2006-10-20
Rolling Stones from Texas.......2006-07-22
What are you waiting for!!!.......2005-09-05
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The Psychedelic Sounds of / Elevators Live!
13th Floor Elevators Manufacturer: DECAL ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000GLD14A |
Product Description
Two Albums on One CD. One studio and one live.Customer Reviews:
2 Great 13th Floor Elevators Albums on 1 CD!.......2007-05-25
1. Before You Accuse Me
2. Don't Fall Down
3. Kingdom Of Heaven
4. Tried To Hide
5. She Lives In A Time Of Her Own
6. You Don't Know
7. You're Gonna Miss Me
8. Thru The Rhythm
9. Roller Coaster
10. Reverberation (Doubt)
11. Fire Engine
12. Monkey Island
13. Splash 1
14. I've Got Levitation
15. Roller Coaster
16. You Gotta Take That Girl
17. Tried To Hide
18. I'm Gonna Love You Too
19. You're Gonna Miss Me
20. You Can't Hurt Me Anymore
21. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators Manufacturer: International Artists ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005REQS Release Date: 1966-01-01 |
Tracks:
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Roller Coaster
- Splash 1
- Reverberation (Doubt)
- Don't Fall Down
- Fire Engine
- Thru the Rhythm
- You Don't Know (How Young You Are)
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Monkey Island
- Tried to Hide
Album Description
Full title, 'The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators'. UK remastered reissue of the US acid rock pioneer's 1966 debut album. Charly. 2005.
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators Manufacturer: International Artists ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005YTSP Release Date: 1966-01-01 |
Tracks:
- You're Gonna Miss Me
- Roller Coaster
- Splash 1
- Reverberation (Doubt)
- Don't Fall Down
- Fire Engine
- Thru the Rhythm
- You Don't Know (How Young You Are)
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Monkey Island
- Tried to Hide
Album Description
Full title, 'The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators'. French reissue of the US acid rock pioneer's 1966 debut album. Spalax Music.Customer Reviews:
A must have for fans of the psychedelic era!.......2003-11-17
BUY THIS VERSION OF THIS CD, AND NO OTHER!.......2002-05-10
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