Saturday, August 6, 2022

Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators - The 1966-1967 Unreleased Masters Collection [1991] (3 x CD's)

13th FLOOR ELEVATORS

Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators - The 1966-1967 Unreleased Masters Collection [1991] (3 x CD's)

Collectables' 1966-1967 Unreleased Masters Collection scours the International Artists vault for previously unreleased songs, alternate takes, rehearsals, and demos of songs that appeared on The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators and Easter Everywhere, and a couple of live cuts for good measure. Its excessive length, coupled with the often-iffy sound and performance quality, makes it hard going for all but the most devout Roky Erickson fanatics; it's definitely best to be sampled no more than a disc at a time, and even then, judicious use of the forward skip button helps a lot. Most of the alternate takes sound pretty similar to the official releases, and the rehearsals are as shambolic as one would expect, especially the three falling-apart attempts at an early blues-based version of what would eventually be released as the faster, punkier "She's Got Levitation." On the positive side, the demos often feature interesting early drafts of the lyrics, and the fairly straightforward versions of folk-rock standards like "Chimes of Freedom" and "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" show where the band was originally coming from. This set is strictly for the hardcore, but it's much better than most of the collections of Erickson ephemera out there. (AllMusic review by Stewart Mason)

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Track lists


CD1

01 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Dust 3:58

02 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators You Don't Know (How Young You Are) 2:56

03 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Thru The Rhythm 3:13

04 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Roller Coaster 5:07

05 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Monkey Island 2:46

06 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Fire Engine 3:20

07 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Tried To Hide 2:52

08 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Fire In My Bones 2:04

09 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Don't Fall Down 3:20

10 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me 2:07

11 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own) 2:41

12 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators I've Got Levitation 2:32

13 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Reverberation 2:38

14 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Roller Coaster 3:45

15 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Don't Fall Down 3:06

16 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators You Don't Know (How Young You Are) 2:46

17 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Levitation Blues [Take 1] 3:09

18 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Levitation Blues [Take 2] 4:15


CD2

01 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Levitation 3:36

02 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Roller Coaster 5:34

03 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Fire Engine 3:23

04 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Reverberation (Doubt) 4:10

05 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Don't Fall Down 3:53

06 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Tried To Hide 4:16

07 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Splash 1 4:49

08 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me 4:27

09 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Monkey Island 3:33

10 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators Kingdom of Heaven 4:15

11 Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own) 3:28


CD3

01 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators The Ballad Of Hattie Carrol 4:50

02 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators The Chimes Of Freedom 7:42

03 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Catch The Wind 3:46

04 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 2:38

05 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Colors 2:33

06 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Honey, Give Me One More Chance 2:00

07 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators One Too Many Mornings 4:00

08 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators I'll Sing For You 2:55

09 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Lay Down Your Weary Time 2:20

10 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators I'm Gonna Free Her 2:25

11 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Bermuda 2:45

12 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators Splash 1 2:19

13 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators May The Circle Remain Unbroken 0:46

14 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators The Right Track Now 2:10

15 Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators For Brian Jones 1:19

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10 comments:

  1. thanks much first time i've seen this nice group

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    1. Hi doors97426,
      Yeah, you don't hear of them very often. I have many of their albums but not posted much in the past either. Enjoy these.
      Cheers.

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  2. Yes!.............Brilliant

    Cheers
    Stephen

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  3. I love the Elevators but nothing compares to the original mixes.

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    1. Hi Naz Fride.
      I also love the original mixes.
      Cheers.

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