13th Floor Elevators - Headstone - The Contact Sessio

A rigid digi-book special edition which presents the first studio recordings by the 13th Floor Elevators from January and February 1966 made in Texas for an album for International Artists Records which never saw the light of day in those heady drug-filled days.The set includes mono versions of the eleven original tracks including the groundbreaking You're Gonna Miss Me and Fire Engine plus four remastered stereo alternative takes.In addition to the studio material this package includes four previously unreleased live recordings from La Maison in 1966, including We've Gotta get out of this place and two other previously unreleased tracks. With detailed notes explaining the weird and wonderful story of the Elevators by band expert Paul Drummond.