The 13th Floor Elevators Psychedelic Sounds 1967 Original Thirteenth mostly EX
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The 13th Floor Elevators ~ The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators
1967 Original, 1st pressing.
International Artists - IA-LP-1
Vinyl is EX+ to EX++, mostly EX++.
Vinyl looks EX+ to EX++ : light marks, faint scuffs, and a few, faint and shallow scratches.
Vinyl plays EX+ to EX++, mostly EX++: faint wear, background-crackle and faint and occasional, light clicks (mostly between the tracks).
Cover is EX: wear, small bends, marker on front, light crease and faint indentations; intact seams.
The original inner-sleeve is included.
Includes a HQ inner-sleeve which the vinyl is stored in after being machine-cleaned and thoroughly graded.
Out of print original ~
Did the 13th Floor Elevators invent psychedelic rock? Aficionados will be debating that point for decades, but if Roky Erickson and his fellow travelers into inner space weren't there first, they were certainly close to the front of the line, and there are few albums from the early stages of the psych movement that sound as distinctively trippy -- and remain as pleasing -- as the group's groundbreaking debut, The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. In 1966, psychedelia hadn't been around long enough for its clichés to be set in stone, and Psychedelic Sounds thankfully avoids most of them; while the sensuous twists of the melodies and the charming psychobabble of the lyrics make it sound like these folks were indulging in something stronger than Pearl Beer, at this point the Elevators sounded like a smarter-than-average folk-rock band with a truly uncommon level of intensity. Roky Erickson's vocals are strong and compelling throughout, whether he's wailing like some lysergic James Brown or murmuring quietly, and Stacy Sutherland's guitar leads -- long on melodic invention without a lot of pointless heroics -- are a real treat to hear. And nobody played electric jug quite like Tommy Hall...actually, nobody played it at all besides him, but his oddball noises gave the band a truly unique sonic texture. If you want to argue that psychedelia was as much a frame of mind as a musical style, it's instructive to compare the recording of "You're Gonna Miss Me" by Erickson's earlier band, the Spades, to the version on this album -- the difference is more attitudinal than anything else, but it's enough to make all the difference in the world. (The division is even clearer between the Spades' "We Sell Soul" and the rewrite on Psychedelic Sounds, "Don't Fall Down"). the 13th Floor Elevators were trailblazers in the psychedelic rock scene, and in time they'd pay a heavy price for exploring the outer edges of musical and psychological possibility, but along the way they left behind a few fine albums, and The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators remains a potent delight.
-allmusicThe last picture is of a blank sleeve (not included) to show the water-mark that is faintly in the pictures.
There may be some camera-glare on the cover and other surfaces from the lighting.
The last photo of a blank sleeve is show the water-mark that is faintly in the photos ~
Packaged protectively for safe and secure shipping. USPS tracking.
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