13th Floor Elevators Live

Area during the 60 s i can say without a doubt that the 13th floor elevators live cd with it s pshchedelic sound and loud crowd noise will defitely take you back to the past.

13th floor elevators live. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously endorsed the use of drugs particularly lsd to alter human consciousness for the better. They set up a gig to be recorded but things didn t go according to plan as was often the case with the elevators and a satisfactory recording was not captured. The 13th floor elevators live at the houston music theater is the first ever release of the complete performance of the band s legendary show from 18th february 1967.

Having attended many live performances of the 13th floor elevators in the austin and san marcos tx. In 1968 the 13th floor elevators were dealing with legal troubles and personal strife that prevented them from touring but they still had a reputation in texas as a powerful live act and their label international artists wanted to capitalize on that by releasing an album of the group in concert. Coloured 3lp 2 disc digibook live evolution lost.

At their peak the elevators were a thrilling live act. Keen to capitalise on this international artists wanted to get a live album from them. The 13th floor elevators live at the houston music theatre is the first ever release of the complete performance of the band s legendary show from 18th february 1967 presented in a deluxe 2cd mediabook.

Despite being marketed as a live album it is actually a compilation of studio outtakes with cheering and applause overdubbed. The elevators followed their own spiritual cosmic route searching for a new path to enlightenment whilst all the while creating a reputation for excess.