A spotty but basically worthwhile three-disc set, Collectables' 1966-1967 Unreleased Masters Collection scours the International Artists vault for previously unreleased songs, alternate takes, rehearsals, and demos of songs that appeared on The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators and Easter Everywhere, and a couple of live cuts for good measure. Its excessive length, coupled with the often-iffy sound and performance quality, makes it hard going for all but the most devout Roky Erickson fanatics; it's definitely best to be sampled no more than a disc at a time, and even then, judicious use of the forward skip button helps a lot. Most of the alternate takes sound pretty similar to the official releases, and the rehearsals are as shambolic as one would expect, especially the three falling-apart attempts at an early blues-based version of what would eventually be released as the faster, punkier "She's Got Levitation." On the positive side, the demos often feature interesting early drafts of the lyrics, and the fairly straightforward versions of folk-rock standards like "Chimes of Freedom" and "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" show where the band was originally coming from. This set is strictly for the hardcore, but it's much better than most of the collections of Erickson ephemera out there. -- Stewart Mason, AllMusic
trax disc 1:
01. Dust 02. You Don't Know (How Young You Are) 03. Thru the Rhythm 04. Roller Coaster 05. Monkey Island 06. Fire Engine 07. Tried to Hide 08. Fire in My Bones 09. Don't Fall Down 10. You're Gonna Miss Me 11. She Lives (In a Time of Her Own) 12. I've Got Levitation 13. Reverberation 14. Roller Coaster 15. Don't Fall Down 16. You Don't Know (How Young You Are) 17. Levitation Blues [Take #1] 18. Levitation Blues [Take #2]
1 - Previously Unreleased Alternate Take From 1967
2-9 - Previously Unreleased Alternate Mixes From 1966
10-14 - Previously Unreleased Masters Of The 13th Floor Elevators With John Ike Walton On Vocals (!!!)
15-18 - Previously Unreleased Backing Tracks And Rehearsals From "The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators"
trax disc 2:
01. Levitation 02. Roller Coaster 03. Fire Engine 04. Reverberation (Doubt) 05. Don't Fall Down 06. Tried To Hide 07. Splash 1 08. You're Gonna Miss Me 09. Monkey Island 10. Kingdom of Heaven 11. She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)
Previously Unreleased Master Mix Of The 13th Floor Elevators Live At La Maison In Houston, Texas - 1967
trax disc 3:
01. The Ballad Of Hattie Carrol 02. The Chimes Of Freedom 03. Catch The Wind 04. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down 05. Colors 06. Honey, Give Me One More Chance 07. One Too Many Mornings 08. I'll Sing For You 09. Lay Down Your Weary Time 10. I'm Gonna Free Her 11. Bermuda 12. Splash 1 13. May The Circle Remain Unbroken 14. The Right Track Now 15. For Brian Jones
1-9 - Previously Unreleased Roky Erickson Versions Of Songs By Bob Dylan And Donovan Leitch - 1988
10-15 - Previously Unreleased Acoustic Roky Erickson Tracks - 1975
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Eastern Kentucky has produced some outstanding country singers in the past, including Dwight Yoakam, Keith Whitley, and Gary Stewart, just to name a few. Sturgill Simpson is next in line to maintain that tradition. The Jackson County native opens the album by thumbing his nose at the Nashville music scene with the song "Life Ain't Fair" and everything that follows makes the case for what country music once was and could be again. He follows "Life" up with a rollicking "Railroad of Sin". Simpson turns country soulful with "Water in a Well". Replace the pedal steel on this cut with the Memphis Horns and you could hear Otis Redding singing it. Perhaps the best cut on the album is "You Can Have the Crown". Simpson shows off his considerable song writing skill with this candid and amusing description of getting started in the music business. The cut features some driving pedal steel by Leroy Powell. "Hero" and "Old King Coal" pay heartfelt tributes to family and life in the Kentucky moutains. Simpson ends the album with two covers, a rocking version of "Poor Rambler", by Appalachian legend Ralph Stanley, and Steve Fromholz's "I'd Have to Be Crazy", a powerful version, btw, that rivals the Willie Nelson version. Simpson had some national exposure opening for Dwight Yoakam this past Spring. If there is any justice he should be headlining shows around the country behind this outstanding album. Support real country music and go out and see Sturgill Simpson if he comes to your town. (Real Country)
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Great Post Toxxy! Thanks a lot.
I had thought that the "Sign Of the 3 Eyed Men" comp was the last word on the best damn psychedelic band to ever have played, and I mean, I hold the 13th Floor Elevators at #1 in my book. Y'know, like Big Star for power pop.
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