Episode #54 Born To Ascend (Roky Erickson tribute)

BTA Sounds Radio

BTA Sounds' tribute to the great pioneer of psychedelic rock from Austin TX who passed away May 4th 2019. Here are some my fave tracks from Roky, The Spades and the 13th Floor Elevators. ALL HAIL ROKY, KING OF THE BEASTS! 1. 13th Floor Elevators - Slip Inside This House (1967 Easter Everywhere) 2. The Spades - You're Gonna Miss Me (1965) 3. The Spades - We Sell Soul (1965) 4. 13th Floor Elevators - Tried To Hide (Contact Sessions 1966) 5. 13th Floor Elevators - Everybody Needs Somebody (1966 Contact Sessions) 6. 13th Floor Elevators - Roller Coaster (1966 Contact Sessions) 7. 13th Floor Elevators - (I've Got) Levitation (1967 Easter Everywhere Mono Mix) 8. 13th Floor Elevators - I Had To Tell You (1967 Easter Everywhere) 9. 13th Floor Elevators - May The Circle Remain Unbroken 10. Roky Erickson - Interview/Blowin' In The Wind (From Fan made documentary 1984) 11. Roky Erickson - Cold Night For Alligators (from fan made doc 1984) 12. Roky Erickson - Interview/Creature With The Atom Brain (acoustic version 1980) 13. I Love The Living You - (recorded in Rusk State Mental Institution early 1970's) 14. You Don't Love Me Yet - (All That May Do My Rhyme 1995) 15. Roky and the Aliens - I Think Of Demons (The Evil One 1980)