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Roky Erickson The Evil One 2x Vinyl LP Record & Book! 13th Floor Elevators! NEW!

Description: Hello & welcome to our eBay store. "); margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; background-color: rgb(242, 237, 224);">2xLP housed in gatefold jackets with 20pg book-deep liner notes by Joe Nick Patoski and etched fourth sideOriginally released in the UK as the 10 song album Five Symbols in 1980 and as The Evil One in 1981 (with 5 songs replaced), this definitive LP gathers all 15 songs from the Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival) late 1977-79 produced sessionsRare / unseen archive photos and ephemera As the core member of the 13th Floor Elevators and an undisputed pioneer of psychedelic rock, the ’60s were thrilling times for Erickson. His band riding high in their native Texas and beyond, the howling single ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’ was his calling card, but Erickson’s ‘60s ended in the stuff of nightmares. Under sharp scrutiny by the authorities due to the band’s well-expounded fondness for psychedelic drugs, Erickson was found with a single joint on his person. Pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to avoid prison, he was sent to the Rusk State Hospital for the criminally insane, where he was ‘treated’ with electroconvulsive therapy and Thorazine treatment. Erickson pulled through his three and a half years at Rusk, and even put together a band while incarcerated. The Missing Links contained Roky plus two murderers and a rapist.Released from the institution in 1974, Roky found his legend had grown while he’d been away – not least because ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’ was included on 1972’s Nuggets compilation. He formed a band, the Aliens, and set about honing a hard rock sound that placed the psychedelic garage blues of the Elevators firmly in the last decade. Though it was produced at a time when Roky was struggling to cope with drugs and life on the outside, he hit form on his first post Elevators album-proper, 1981’s The Evil One. Produced over a period of two years by Stu Cook, from Creedence Clearwater Revival, it’s a masterful collection of songs about zombies, demons, vampires and, yes, even the ‘Creature With The Atom Brain’. These tracks, inspired by schlock sci-fi and horror movies and colored by Roky’s distinctive, high-pitched vocal and squealing guitar, are among the maverick performer’s best.At the time, Roky explained the album this way: “It’s gonna go back to the ferocious kind of rock ‘n’ roll of the Kinks, the Who and the Yardbirds. It’s the kind of music that makes you wish you were playing it or listening to it for the first time ‘way back when.’” But the record would not reach the mass audience of those bands, its success hampered by erratic release schedules and disastrously awkward press interviews. A year after its release, Erickson would become convinced that a Martian had inhabited his body. He would soon become obsessed with mail, and take to taping it, unopened, to his bedroom walls. Many of Erickson’s demons were yet to show their faces. But the B-movie demons he exorcised on this record gave us one of hard rock’s strangest, most inventive albums. We have been providing great bargains and quality merchandise on eBay since 1999. We always strive to provide our customers with the best online shopping experience possible. We use thick cardboard mailers specially designed for shipping records. As well we provide additional padding to make sure that your record will arrive to you as minty fresh as possible. On the rare occasion that there is something wrong with your order when you receive it please do not hesitate to contact us and we will fix it right away and make sure you are fully satisfied with your purchase. This record is brand new and unplayed! Check out my other auctions for tons of great albums and save on shipping! Only $2 shipping to add any other LP to your order within the USA.

Price: 44.99 USD

Location: Blaine, Washington

End Time: 2024-07-29T22:08:46.000Z

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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)

Artist: Roky Erickson

Type: LP

Format: Record

Release Year: 2020

Release Title: The Evil One

Style: Experimental Rock

Record Size: 12"

Features: Colored Vinyl

Material: Vinyl

Genre: Rock

Edition: First Pressing, Limited Edition

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