Gremlins Have Pictures

by Roky Erickson

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 21 November 1986
  • Label: Pink Dust
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:07
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Compiling various scattered studio outtakes and live recordings spanning 1975 to 1982, this collection acts as an essential, if deeply fragmented, portrait of the 13th Floor Elevators founder's troubled solo career. The wildly eclectic tracks shift from blistering, horror-themed garage rock to delicate, fiercely surreal acoustic balladry.

Genres

Descriptors: drugs, lo-fi, melodic, fantasy, DIY

Tracklist

  1. Night Of The Vampire (5:27)
  2. The Interpreter (3:40)
  3. Song To Abe Lincoln (2:19)
  4. John Lawman (2:42)
  5. Anthem (I Promise) (4:26)
  6. Warning (Social And Political Injustices) (2:04)
  7. Sweet Honey Pie (2:27)
  8. Cold Night For Alligators (3:25)
  9. I Am (2:22)
  10. Heroin (7:09)
  11. I Have Always Been Here Before (3:04)
  12. Before In The Beginning (7:02)

Credits

  • Roky Erickson - primary artist, written-by
  • Cam King - performer
  • Waller Collie - performer
  • Bill Miller - performer
  • John Maxwell - performer
  • Hugh Patton - performer
  • Mike Ritchey - performer
  • Lou Reed - written-by

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