{"product_id":"13-of-the-best-vinyl-by-13th-floor-elevators","title":"13 Of The Best (Vinyl) - By: 13th Floor Elevators","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe triumvirate of Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall and Stacy Sutherland had to feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranscendent slower songs (often) don't feature full band performances - so, no Splash One.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe song had to be a band original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo, no Baby Blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e13 unlucky for some.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis compilation launches a new phase in the 13th Floor Elevators catalogue and previews the forthcoming series THE QUEST FOR PURE SANITY: the release in optimal quality of all surviving source material for all of the band's recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'13 OF THE BEST' has been mastered separately to vinyl, CD, digital and streaming for the best possible sound quality for each format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach original source has been referenced to the earliest vinyl pressing and meticulously transferred at 96khz 24- bit resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMultitrack tapes of the original recording sessions have been newly mixed in strict accordance with the records as first released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'You're Gonna Miss Me', the band's seminal single, is presented here for the first time in true stereo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaken from the original multitrack session tape, the song has been mixed to stereo in accordance with the iconic mono 45 as recorded and engineered by Walt Andrus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Slip Inside This House' viewed by fans and critics alike as the Elevators' masterpiece and one of the key psychedelic recordings of the era, is included on the LP as the edited mono single mix so the loudest possible cut can be achieved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe eight-minute stereo version is included on all other formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Never Another', 'Dr Doom' and 'Livin' On' from the band's final sessions have been newly mixed but without the overdubs added almost a year after recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the session tapes survive, the overdubs do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Livin' On' features Roky Erickson's original superior vocal performance instead of the overdub used on the 'BULL OF THE WOODS' LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is uniquely presented here is 100% Elevators as mixed and intended for the LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo embellishments! '13 OF THE BEST' is produced by 13th Floor Elevators official archivist and historian Paul Drummond who has also written sleeve notes with full track-by-track information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author of 'Eye Mind' (2007) the exhaustive and definitive biography of the 13th Floor Elevators and '13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History' (2020) Drummond has spent a lifetime documenting every aspect of Elevators history, amassing an unprecedented archive of original material and memorabilia in conjunction with the band members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLabel\u003cbr\u003e\nCharly \/ Immediate\u003cbr\u003e\nGenre\u003cbr\u003e\nPop \u0026amp; Rock LP\u003cbr\u003e\nA You're Gonna Miss Me\u003cbr\u003e\nA Through the Rhythm\u003cbr\u003e\nA Roller Coaster\u003cbr\u003e\nA Reverberation (Doubt)\u003cbr\u003e\nA Kingdom of Heaven\u003cbr\u003e\nA I've Got Levitation\u003cbr\u003e\nB She Lives (In A Time of Her Own)\u003cbr\u003e\nB Slip Inside This House\u003cbr\u003e\nB Earthquake\u003cbr\u003e\nB Never Another\u003cbr\u003e\nB Dr Doom\u003cbr\u003e\nB Livin' On\u003cbr\u003e\nB May the Circle Remain Unbroken\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ORCHARD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50024955281601,"sku":"IALP19","price":49.97,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6482\/1953\/files\/423937-Product-0-I-638917021753204994.jpg?v=1772410713","url":"https:\/\/techsupplyshed.co.nz\/products\/13-of-the-best-vinyl-by-13th-floor-elevators","provider":"TECH SUPPLY SHED","version":"1.0","type":"link"}