SCARCE Roky and The ALIENS 13th FLOOR ACID HORROR HEAVY PSYCH LP
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$ 103
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May 2, 2021
Sold Date
Apr 29, 2021
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RARE long gone first printing from 40+ years ago
Flipped-out heavy psych
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- ROKY ERICKSON & THE ALIENS
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- UK - C.B.S -
- TOP COPY
- includes the far-out lyrics (insert)
- Hard to find ...this, from 40 years past, is the first pressing of ROKY ERICKSON'S return to LP-vinyl since his late sixties work with the 13th Floor Elevators.
- What can one say about this album? Every song is a riot of it's own.
- On entirely a different trip from 13 years before Roky's acid visions in the 13th Floor Elevators. What you get here is southern-fried raw & hard horror rock with a commanding vocal delivery.
- This is an album so crammed with demons, devils, zombies, werewolves and ghosts that in many senses listening to it feels like a personal shedding for Erickson; an expelling; a screaming; an unleashing of all that hides within him – essentially an exorcism. However, despite his mental fragility during the making of the album, it’s an incredibly accomplished collection of songs. The song writing, in an oddly classically rock structured way, with much of the psychedelic sounds long gone, borders on the sublime, and his voice still screeches with a pain and energy that could only be Roky. Aided by the superb production of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Stu Cook, the album swells and soars
- At the time of its release, Erickson had a few years prior been out of Rusk Sate Hospital for the Criminally Insane - where he had been sent as part of a plea deal to avoid prison for drug possession - for about eight years. His time at Rusk included electroshock therapy and Thorazine treatments. While this was not good for his mental state, it must be noted that all blame cannot be placed at the feet of the cops and doctors. From as early as 1968, Roky was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as a means of explaining erratic behavior that went back even more into his past. Thus, whether caused by legal or illegal drugs; questionable medical treatments; inherent mental problems or something else; it's safe to say that Roky Erickson had a shaky hold on reality.
All this is mentioned to provide a context to discuss this album, which - in the absurdist politically-correct speak of the 21st Century - would carry a label warning some would find the material continued within "disturbing." The lyrics are painted on canvas that is rock `n' roll rather than the psyche-trippings of the Elevators; there's no noodling here, no extended solos. Instead it's bone crunching rock with ex-Cold Sun member Billy Miller replicating the crazy jug sounds of the Elevators on auto-harp and lyrically the characters on this album are denizens of the silver screen at best.
Knowing Erickson's history, it's easy to write off this album as shock rock. When one listens to the cuts on this album, it must be done with the understanding that, in all likelihood, Roky was speaking of events and creatures he believed were real. From this perspective, talk of satanic symbols (`Two-Headed Dog' and `I think of Demons') and the undead ('I Walked With a Zombie' - a song that is literally all chorus and no verse - and `Night of the Vampire') shouldn't be seen as theater. In point of fact, Roky was less Alice Cooper and more the person with whom you avoid eye contact on a bus or on the street. And, nowhere is this descent into insanity - replete with its implied cruelty on the part of those expected to have been of help to him - more apparent and obvious than in the last cut; one of two deleted from the original release, Listening to `Bloody Hammer' is an audio version of what Olivia DeHavilland's character experienced in the movie `The Snake Pit.' However, the similarity ended there - at least at that point in time - because the movie had a happy ending.
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- Two-Headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer) 3:20
Think of Demons 2:47
I Walked With a Zombie 2:50
Don't Shake Me Lucifer 2:54
Night of the Vampire 4:19
B: - White Faces 2:36
Cold Night for Alligators 3:04
Creature With the Atom Brain 4:13
Mine Mine Mind 2:35
Stand for the Fire Demon 5:30
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: near M- very fragile UK pressing with highly colorful acid-head cover art as directed by Roky.The visuals compliment the sound. There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
- The vinyl: Rated: M- Very clean surface, both sides, shiny smooth so plays fantastic! As well, both CBS labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, plays clean
EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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