Thirteenth Floor Elevators Book

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Thirteenth floor elevators book.

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. 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.

Since the turn of the millenium paul has collected hundreds of rare and never before published photos of the band. Paul drummond wrote the definitive book on the 13th floor elevators and i figured that this would just be a pictorial supplement to that book. A visual history i could tell that it would be a celebration of the book as a physical object it s imposing in size and weight with textured flaps and pages that serve as a palpable reminder to the reader of what it is they re holding. However texas at that time was an extremely conservative area that still hadn t come to terms with 50 s rock n roll.

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. The trailblazing 13th floor elevators released the first psychedelic rock album in america transforming culture throughout the 1960s and beyond. Anthology editions released april 2020. 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.

The elevators followed their own spiritual cosmic agenda to change society by finding a new path to enlightenment. 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. 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.

A visual history is a complete history of the band including previously unseen band photographs psychedelic flyers scrapbook photos and. 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. A visual history that deserves to use the cliche chock full to describe the goodies between its covers. Watch a trailer for the book below.

A visual history.