Various Artists -
Epitaph For A Legend 1960’s
Epitaph for a Legend Review by Richie Unterberger.
The Texas-based International Artists label recorded some intriguing, slightly off-the-wall psychedelic-garage-pop in the 1960s, their most famous act being the 13th Floor Elevators. This is an erratic but extremely interesting double-LP compilation of IA oddities and rarities, much of it previously unreleased. The five Red Krayola demos (some of which would be re-recorded for their first LP) are prime acid folk, especially "Hurricane Fighter Plane," one of the closest American approximations of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd. The Chapparrals' "I Tried So Hard" is gutsy punk-pop, Thursday's Children's "A Part of You" is reminiscent of the mid-period Zombies, and the Emperors' "I Want My Woman" is growling garage punk. Side four is devoted entirely to 13th Floor Elevators/Roky Erickson rarities, including a beautiful acoustic version of "Splash I" and the rare single by Roky's pre-Elevators group the Spades. In this company, side three -- which has unexceptional straight blues material, including a song by Lightnin' Hopkins -- is a misfit, but psychedelic collectors will want the record for the rock material.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
01.The Chayns -
Night Time (Is The Right Time)
02.The Patterns -
In My Own Time
03.The Chaparrels
- I Tried So Hard
04.Thursday's
Children - A Part Of You
05.The Rubayyat -
If I Were A Carpenter
06.Sonny Hall -
Poor Planet Earth
07.Inner Scene -
Communication Breakdown
08.The Red
Crayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane (Demo)
09.The Red
Crayola - Pink Stainless Tail (Demo)
10.The Red
Crayola - Nickle Niceness (Demo)
11.The Red
Crayola - Vile, Vile Grass (Demo)
12.The Red
Crayola - Transparent Radiation (Demo)
13.The Emperors -
I Want My Woman
14.Lost And Found
- 25 M.P.H.
CD 2:
01.Big Walter -
Breakfast In Bed
02.Dave Allen -
C. C. Rider
03.Dave Allen -
Saturday A.M. Blues
04.Lightnin'
Hopkins - Conversation With Lightnin' Hopkins
05.Lightnin'
Hopkins - Black Ghost Blues
06.Roky Erikson -
Interview with Roky, KSAN 4/1/78)
07.The Spades -
You're Gonna Miss Me
08.The Spades -
We Sell Soul
09.Roky &
Clementine Hall - Splash 1
10.Roky &
Clementine Hall - Right Track Now
11.The 13th Floor
Elevators - Wait For My Love
12.The 13th Floor
Elevators - 60-Second Radio Spot for 'Bull Of The Woods'
13.The 13th Floor
Elevators - Fire Engine
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