'The Psychedelic Sounds Of' THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS LP 12" - Rocky Ericson

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is a 1966 by . The album's sound, featuring elements of , , and , is notable for its use of the electric , as featured on the band's only hit, "", which reached number 55 on the Billboard Charts with "Tried to Hide" as a B-side. Another single from the album, "Reverberation (Doubt)", reached number 129 on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Chart.

The August 1966 album back cover credits the words "the psychedelic sounds of: The 13th Floor Elevators", which is purported to be the first use of the word "psychedelic" in reference to the music within. Two other bands also used the word in titles of LPs released in November 1966: The ' , and 's .

In 2005, The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators was remastered and reissued in compact disc format by , a British record label specialised in reissued material. It included bonus tracks of the band's 1966 performance at the , a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of , and both sides of a single, "We Sell Soul" and "You're Gonna Miss Me", from 's pre-13th Floor Elevators band, The Spades.

by Released November 1966 Recorded January 3; April; September 20; October 9–11, 1966 at Sumet Sound Studios, Dallas , Length 35:35 (1966 first US issue)
(1978 first UK issue)
(1988 UK reissue) AS THIS LISTING
(2003 reissue)
(2005 UK reissue)
(2009 remaster as part of "Sign of the 3-Eyed Men") Lelan Rogers; Gordon Bynum ("You're Gonna Miss Me")
– The Psychedelic Sounds Of Label: ‎– LIK 19 Format: , LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country: Released: Genre: Style: , Tracklist A1 You're Gonna Miss Me Producer –
A2 Roller Coaster
A3 Splash 1
A4 Reverberation (Doubt)
A5 Don't Fall Down
B1 Fire Engine
B2 Thru The Rhythm
B3 You Don't Know
B4 Kingdom Of Heaven
B5 Monkey Island
B6 Tried To Hide
Credits Design [Cover Design] – Engineer – Producer – (tracks: A2 to B6) Written-By – * (tracks: A3), * (tracks: B3 to B5), * (tracks: A1 to B1), * (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B6), * (tracks: A2, A4 to B2, B6) Notes Engineered at Summit Sound Studio, Dallas, Texas. All tunes in this L.P. published by Tapier Music Corp. B.M.I., Houston, Texas.

Original International Artists Recordings Licensed from Lelan Rogers (p) & © 1966 International Artists. This Reissue (p) & © 1988 Charly Records Ltd.

The band's name is given as 'The 13th Floor Elevators' on the front cover and below the title on the back cover, the '13th Floor Elevators' on the spine, and the 'Thirteenth Floor Elevators' in the notes on the back cover.
CONDITION: 
COVER = NM-

INNER SLEEVE = NM (plain white)

RECORD = NM


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