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| 1. You're Gonna Miss Me | |||
| 2. Roller Coaster | |||
| 3. Splash 1 | |||
| 4. Reverberation | |||
| 5. Don't Fall Down | |||
| 6. Fire Engine | |||
| 7. Thru The Rhythm | |||
| 8. You Don't Know ( How Young You Are) | |||
| 9. Kingdom Of Heaven (Is Within You) | |||
| 10. Monkey Island | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. You Don't Know (How Young You Are) | |||
| 2. Through The Rhythm | |||
| 3. Monkey Island | |||
| 4. Roller Coaster | |||
| 5. Fire Engine | |||
| 6. Reverberation | |||
| 7. Tried To Hide | |||
| 8. You're Gonna Miss Me | |||
| 9. Splash 1 | |||
| 10. Don't Fall Down | |||
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Product Description
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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 Derogatis
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`The fearless trailblazers of psychedelia and one of the most kick-ass rock bands ever... For two or so years they burned with a flame so fierce that 40 years on they still remain an inspiration'
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl
An absolutely essential purchase for any psych fan, purely for the reason that it represents the 1st time in over 40 years that the original MONO mix has been officially released!! As many will know, the mono mix is far superior to the stereo: more upfront, less reverb, a much better balance of sound. Short of $helling out for an original copy, here's an AFFORDABLE chance to hear this seminal album the way it was intended! Just like the mono 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', 'Velvet Underground & Nico' and many others, there really IS that much difference! Dig it immediately!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The ideas and theories that this band seemed to be deeply engaged in are some that many have an interest in but few seem to be able to translate. Their lyrics talk of mans spritual and philosophical progression and advancement in a beutifully poetic way, they were obviously well read and attempted to takle some exciting and interesting ideas within their intense and exciting sounThe whole album is incredible, highlights being Kingdom of heaven, Splash 1, Fire Engine, but they really are all great.
Eriksons haunting vioce seems drift across this album in an eerie and compeling manner, urging you to delve deeper in their world.
Easter everywhere is also an extremely good album and if tyour interested in them look out for the film 'Your gonna miss me' documenting the sad dissintigration of Erikson.
Eriksons haunting vioce seems drift across this album in an eerie and compeling manner, urging you to delve deeper in their world.
Easter everywhere is also an extremely good album and if tyour interested in them look out for the film 'Your gonna miss me' documenting the sad dissintigration of Erikson.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Thirteenth Floor Elevators are one of the great cult bands; shared around by generations of knowing music fans without ever taking a place in the limelight. If you've reached this page you probably already know that, so what more is there to say? Well, after years of having their (admittedly slim) musical archive asset-stripped by poor quality reissues, this is the proper, and properly remastered, edition of the album we have been waiting for. As far as I can tell this is the restored version of the album from last year's wilfully exclusive 'Sign of the 3 eyed men' box-set, now made available at a reasonable price for us regular punters who couldn't afford that luxury. For the first time, we can hear the dynamics of the band through the gloom and reverb of the original production. That was always part of their sound, to be sure, but now it sounds like a deliberate quality of shade and menace to the album rather than the mere murk of poor recording. The guitar lines are spikier, the bass runs are much clearer and Tommy Hall's jug still sounds like nothing else in rock. When all the psychedelic philosophy of the sleeve-notes was said and done, the Elevators were a strange meeting of pretty, Buddy Holly-style song structures with urgent modal riffing and, above it all, Roky Erickson's spectral vocals. Completists will appreciate the original stereo mix and some early, sharper studio mixes on the bonus disc ('Roller Coaster' being especially interesting) but it's the chance to hear the original album afresh that will make this most desirable for listeners.
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Know what you're getting or you'll be disappointed
I don't mean to write this review to knock the 13th Floor Elevators, but to prevent any newbies to psych music from making a disappointing purchase. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Michael
Going up!
Fabulous Elevator music.Forget the Dead or the Airplane,these guys were several Light Years ahead of the competition. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Madcaplaughs
A Seminal Classic That Everyone Should Buy
I first heard this album at a friends house around 1978/79. In those dim distant days I was a bit of a lost soul when it came to music but the opening track "You're Gonna Miss... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2001 by Roast Tea
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