Thirteenth Floor Elevators Book

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.

Thirteenth floor elevators book. A visual history. The trailblazing 13th floor elevators released the first psychedelic rock album in america transforming culture throughout the 1960s and beyond. A visual history is a complete history of the band including previously unseen band photographs psychedelic flyers scrapbook photos and. The thirteenth floor is a designation of a level of a multi level building that is often omitted in countries where the number 13 is considered unlucky.

Their battles with repressive authorities in texas and their escape to san. A visual history that deserves to use the cliche chock full to describe the goodies between its covers. The authorities and the police set out to bust. Since the turn of the millenium paul has collected hundreds of rare and never before published photos of the band.

Quite the contrary it has additional factual information and is nicely organized by the stages of their career but most of all the selection and quantity of pictures is generous and satisfying. Before i even read paul drummond s 13th floor elevators. And now in 2020 paul drummond adds the ultimate depth to the elevators story with his new book 13th floor elevators. The elevators were the first band to refer to.

However texas at that time was an extremely conservative area that still hadn t come to terms with 50 s rock n roll. The elevators followed their own spiritual cosmic agenda to change society by finding a new path to enlightenment. The elevators followed their own spiritual cosmic agenda to change society by finding a new path to enlightenment. 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 the band was together from 1965 to 1969 and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the international artists record label.

Their battles with re. The most common include denoting what would otherwise be considered the thirteenth floor as level 14 giving the thirteenth floor an alternate designation such as 12a or m the. Watch a trailer for the book below. Omitting the 13th floor may take a variety of forms.

The trailblazing 13th floor elevators released the first psychedelic rock album in america transforming culture throughout the 1960s and beyond.