{"product_id":"13th-floor-elevators-bull-of-the-woods-reissue","title":"13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS - Bull Of The Woods (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Black Vinyl, Half-Speed lacquers cut by Air Mastering from the original album master tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1969 final studio album by the Texan pioneers of psychedelia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePresenting the singles ‘\u003cem\u003eLivin’ On\u003c\/em\u003e’ and band’s the ethereal swansong ‘\u003cem\u003eMay The Circle Remain Unbroken\u003c\/em\u003e’. It is an important album in the band's discography and has continued to gain significance as their story has become more widely known.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBy the time the album was recorded, the band were facing extreme challenges, lead vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eRoky Erickson\u003c\/strong\u003e had to be broken out of a mental hospital in Houston by the band’s lyricist \u003cstrong\u003eTommy Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e. They fled to San Francisco, leaving the band’s lead guitarist, \u003cstrong\u003eStacy Sutherland\u003c\/strong\u003e stranded in Texas – unable to leave the state boundaries due to his probation restrictions.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhile the songs ‘\u003cem\u003eLivin' On\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eNever Another\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eDr. Doom\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eMay the Circle Remain Unbroken\u003c\/em\u003e’ feature the full band – the remainder of the album features Sutherland leading a power trio featuring former bassist \u003cstrong\u003eRonnie Leatherman\u003c\/strong\u003e with drummer \u003cstrong\u003eDanny Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e. Soon after the recordings were completed Ronnie was drafted to Vietnam, Danny was subjected to electric-shock treatment and Stacy was imprisoned for parole violation. Despite the challenges faced during its creation,\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eBull Of The Woods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas continued to gain recognition as a unique and significant album for its darker psychedelic sound. Since this is a faithful reproduction of the original LP pressing – the number of processes from the mixed master tape to lacquer were limited to an absolute minimum. A half speed master was then cut at AIR Studios and a test pressing was then dubbed and the dynamic range compared against the original pressing. The result was a better sound pressing than the original!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Artists","offers":[{"title":"LP - Half-Speed Remaster Black Vinyl","offer_id":57283205726553,"sku":"SDZ-00058","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/13THFLOORELEVATORS-BullOfTheWoods_Reissue_-LP-Half-SpeedRemasterBlackVinyl1.webp?v=1770909804","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/13th-floor-elevators-bull-of-the-woods-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}