Roky Erickson - More power to you (1983/84)

An AMAZING recording! I think Roky is reading out of his book, Openers and putting music to the poems/songs. It's all religious stuff and really gorgeous. "Jesus is not a hallucinogenic mushroom..." you gotta love that man. Some of these songs HAVE NEVER been heard and only known in lyrical form (until now). This is a real find.

I think you Syd Barrett folks will want this. You'll know what I mean when you hear it. It's like a "Barrett" session only with religious lyrics but they're lyrics that Roky wrote. It's NOT "Church" music. This is a REAL find and addition to the Roky Catalog. I'm telling you, this is the REAL DEAL.

The quality is a master tape clone that has been tweaked with Cool Edit Pro. The mic is right up there on the stage with Roky and he even bumps it a few times. The quality is gorgeous.

Roky Erickson - Evil Hook, wildlife 84 and more...

"Evil Hook Wildlife 84 and More"

Evil Hook Wildlife, Last Practice Session - 1984

    1. Arguing

    2. The Beast

    3. Talk

    4. Clear Night For Love

    5. The Wind And More (1)

    6. The Wind And More (2)

Last Gig - 1984

    7. Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog)

    8. Don't Shake Me Lucifer

    9. I Walked With A Zombie

    10. Bermuda

    11. Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog) (reprise)

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--Spoken Words--

    12. Inards Outing In (from Two Twisted Tales)

    13. The Bank Robber (from Two Twisted Tales)

    14. Love To See You Bleed

    15. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

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    16. Bumblebee Zombie (Aug 1976 w/The Aliens)

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    17. Things That Go Bump In The Night (Aug 1976 w/The Aliens)

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    18. Please Don't Kill My Baby (1978 Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles w/The Aliens)

Notes:

    A snapshot of a band in disentegration! Somebody left a cigarette burning on Roky's amp and he's about to kill them! Like, stomp their guts out. Then he says that somebody stole his fuzz-box and the shit REALLY hits the fan! You mess with Roky's fuzz-box and you're playing with fire. There's some cool spoken word stuff on this disc as filler.

Roky Erickson - Lousiana-Faces,Baton, Rouge-Nw Orleans

Roky Erickson - It´s so high that it´s underground (1972/79)

Roky Erickson & The Aliens - Live 1976

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.

Roky Erickson - Demos for Demons Vol 1 & 2

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