Easter Everywhere
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Easter Everywhere is the second album from the Texas
psychedelic rock
band 13th Floor Elevators
. The album was originally released as an LP by International Artists
. For a long time, the album was a hard-to-find collectors' item, until re-released as a CD
from Collectables Records in 1993.
The mono edition of this album is very rare. Surviving IA paperwork suggests only very few were pressed as white label promos for AM radio, and even fewer as mono stock copies (the paperwork suggests as few as 120 copies) that were probably only sold to order.
The mono mix offers a more solid sound throughout, with a notably heavier bass mix compared to stereo. There are also some obvious differences: the jug on 'She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)' is far more prominent; 'Levitation' has a double tracked vocal; Roky's harmonica solo on 'I Had To Tell You' is far clearer.
The album features the band's distinctive sound on songs ranging from their own psychedelic masterpiece "Slip Inside this House
" to a trippy cover of Bob Dylan
's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue". "Levitation" ranks among the band's most iconic songs, with its Tommy Hall
penned lyrics and its twisted blues sensibilities, while "Postures" displays a distinct Motown influence. As on the previous album Tommy Hall's electric jug is prominent in the music.
In 2009, the original mono version and a new, alternate stereo version were released as part of the "Sign of the 3-Eyed Men" box set. Both versions featured different bonus tracks, some that were previously unreleased. The mono version contains missing electric jug overdubs on some tracks that the stereo mix does not have. In 2010, Charly
Re-Released this album on Mono
and Stereo
together in a limited edition CD set featuring a new previously unreleased track called "Fire In My Bones".
In 2003, Charly
reissued the CD, with additional tracks:
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
band 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland, which existed from 1965 to 1969...
. The album was originally released as an LP by International Artists
International Artists
International Artists was an independent record label based in Houston, Texas that originally existed from 1965 to 1970.During its existence IA released 12 albums and 39 singles and was owned by a group of businessmen in Houston. Among its staff were producer Lelan Rogers, brother of country...
. For a long time, the album was a hard-to-find collectors' item, until re-released as a CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
from Collectables Records in 1993.
The mono edition of this album is very rare. Surviving IA paperwork suggests only very few were pressed as white label promos for AM radio, and even fewer as mono stock copies (the paperwork suggests as few as 120 copies) that were probably only sold to order.
The mono mix offers a more solid sound throughout, with a notably heavier bass mix compared to stereo. There are also some obvious differences: the jug on 'She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)' is far more prominent; 'Levitation' has a double tracked vocal; Roky's harmonica solo on 'I Had To Tell You' is far clearer.
The album features the band's distinctive sound on songs ranging from their own psychedelic masterpiece "Slip Inside this House
Slip Inside this House
"Slip Inside this House" is a song originally released by psychedelic rock band 13th Floor Elevators as the first track on their 1967 album Easter Everywhere. At 8 minutes, it is the longest album-released track of the 13th Floor Elevators...
" to a trippy cover of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue". "Levitation" ranks among the band's most iconic songs, with its Tommy Hall
13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland, which existed from 1965 to 1969...
penned lyrics and its twisted blues sensibilities, while "Postures" displays a distinct Motown influence. As on the previous album Tommy Hall's electric jug is prominent in the music.
In 2009, the original mono version and a new, alternate stereo version were released as part of the "Sign of the 3-Eyed Men" box set. Both versions featured different bonus tracks, some that were previously unreleased. The mono version contains missing electric jug overdubs on some tracks that the stereo mix does not have. In 2010, Charly
Charly Records
Charly Records is a British record label which specialises in reissued material.-History:Among the labels whose original releases are reissued by Charly are Vee-Jay, Sun, Immediate, BYG, Tomato, and Fania. Charly Records was founded in France in 1974 by Jean-Luc Young, who had been a promoter of...
Re-Released this album on Mono
Monaural
Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...
and Stereo
STEREO
STEREO is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched into orbits that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth...
together in a limited edition CD set featuring a new previously unreleased track called "Fire In My Bones".
Packaging
Easter Everywhere was packaged with lyrics printed on the inner sleeve, gold ink on the cover (which flaked off on your fingers) and full colour pictures on the reverse. The packaging was quite expensive at the time.Track listing
- "Slip Inside This HouseSlip Inside this House"Slip Inside this House" is a song originally released by psychedelic rock band 13th Floor Elevators as the first track on their 1967 album Easter Everywhere. At 8 minutes, it is the longest album-released track of the 13th Floor Elevators...
" (T. Hall, R. EricksonRoky EricksonRoky Erickson is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.-Biography:...
) – 8:03 - "Slide Machine" (Powell St. JohnPowell St. JohnPowell St. John is an American singer and songwriter. He was a well-known figure on the mid-1960s Austin, Texas campus folk/bohemian music scene. He was an occasional member of various Austin rock groups, including The Conqueroo and he wrote songs for the 13th Floor Elevators.-Biography:Powell St...
) – 3:43 - "She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)" (T. Hall, R. Erickson) – 2:58
- "Nobody To Love" (S. Sutherland) – 3:00
- "Baby BlueIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and featured on his Bringing It All Back Home album, released on March 22, 1965 by Columbia Records . The song was originally recorded on January 15, 1965 with Dylan's acoustic guitar and harmonica and William E. Lee's bass...
" (B. DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) – 5:17 - "Earthquake" (T. Hall, R. Erickson) – 4:51
- "Dust" (T. Hall, R. Erickson) – 4:02
- "Levitation" (T. Hall, S. Sutherland) – 2:41
- "I Had To Tell You" (T. Hall, S. Sutherland) – 2:28
- "Postures (Leave Your Body Behind)" (T. Hall, R. Erickson) – 6:30
In 2003, Charly
Charly Records
Charly Records is a British record label which specialises in reissued material.-History:Among the labels whose original releases are reissued by Charly are Vee-Jay, Sun, Immediate, BYG, Tomato, and Fania. Charly Records was founded in France in 1974 by Jean-Luc Young, who had been a promoter of...
reissued the CD, with additional tracks:
- "Splash 1" (C. Hall, R. Erickson) – 4:21
- "Kingdom of Heaven" (Powell St. John) – 3:33
- "You're Gonna Miss Me" (R. Erickson) – 3:42
- "Reverbation (Doubt)" (T. Hall, S. Sutherland, R. Erickson) – 3:23
- Tracks 11 to 14 recorded live in Texas, 1967.
- "You Don't Know" (Powell St. John) – 2:35
- "Fire Engine" (T. Hall, R. Erickson) – 3:00
- "Monkey Island" (Powell St. John) – 2:42
- "Roller Coaster" (T. Hall, R. Erickson) – 5:41
- Tracks 15 to 18 recorded live in San Francisco, 1966.
- "Levitation" (Instrumental) (T. Hall, S. St. John) – 4:11
- "I Don't Ever Want to Come Down" (Unidentified) – 2:41
Personnel
- Guy Clark – photography
- Frank Davis – engineer
- Roky Erickson – vocals
- Dan Galindo – bass
- Tommy Hall – electric jug
- Lelan Rogers – producer
- Stacy Sutherland – guitar
- Danny ThomasDanny Thomas (musician)Danny Thomas, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, was the second drummer for the 13th Floor Elevators. Danny played drums and sang back up vocals on the final two studio albums, Easter Everywhere and Bull of the Woods...
– drums - John Ike Walton – drums
- Russell Wheelock – photography