The psychedelic pioneer and former Thirteenth Floor Elevator Roky Erickson was presumed destroyed by LSD and electric shock therapy and this 1980 comeback, painstakingly produced by Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Stu Cook, remained unreleased outside Europe.
Erickson bayed schlock horror lyrics, his philosophical musings now abandoned, over then unfashionably chiseled hard rock riffs. But this apparently inane idiom made perfect sense to a Texan teen visionary raised on b-movies.
Two Headed Dog, I Think Of Demons, and Bloody Hammer are fluid, lucid, honest and chilling.
And there’s shimmering electric autoharp, from Cold Sun’s Bill Miller, throughout.
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Meninblack, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Rudeness, Youtube
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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John Robins, Comedian
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Stuart, Chortle
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Bosco239, youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Idrie, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Brighton Argus
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk