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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by Thirteenth Floor Elevators
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is an album by Thirteenth Floor Elevators, released in 1966. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “You're Gonna Miss Me”, on 1 list with a best position of #792.
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, the Austin band's 1966 debut on International Artists, carries the earliest known use of the word "psychedelic" in an album title, and it earns it. Roky Erickson sings and plays guitar like a man wired straight into the mains, Stacy Sutherland's guitar coils around him, and Tommy Hall blows into an electric jug, the bubbling, otherworldly whoop that is the record's most notable quirk. It's all over "You're Gonna Miss Me", the band's only hit, with "Tried to Hide" on the flip, and "Reverberation (Doubt)" went out as a single too.
The band had been calling their music psychedelic since at least January 1966, when the word showed up on their business card, probably at Hall's suggestion. Their spot on the Nuggets compilation in 1972 later marked them as forerunners of punk as well.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You're Gonna Miss Me | 1 | #792 | – | 2012 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.