His Eye Is on the Pyramid

by The 13th Floor Elevators

His Eye Is on the Pyramid cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 8 November 1999
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:59:56
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland, Roky Erickson, Danny Thomas

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'His Eye Is on the Pyramid' anthologizes The 13th Floor Elevators, the Austin band that coined the term psychedelic rock. Roky Erickson's vocals and Tommy Hall's amplified jug gave their garage rock its distinctive character.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, guitars, fuzz, retro, raucous

Tracklist

  1. You're Gonna Miss Me (2:28)
  2. Street Song (4:56)
  3. Pictures (Leave Your Body Behind) (6:30)
  4. Slide Machine (3:40)
  5. Earthquake (4:48)
  6. Rose And The Thorn (3:35)
  7. You Can't Hurt Me Anymore (3:55)
  8. Slip Inside This House (9:15)
  9. You Don't Know (2:55)
  10. Levitation (2:40)
  11. Thru The Rhythm (3:07)
  12. Dust (4:00)
  13. Kingdom Of Heaven (3:08)
  14. Roller Coaster (5:04)
  15. Fire Engine (3:18)
  16. Barnyard Blues (2:50)
  17. She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own) (2:55)
  18. Splash 1 (3:53)
  19. Scarlet And Gold (4:58)
  20. Don't Fall Down (3:00)
  21. Monkey Island (2:38)
  22. Before You Accuse Me (45 Version From LIK 52) (3:55)
  23. Reverberation (Doubt) (2:48)
  24. I Had To Tell You (2:25)
  25. Roller Coaster (5:09)
  26. Nobody To Love (2:53)
  27. Till Then (3:15)
  28. Baby Blue (5:12)
  29. Tried To Hide (2:48)
  30. I've Got Levitation (2:52)
  31. Never Another (2:23)
  32. May The Circle Remain Unbroken (2:43)

Credits

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