Thirteenth Floor Elevators Book

A visual history.

Thirteenth floor elevators book.

A visual history that deserves to use the cliche chock full to describe the goodies between its covers. Before i even read paul drummond s 13th floor elevators. Quite the contrary it has additional factual information and is nicely organized by the stages of their career but most of all the selection and quantity of pictures is generous and satisfying. The trailblazing 13th floor elevators released the first psychedelic rock album in america transforming culture throughout the 1960s and beyond.

Since the turn of the millenium paul has collected hundreds of rare and never before published photos of the band. The authorities and the police set out to bust. However texas at that time was an extremely conservative area that still hadn t come to terms with 50 s rock n roll. Their battles with repressive authorities in texas and their escape to san.

The elevators were the first band to refer to. The trailblazing 13th floor elevators released the first psychedelic rock album in america transforming culture throughout the 1960s and beyond. Watch a trailer for the book below. A visual history i could tell that it would be a celebration of the book as a physical object it s imposing in size and weight with textured flaps and pages that serve as a palpable reminder to the reader of what it is they re holding.

A visual history is a complete history of the band including previously unseen band photographs psychedelic flyers scrapbook photos and. The group pioneered some of the first garage psychedelia on its albums the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators 1966 and the followup easter everywhere 1967. Their battles with re. The most common include denoting what would otherwise be considered the thirteenth floor as level 14 giving the thirteenth floor an alternate designation such as 12a or m the.

The thirteenth floor is a designation of a level of a multi level building that is often omitted in countries where the number 13 is considered unlucky. The elevators followed their own spiritual cosmic agenda to change society by finding a new path to enlightenment. Paul drummond wrote the definitive book on the 13th floor elevators and i figured that this would just be a pictorial supplement to that book. Anthology editions released april 2020.

And now in 2020 paul drummond adds the ultimate depth to the elevators story with his new book 13th floor elevators.