The 13th Floor Elevators Discography

Music profile for the 13th floor elevators formed 1965.

The 13th floor elevators discography. The elevators were the first band to refer to their music as psychedelic rock with the first known use of the term appearing on their business card in ja. Albums include the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators easter everywhere and nuggets. The 13th floor elevators discography and songs. Kingdom of heaven 6.

Pioneers of psychedelia these influential texans were led by outsider genius roky erickson who combined offbeat spiritualism. The group pioneered some of the first garage psychedelia on its albums the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators 1966 and the followup easter everywhere 1967. The 13th floor elevators you and i and me released 16 march 2020 1. Their first album the psychedelic sound of the 13th floor elevators international artists 1966 released in the spring of 1966 is one of the most fascinating of the acid age the archetype of psychedelia.

Walton was a banjo picker who was playing for anyone who cared to listen and sutherland already an accomplished guitarist struck up a conversation. Erickson due to health and legal problems and tommy hall were only involved with a few tracks including livin on and may the circle remain unbroken. Find the 13th floor elevators bio music credits awards streaming links on allmusic pioneers of psychedelia these influential texans. But their second set 1967 s easter everywhere found them a great deal more comfortable and confident with their loose and hypnotically trippy approach.

The 13th floor elevators story began in kerrville tx where in 1963 stacy sutherland born 1946 was hanging out in the parking lot of a diner and met john ike walton born 1942. The band was together from 1965 to 1969 and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the international artists record label. Before you accuse me 4. You re gonna miss me 2.

Bull of the woods 1969 was the 13th floor elevators final album on which they worked as a group and was largely the work of stacy sutherland. The 13th floor elevators biography by mark deming follow artist. You don t know 7. 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.

Thru the rhythm 5. I m gonna love you too 13. Everybody needs somebody to love 12. On their groundbreaking debut album the 13th floor elevators sometimes sounded as if they were still learning how to work with the strange beast of their own creation known as psychedelic rock.

Find the 13th floor elevators discography albums and singles on allmusic. Psychedelic rock garage rock acid rock. Original artyfacts from the first psychedelic era 1965 1968.