13th Floor Elevators Easter Everywhere original stereo vinyl

Straight from the original vinyl, this is the correct mix, that is so far superior to what has been reissued. Sadly, the original mixdown masters are lost, and the original pressings tend to be noisy. I did very little to clean this up (mostly in the fade outs, but a few clicks were also minimized). The stereo separation on this is mind blowing, and hearing this for the first time (after years of reissues) was a revelation. Audio is uncompressed from my end.

First off, finally scoring an original copy (after living with sonically inferior reissues for 25 years) of this a few years back and hearing it for the first time was a revelation, so I finally got around to transferring mine over to youtube. The original stereo mix down tape is lost, and all reissues have featured a very badly doctored tape that loses the magic of the original (EVERY song sounds better, but the most exceptional are ‘Nobody To Love’, and ‘Levitation’). I usually prefer mono for 60’s music, but the real deal stereo mix of this album is unbelievable. My copy is far from perfect, but I only removed a few clicks and cleaned up fadeouts; the goal was to capture the vibe of hearing this masterpiece on the turntable.

This record is easily among my top 20 all time faves, and it sets itself apart from the psychedelic pack by showing the world that it may be relatively easy to make a satisfying, trippy noise (which the Elevators certainly did), but the bands songwriting put them into a space of their own. Ahhh, those SONGS; lyrically brilliant, full of hooks, and driven home by Roky Erickson’s incredible voice (everyone knows the screams, but just listen to his vocal phrasing on ‘She Lives In A Time Of Her Own’). The Elevators were also a well seasoned live band that could outplay just about anybody on the scene, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland is one of THE unsung heroes of the instrument. His pure, soulful skill matched with spaced out echo effects and powerful tones is a massive inspiration upon yours truly (plus, he wrote and sings the heartbreaking ‘Nobody To Love’ on this album).

Only in the 60s could a band start an album with a seven minute psychedelic manifesto (‘Slip Inside This House’), and as great as that track is, ’Levitation’ is (IMO) not only their greatest song, but probably the greatest psychedelic song of all time (check out how the bass guitar pulsation mimics the psychedelic experience), as the band takes us somewhere else entirely (special mention must be made that the amazing, original Elevators drummer John Ike Walton is playing on this track, recorded shortly before he left the band). Also of note is the touching ‘I Had To Tell You’, a gorgeous duet between Roky and Clementine Hall.

Any further words escape me when describing this record, other than that the deep philosophical (and acid fueled) lyrics of Tommy Hall are unlike any other, his electric jug work functioned as a precursor to the kind of sounds created by sequencers in electronic music, and the overall effect of this band is one of the most unique ever grown here in the USA.

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