Easter Everywhere

by The 13th Floor Elevators

Overview

On their groundbreaking debut album, the 13th Floor Elevators sometimes sounded as if they were still learning how to work with the strange beast of their own creation known as psychedelic rock. But their second set, 1967's Easter Everywhere, found them a great deal more comfortable and confident with their loose and hypnotically trippy approach. Easter Everywhere doesn't have an out-of-the-box classic cut like "You're Gonna Miss Me" or "Fire Engine" from The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, but in many ways it's a more cohesive and consistent work, and the subtle but effective structures of the longer tracks grow and develop through repeated listenings, while rockers like "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)" and "Levitation" pack a surprisingly visceral punch. Stacy Sutherland was never a blazing guitar hero, but his concise aural punctuations on the epochal "Slip Inside This House" and a superb cover of Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" are perfectly suited to the material. In addition, the rhythm section of Dan Galindo on bass and Danny Thomas on drums locks these songs into place with confidence and skill. The strange patterns of Tommy Hall's electric jug playing are as gloriously bewildering as ever, merging the music of the spheres with an alien attack, and Roky Erickson's vocals make even the most acid-damaged poesy sound passionate, graceful, and wildly alive. And Roky and the Elevators never sounded sweeter and saner than they did on the penultimate tune, "I Had to Tell You," with Roky seemingly offering a postscript to his many sad years to follow with the words "If you fear I'll lose my spirit/Like a drunkard's wasted wine/Don't you even think about it/I'm feeling fine." Even if less influential than The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, Easter Everywhere is every bit as compelling and a true benchmark of early psychedelic rock -- not bad for an album produced by Kenny Rogers' brother. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	10/04/2024
Label:	INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
UPC:	5060767449691

Tracks

1. Slip Inside This House
2. Slide Machine
3. She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)
4. Nobody to Love
5. Baby Blue
6. Earthquake
7. Dust
8. Levitation
9. I Had to Tell You
10. Postures (Leave Your Body Behind)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The 13th Floor Elevators   Primary Artist
Ronnie Leatherman   Bass
John Ike Walton   Drums
Clementine Hall   Vocals
Roky Erickson   Guitar,Vocals
Dan Galindo   Bass
Danny Thomas   Vocals,Drums
Stacy Sutherland   Vocals,Guitar
Tommy Hall   Vocals,Jug

Technical Credits

Clementine Hall   Composer
Frank Davis   Engineer
Lelan Rogers   Producer
Roky Erickson   Composer
Powell St. John   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Paul Drummond   Remastering
Walt Andrus   Remastering
Andrew Thompson   Remastering
R.P. St. John   Composer
Russell Wheelock   Photography
Stacy Sutherland   Producer,Composer
Tommy Hall   Composer
Guy Clark   Photography