Band 13th Floor Elevators

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Band 13th floor elevators. I m gonna love you too 13. Original lp mono mix version 1966. The 13th floor elevators were one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic music. Biography the 13th floor elevators were formed by lyricist tommy hall a philosophy student at the university of texas in austin along with three members from the local group the lingsmen stacy sutherland benny thurman and john ike walton and teenage lead singer roky erickson whose prior band the spades received local success with their hit you re gonna miss me.

The music of the texas garage band 13th floor elevators needs little introduction to pkm readers. He was a founding member of the american psychedelic rock band the 13th floor elevators. Roky erickson lead vocalist guitarist and songwriter for the psychedelic rock band the 13th floor elevators died on friday may 31 in austin texas at age 71 his manager darren hill. Hall was born in memphis tennessee to dr.

The elevators played a bracing fusion of garage rock and genre defying musical exploration powered by roky erickson s feral vocals and. Hailing from austin texas the members of 13th floor elevators were quite possibly the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. Tommy hall born september 21 1943 is an electric jug player from texas. As noted by several users this is the original mono mix.

The 13th 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 the band was together from 1965 to 1969 and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the international artists record label. Many have cited them as the first true psychedelic rock band and if they weren t they certainly predated most of the san francisco bands that gave the sound a global audience. You don t know 7. But there was a visual side to roky and the boys beautifully captured in a new coffee table book 13th floor elevators a visual history.

The elevators were the first band to refer to. I ve got levitation 14. You re gonna miss me 2. They were among the first bands to collectively hitch their wagon to lsd even coining the term psychedelic rock.

Thru the rhythm 5. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously endorsed the use of drugs particularly lsd to alter human consciousness for the better. Before you accuse me 4. She lives in a time of her own 11.

The 13th floor elevators. Kingdom of heaven 6.