Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators - The 1966-1967 Unreleased Masters Collection (1994) FLAC
EAC Rip | 3CD | FLAC - Log - Cue | Covers | Release: 1994 | 830 MB
Genre: Rock | Label: Collectables

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; its 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 "Shes 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 its much better than most of the collections of Erickson ephemera out there.
Track listing
Disc 1:
1. Dust [Alternate Take]
2. You Don’t Know [Alternate Mix]
3. Thru The Rhythm [Alternate Mix]
4. Roller Coaster [Alternate Mix]
5. Monkey Island [Alternate Mix]
6. Fire Engine [Alternate Mix]
7. Tried To Hide [Alternate Mix]
8. Fire In My Bones [Alternate Mix]
9. Don’t Fall Down [Alternate Mix]
10. You’re Gonna Miss Me
11. She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)
12. Levitation
13. Reverberation (Doubt)
14. Roller Coaster
15. Don’t Fall Down [backing track]
16. You Don’t Know [backing track]
17. Levitation [backing track A]
18. Levitation [backing track B]
Disc 2:
1. Levitation
2. Roller Coaster
3. Fire Engine
4. Reverberation (Doubt)
5. Don’t Fall Down
6. Tried To Hide
7. Splash One (Now I’m Home)
8. You’re Gonna Miss Me
9. Monkey Island
10. Kingdom Of Heaven
11. She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)
Disc 3:
1. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
2. Chimes Of Freedom
3. Catch The Wind
4. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
5. Colours
6. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
7. One Too Many Mornings [When The Ship Comes In]
8. To Sing For You
9. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
10. I’m Gonna Free Her
11. Bermuda
12. Splash One (Now I’m Home)
13. May The Circle Remain Unbroken
14. Right Track Now [I Had To Tell You]
15. For Brian Jones [Hide Behind The Sun]

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