Name: 13 Of The Best Of The 13th Floor Elevators
Brand: 13th Floor Elevators

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IALP19

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2024-03-01

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IALP19C

5060767444085

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2024-04-05

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13th Floor Elevators

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Alternative / Modern

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Hailing from Austin, Texas, the members of 13th Floor Elevators were pioneers of psychedelic music. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly endorsed the use of drugs to alter human consciousness. The band achieved success in 1966 with their hit song "You're Gonna Miss Me." However, their career was cut short when they faced legal troubles due to drug charges. Despite this setback, lead singer Roky Erickson went on to have a successful solo career after being released from a mental institution in 1973. In recent years, he has made a comeback and continues to perform live.

The band's unique sound combined Roky Erickson's unforgettable vocals with Stacy Sutherland's guitar skills and Tommy Hall's electric jug runs. They released two influential albums in the late 1960s: "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators" and "Easter Everywhere."

Although their music gained popularity among fans of garage psychedelia, the conservative environment in Texas at that time posed challenges for the band. The authorities targeted them for drug-related offenses, leading to legal troubles and ultimately causing their breakup. Despite these obstacles, 13th Floor Elevators left a lasting impact on psychedelic rock music.

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&nbsp;This compilation launches a new phase in the 13th Floor Elevators catalogue and previews the forthcoming series of the release in optimal quality of all surviving source material for all of the band's recordings. 13 Of The Best has been mastered separately to vinyl, CD, digital and streaming for the best possible sound quality for each format. Each original source has been referenced to the earliest vinyl pressing and meticulously transferred at 96khz 24- bit resolution. Multitrack tapes of the original recording sessions have been newly mixed in strict accordance with the records as first released.

'You're Gonna Miss Me', the band's seminal single, is presented here for the first time in true stereo. Taken from the original multitrack session tape, the song has been mixed to stereo in accordance with the iconic mono 45 as recorded and engineered by Walt Andrus. 'Slip Inside This House' viewed by fans and critics alike as the Elevators' masterpiece and one of the key psychedelic recordings of the era, is included on the LP as the edited mono single mix so the loudest possible cut can be achieved. The eight-minute stereo version is included on all other formats. 'Never Another', 'Dr Doom' and 'Livin' On' from the band's final sessions have been newly mixed but without the overdubs added almost a year after recording. While the session tapes survive, the overdubs do not. 13 Of The Best is produced by 13th Floor Elevators official archivist and historian Paul Drummond who has also written sleeve notes with full track-by-track information.&nbsp;

Side A: You’re Gonna Miss Me • Through The Rhythm • Roller Coaster • Reverberation (Doubt) • Kingdom of Heaven • (I’ve Got) Levitation

Side B: She Lives (In A Time of Her Own) • Slip Inside This House • Earthquake • Never Another • Dr Doom • Livin’ On • May the Circle Remain Unbroken

13 Of The Best Of The 13th Floor Elevators

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Discover 13 Of The Best Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators. Vinyl, CD, and LP formats available. Brought to you by BFD label.