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13th Floor Elevators 

Biography


The 13th Floor Elevators was a psychedelic rock band formed in Austin, Texas, in late 1965. The band found only limited commercial success before dissolving amid legal troubles and drug use. However, as one of the first psychedelic bands, they have been cited as an influential protopunk group. Their biggest hit "You're Gonna Miss Me", a Billboard #55 hit in 1966, was featured on the 1972 compilation Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968, which was later to be considered a landmark in the history of garage rock and the development of punk rock. The band's classic line-up was singer/guitarist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, guitarist Stacy Sutherland, drummer John Ike Walton and bass player Ronnie Leatherman, with several other irregular contributors and sessions musicians. Erickson and Hall were the band's primary songwriters, but most band members submitted material from time to time. The "electric j

Discography

Easter Everywhere


Bull of the Woods


Bull of the Woods


The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators


The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators


Easter Everywhere


Live


Live


The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators


Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators


Easter Everywhere


The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators



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