13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History (Book)
Born out of a union of club bands on the burgeoning Austin bohemian scene and a pronounced taste for hallucinogens, the 13th Floor Elevators were formed in late 1965 when lyricist Tommy Hall asked a local singer named Roky Erickson to join up with his new rock outfit. Four years, three official albums, and countless acid trips later, it was over: the Elevators’ pioneering first run ended in a dizzying jumble of professional mismanagement, internal arguments, drug busts, and forced psychiatric im…
The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
A double 180-gram heavyweight vinyl edition of The 13th Floor Elevators' incendiary debut album from 1966 featuring newly remastered mono mixes plus the original stereo mix in the band's intended running order. Previously only available as part of the award-winning 'Music Of The Spheres' box set, this is the first vinyl reissue in over four decades sourced from original tapes for the stereo version. LP-1 is the remastered ono version and LP-2 a remastered edition of the original stereo mix in th…