Formed in Texas in the mid-'60s, the 13th Floor Elevators started as a garage rock outfit, scoring their one and only modest national hit with You're Gonna Miss Me. While Roky Erickson's loopy persona and Tommy Hall's odd "jug" percussion were the band's most distinguishing features, several members of the group's original lineup contributed strong material to their albums. Trips to San Francisco established the group as an up-and-coming underground favorite , but Erickson's problems with drugs and the police led to the singers commission to a state mental hospital in the laste 60's, an ordeal from which he has never fully recovered. One of the original acid rock bands. This album features a cogent compilation of Live recordings and rare out takes. Digitally remastered with extensive liner notes.