The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
| The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by The 13th Floor Elevators | ||||
|
Publication |
||||
|
admission |
||||
| Label (s) |
 International Artists Radar Records
 |
|||
|
Format (s) |
||||
|
Title (number) |
11 |
|||
|
running time |
35:35 |
|||
| occupation |
|
|||
|
Lelan Rogers, Gordon Bynum |
||||
|
Studio (s) |
Summit Sound Studio, Dallas |
|||
|
||||
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is the debut album by the American rock band The 13th Floor Elevators from 1966. The album combines elements from folk , blues and garage rock and is one of the first albums of psychedelic rock .
The album was released in 1966 on the independent label International Artists and in 2005 in a completely revamped version on Charly Records (with bonus tracks from Roky Erickson's previous time with The Spades ). In 2009 the album , which was originally produced in mono , was released in stereo on the Sign of the 3-Eyed Men CD box . It contains a new stereo version, which even includes the false starts of some pieces, as well as material that was previously unpublished.
Lelan Rogers and Gordon Bynum were responsible as producers .
Special features of the album
The album is considered one of the most powerful debut albums in rock history. In an unexpectedly fruitful way, sound and vocals enter into a groundbreaking synergy. The choral passages of Reverberation (Doubt) sound like the echo from a dark cave. As far as the album could not appeal to a mass audience, it was, however, very much appreciated by artist colleagues. The title Monkey Man of the Rolling Stones is derived from Monkey Island and the main theme of Pink Floyd's album More is borrowed from Roller Coaster .
The use of (electric) jug , which is completely unusual in rock music, deserves special attention . The instrument replaced the electric bass and shaped the style of the band. The youth, played by lyricist Tommy Hall, is particularly accentuated in the pieces You're Gonna Miss Me , Tried to Hide and Reverberation . You're Gonna Miss Me reached number 55 on the Billboard chart , Reverberation number 129.
With the album title, the term psychedelia found its way into rock music for the first time . It can be found on the back of the movement produced in August 1966. Two other bands followed suit on their albums in November 1966: The Blues Magoos with Psychedelic Lollipop and The Deep with Psychedelic Moods .
The album was re-released several times. After it was reissued in 1978 by International Artists and Radar Records, it was released by Decal in Europe in 1988 and in the following years on labels such as Get Back, Charly Records or Sundazed Music.
reception
| source | rating |
|---|---|
| Allmusic |
 
|
| Pitchfork Media |
 
|
Pitchfork Media selected The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators at # 88 of the 200 best albums of the 1960s. The album is one of the 1001 albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
Original title list of the band
- You Don't Know (How Young You Are) ( Powell St. John )
- Through the Rhythm (T. Hall, S. Sutherland)
- Monkey Island (Powell St. John)
- Roller Coaster (T. Hall, R. Erickson)
- Fire Engine (T. Hall, S. Sutherland, R. Erickson)
- Reverberation (Doubt) (T. Hall, S. Sutherland. R. Erickson)
- Tried to Hide (T. Hall, S. Sutherland)
- You're Gonna Miss Me ( R. Erickson )
- I've Seen Your Face Before (Splash 1) (C. Hall, R. Erickson)
- Don't Fall Down (T. Hall, R. Erickson)
- The Kingdom of Heaven (Is Within You) (Powell St. John)
Title List (US Release)
- page 1
- 1. You're Gonna Miss Me (R. Erickson) - 2:24
- 2. Roller Coaster (T. Hall, R. Erickson) - 5:00
- 3. Splash 1 (Now I'm Home) (T. Hall, R. Erickson) - 3:50
- 4. Reverberation (T. Hall, S. Sutherland. R. Erickson) - 2:46
- 5. Don't Fall Down (T. Hall, R. Erickson) - 3:00
- Page 2
- 6. Fire Engine (T. Hall, S. Sutherland, R. Erickson) - 3:22
- 7. Thru The Rhythm (T. Hall, S. Sutherland) - 3:05
- 8. You Don't Know (Powell St. John) - 2:38
- 9. Kingdom of Heaven (Powell St. John) - 3:05
- 10. Monkey Island (Powell St. John) - 2:38
- 11. Tried to Hide (T. Hall, S. Sutherland) - 2:43
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ 13th Floor Elevators - Sign Of The 3 Eyed Men
- ↑ Lelan Rogers on AllMusic
- ↑ Laurie E. Jasinski, Handbook of Texas Music
- ^ Jim DeRogatis, Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock , 71
- ↑ Review by Mark Deming
- ↑ Review by Mark Deming on allmusic.com (accessed June 30, 2018)
- ↑ Review by Stephen M. Deusner on pitchfork.com (accessed June 30, 2018)
- ↑ The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s on pitchfork.com (accessed June 30, 2018)