13th Floor Elevators - Reunions (1972/77)

1970's reunions. One is from Mother Earth in Austin on 2/11/73. This doesn't include Stacy or Tommy. The band sounds out of tune and out of practice. Still, it has moments and this band does sound the closest to the original group of all the reunions. The second part is Ol' Dog Saloon, Ingram, TX, 5/28/77. This has Stacy, John Ike, Ronnie but no Roky. A blues belter fills in on vocals. Both recordings are hand held audience and high gen. They have been processed.

13th Floor Elevators - Austin Reunion (1984)

13th Floor Elevators at the Liberty Lunch in Austin, June 16th, 1984, about 123 minutes, and The 13th Floor Elevators live at The New Orleans Club as broadcasted by KAZZ-FM on March 16th, 1966, 30 minutes.

The 1984 show is taken from a first generation high bias cassette of the original beta cam recording. This is the complete show, and the sound is MUCH better then the two previously released pieces (Collectables 'Last Concert' and 'Live In Texas' - side 2). The show is total high energy, Roky is in great voice, the band kicks ass, and the crowd of over 1000 Elevators/Roky fans is loving it.

The band:

Roky Erickson: vocals, guitar

Greg "Catfish" Forrest, guitar

Ronnie Leatherman, bass

John Ike Walton, drums

The 13th Floor Elevators on KAZZ-FM is from a tape of unknown generation. This is the complete 30-minute radio show in original order with lots of historically interesting announcer comments, and I believe it is rather rare in this uncut form. The recording methods were obviously primitive, but the band with its original line-up are at their peak, 'Roller Coaster' and 'Gloria' are fantastic. "After you trip life opens up" - on the Texas air waves in early 1966!

The band:

Roky Erickson: vocals, rhythm guitar

Stacy Sutherland: lead guitar

Tommy Hall: amplified jug

Benny Thurman: bass

John Ike Walton: drums

Roky Erickson & The Explosives at Berkeley (1981)

Roky Erickson and The Explosives at Berkeley, California, September 25th, 1981, from soundboard cassette, 2nd generation. The performance is great and the sound is really good. Heroin, White Faces, and Bloody Hammer are standouts. Here's the track listing:

1. Cold Night For Alligators 4:17
2. Bermuda 4:50
3. The Wind And More 5:59
4. Starry Eyes 4:28
5. You're Gonna Miss Me 6:12
6. The Beast 4:31
7. Heroin 6:38
8. White Faces 2:25
9. Two Headed Dog 3:33
10. Don't Shake Me Lucifer 3:48
11. Bloody Hammer 5:18
 12. Cold Night For Alligators 3:42
13. Starry Eyes 3:13
14. White Faces 3:00
 Total disk time: 62 minutes