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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is the debut studio album by the 13th Floor Elevators. The album's sound, featuring elements of psychedelia, hard rock, garage rock, folk, and blues, is notable for its use of the electric jug, as featured on the band's only hit, "You're Gonna Miss Me", 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.

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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
Studio album by the 13th Floor Elevators
Released	October 17, 1966 (1966-10-17)
Recorded	January 3 – October 11, 1966
Studio	Sumet Sound, Dallas
Genre	Psychedelic rock[1] garage rock[2]
Length	34:31
Label	International Artists
Producer	Lelan Rogers
The 13th Floor Elevators chronology
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966) Easter Everywhere (1967)

Background

The October 1966 back cover of the album uses 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.[3] Two other bands also used the word in titles of LPs released in November 1966: The Blues Magoos' Psychedelic Lollipop, and the Deep's Psychedelic Moods.

In 2009, the original mono version was released as part of the "Sign of the 3-Eyed Men" box set. The set also featured a new, alternate stereo version which retained the band's original intended track listing, as well as false starts on some of the tracks (the International Artists label had altered the track listing without the band's consent when the album was first released). Both versions on the box set featured different bonus tracks, some that were previously unreleased.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Pitchfork	9.1/10[5]

The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[6]

Track listing

• Tracks 12-17 were recorded live at the Avalon in San Francisco, September 1966
• Tracks 18-19 were recorded live in Texas
• Tracks 20-21 were The Spades singles released in 1965

This version was included in the "Sign of the 3-Eyed Men" box set on CD 4 with the following bonus tracks.

Personnel

• Roky Erickson – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
• Stacy Sutherland – lead guitar
• Tommy Hall – amplified jug
• Benny Thurman – bass (1, 3)
• Ronnie Leatherman – bass (2, 4-11)
• John Ike Walton – drums, percussion

Production

• Produced by Lelan Rogers, except track 1 produced by Gordon Bynum
• Recorded, engineered & mixed by Bob Sullivan
• John Cleveland - cover design

See also

• Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968

References

External links

• The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
• The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators at Discogs

На других языках

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[de] The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators ist das Debütalbum der US-amerikanischen Rockband The 13th Floor Elevators aus dem Jahr 1966. Das Album vereint Elemente aus Folk, Blues und Garage Rock und gehört zu den ersten Alben des Psychedelic Rocks.

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- [en] The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

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[es] The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators es el primer álbum de la banda estadounidense 13th Floor Elevators. El sonido del álbum mezcla elementos del folk, garage rock, blues y psicodelia. El álbum es considerando el primero en utilizar el término psicodelia en referencia a la música en su interior, sin embargo, existe una disputa sobre lo anterior ya que dos bandas usaron el término en LP publicados en noviembre de 1966: Psychedelic Lollipop de la banda neoyorkina The Blues Magoos, y Psychedelic Moods de The Deep.

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