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Roky Erickson - 13th Floor Elevators - The High Baptismal Flow (Roky Erickson Cd Club Rokcdr 015) Cd1 (1968)

Track listing:
  1. You're Gonna Miss Me (Contact 45 Session, Jan 66) 2:32
  2. Tried To Hide (Contact 45 Session, Jan 66) 2:25
  3. Reverberation (45 Session, Sep 66) 2:50
  4. Fire Engine (Psych Sounds Session, Oct 66) 2:39
  5. Levitation (45 Session, Jan 67) 2:39
  6. Before You Accuse Me (Edit, 45 Session, Jan 67) 2:40
  7. She Lives (45 Session, Jan 67) 2:58
  8. Baby Blue (Easter Session, Sep 67) 5:16
  9. Slip Inside This House (Edit, Easter Session, Sep 67) 4:08
  10. Splash 1 (45 Demo Session, Jun 66) 3:57
  11. I'm Gonna Love You Too (Contact Demos, Apr 66) 2:00
  12. May The Circle Remain Unbroken (Beast Session, Feb 68) 2:45
  13. Livin' On (Beast Session, Feb 68) 3:28
  14. Scarlet And Gold (Bull Session, Aug 68)(Upgrade) 5:03
  15. Scarlet And Gold (Bull Session, Aug 68) 5:03
  16. Don't Fall Down (Alt With Long Intro) 3:20
  17. Fire Engine (Alt Version, Epitaph Lp)(Upgrade) 3:18
  18. Fire Engine (Alt Version, Epitaph Lp) 3:18
  19. You're Gonna Miss Me 3:21
  20. We Sell Soul 3:15
  21. Roller Coaster (Instrumental, Aborted, Demos Everywhere Lp) 4:20
  22. You Don't Know (Backing Track) 2:45
  23. Don't Fall Down (Backing Track) 3:03
  24. Levitation1 (Backing Track) 3:15
  25. Levitation2 (Backing Track) 4:12

Notes


CD1
length -- 76:11

mono 45 mixes:

01) IA 107a You're Gonna Miss Me (Contact 45 session, Jan 66) 2:32
02) IA 107b Tried To Hide (Contact 45 session, Jan 66) 2:25
03) IA 111a Reverberation (45 session, Sep 66) 2:50
04) IA 111b Fire Engine (Psych Sounds session, Oct 66) 2:39
05) IA 113a Levitation (45 session, Jan 67) 2:39
06) IA 113b Before You Accuse Me (edit, 45 session, Jan 67) 2:40
07) IA 121a She Lives (45 session, Jan 67) 2:58
08) IA 121b Baby Blue (Easter session, Sep 67) 5:16
09) IA 122a Slip Inside This House (edit, Easter session, Sep 67) 4:08
10) IA 122b Splash 1 (45 demo session, Jun 66) 3:57
11) IA 126a I'm Gonna Love You Too (Contact demos, Apr 66) 2:00
12) IA 126b May The Circle Remain Unbroken (Beast session, Feb 68) 2:45
13) IA 130a Livin' On (Beast session, Feb 68) 3:28
14) IA 130b Scarlet And Gold (Bull session, Aug 68) 5:03

misc:

15) Don't Fall Down (alt with long intro) 3:20
16) Fire Engine (alt version, Epitaph LP) 3:18

SPADES - Zero 10002 - Nov/Dec 1965
17) You're Gonna Miss Me 3:21
18) We Sell Soul 3:15

backing tracks:

19) Roller Coaster (instrumental, aborted, Demos Everywhere LP) 4:20
20) You Don't Know (backing track) 2:45
21) Don't Fall Down (backing track) 3:03
22) Levitation1 (backing track) 3:15
23) Levitation2 (backing track) 4:12

tracks 1-19 ripped directly from the original vinyl and processed from there

Track 15 appears on ROKCDR2 "Psychedelic Sounds Alternate Mix" but includes a slight glitch at one point and doesn't feature the false start included here.

Track 16, "Fire Engine" from the "Epitaph For A Legend" LP appears also on ROKCDR2 "Psychedelic Sounds Alternate Mix." The take is the same, but the mix is not.

CD2
length -- 67:56

La Maison Ballrom, Houston, 8/66:

01) Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 6:02
02) Satisfaction 4:51
03) I'm Down 4:47
04) Roller Coaster 4:48
05) I Feel Good 2:07

live jam w/Conqueroo members, winter 1967:

06) She Lives 5:01

raw session tapes, 1966-68:

07) Monkey Island 3:14
08) Roller Coaster 5:03
09) Fire Engine 4:19
10) Through The Rhythm 4:06
11) Tried To Hide 2:52
12) May The Circle Remain Unbroken 2:37
13) I Don't Ever Want To Come Down (cut) 0:38
14) Living On 3:22
15) Living On 3:25
16) Tried To Hide 0:23
17) Tried To Hide 2:50
18) Reverberation 2:48
19) Tried To Hide 1:36
20) Kingdom Of Heaven 3:05

Tracks 1-6 are ripped from the original vinyl and processed from there.

Tracks 7-20 are rough mixes, raw session tapes. Occasional studio chatter can be heard between tracks.

Track 9 is an alternate mix, notable for its lack of backing vocals.

Track 13 is heard here from a tape playback, rather than the more common acetate source. It seems to have been truncated on purpose; the noise at the end is a reel-to-reel tape coming to a halt. Had the acetate not been found, nothing more would have remained of this song.

Track 20 is a rough mix; no alternate version has ever surfaced.