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Music CD 1

We Sell Soul - The Spades
You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators
Reverberation (Doubt) - 13th Floor Elevators
Tried To Hide - 13th Floor Elevators
Fire Engine - 13th Floor Elevators
She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own) - 13th Floor Elevators
Slip Inside This House - 13th Floor Elevators
Splash 1 - 13th Floor Elevators
Dust - 13th Floor Elevators
I Had To Tell You - 13th Floor Elevators
Postures (Leave Your Body Behind) - 13th Floor Elevators
Right Track Now - Roky Erickson & Clementine Hall
Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog) - Roky Erickson & Bleib Alien
Starry Eyes - Roky Erickson & Bleib Alien
Bermuda - Roky Erickson
The Interpreter - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
Mine Mine Mind - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
I Have Always Been Here Before - Roky Erickson
Click Your Fingers Applauding The Play - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
I Think Up Demons - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
Don't Shake Me Lucifer - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
White Faces - Roky Erickson & The Aliens

Music CD 2

It's A Cold Night For Alligators - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
Creature With The Atom Brain - Roky Erickson & The Aliens Start Start
Stand For The Fire Demon - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
Bloody Hammer - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
The Wind And More - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
If You Have Ghosts - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
Song To Abe Lincoln - Roky Erickson & The Aliens
Anthem (I Promise) - Roky Erickson
Warning (Social And Social-Political Injustices) - Roky Erickson
The Beas - Roky Erickson & Evil Hook Wildlife E.T.
You Don't Love Me Yet - Roky Erickson
Clear Night For Love - Roky Erickson
Don't Slander Me - Roky Erickson
Nothing In Return - Roky Erickson
Burn The Flames - Roky Erickson
When You Get Delighted - Roky Erickson
True Love Cast Out All Evil - Roky Erickson
For You (I'd Do Anything) - Roky Erickson
Please Judge - Roky Erickson
We Are Never Talking - Roky Erickson
I'm Gonna Free Her - Roky Erickson

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Roky Erickson is one of the most influential cult artists of all time. His work with the '60s Texas group The 13th Floor Elevators bridged garage rock and psychedelia, and cast a long shadow over the punk and post-punk movements. After a 1969 drug bust, the already mentally fragile Roky chose a stay in a mental institution instead of doing jail time, but was subjected to electroshock therapy and emerged in a highly unstable condition. He continued to write brilliant, chilling songs throughout the '70s and '80s, and the cult around him grew. In 1990 he was honored with an acclaimed tribute album, Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye, featuring R.E.M., ZZ Top, and Primal Scream. This led to a revival of his fortunes, which included new releases made in conjunction with Charlie Sexton and Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers.

The 2-CD set I Have Always Been Here Before: The Roky Erickson Anthology is the only release to cover his entire 40-year career, making it the definitive Roky Erickson collection.