Roky Erickson - Openers

Roky Erickson - OpenersLegendary Texan psychedelic innovator Roky Erickson formed the 13th Floor Elevators in the mid 1960s, shaking up the local and national music scenes with his astounding debut LP. After spells at psychiatric facilities, Erickson formed the Bleib Alien which became the Aliens, but by the early 1980s was fixated with junk mail. In the convoluted aftermath, 1988's Openers, released in limited numbers by London's 5 Hours Back, had Erickson solo on six of

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