Roky Erickson CD Club 2019 - RIP Roky

Refreshed and Renewed! Freshly polished inside and out for 2019 ... and beyond.

Release: ROKCDR015

Disc 1:
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 ROKCDR002 "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 ROKCDR002 "Psychedelic Sounds Alternate Mix." The take is the same, but the mix is not.

Disc 2:
Lenght: 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 purpos e; 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.