Roky Erickson – Gremlins Have Pictures

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Label:	Light In The Attic – LITA 099
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM All Media, Reissue, Remastered
Country:	US
Released:	2013
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

		Gremlins Have Pictures
A1	Roky Erickson With The Explosives–	Night Of The Vampire Bass Guitar, Vocals – Waller Collie III* Drums, Vocals – Freddie Krc* Guitar, Vocals – Cam King Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson	5:27
A2	Roky Erickson And The Aliens–	The Interpreter Autoharp [Electric] – Billy Miller* Bass Guitar – Bobby Gorman Drums – Jeff Sutton Lead Guitar – Duane Aslaksen Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson	3:40
A3	Roky Erickson And Blieb Alien–	Song To Abe Lincoln Autoharp [Electric], Bass Guitar, Vocals – Billy Miller* Drums, Bass Guitar – Mike Ritchie* Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson	2:19
A4	Roky Erickson With The Explosives–	John Lawman Bass Guitar, Vocals – Waller Collie III* Drums, Vocals – Freddie Krc* Guitar, Vocals – Cam King Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson	2:42
A5	Roky Erickson With Jack Johnson (3) And John X Reed*–	Anthem (I Promise) Guitar – Jack Johnson (3), John X Reed* Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson	4:26
A6	Roky Erickson–	Warning (Social And Political Injustices) Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson	2:04
A7	Roky Erickson And Blieb Alien–	Sweet Honey Pie Autoharp [Electric], Bass Guitar, Vocals – Billy Miller* Drums, Bass Guitar – Mike Ritchie* Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson Performer [Announcer] – Jim Franklin (2)	2:27
B1	Roky Erickson With The Explosives–	Cold Night For Alligators Bass Guitar, Vocals – Waller Collie III* Drums, Vocals – Freddie Krc* Guitar, Vocals – Cam King Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson	3:25
B2	Roky Erickson With Jack Johnson (3)–	I Am Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Jack Johnson (3) Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Roky Erickson	2:22
B3	Roky Erickson With The Explosives–	Heroin Bass Guitar, Vocals – Waller Collie III* Drums, Vocals – Freddie Krc* Guitar, Vocals – Cam King Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson Written-By – L. Reed*	4:28
B4	Roky Erickson With Jack Johnson (3)–	I Have Always Been Here Before Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Jack Johnson (3) Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Roky Erickson	3:04
B5	Roky Erickson And The Aliens–	Before In The Beginning Autoharp [Electric], Vocals – Billy Miller* Bass Guitar, Vocals – John Maxwell Drums – Jeff Sutton Lead Guitar, Vocals – Duane Aslaksen Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson	7:02
		Roky Erickson
C1	Roky Erickson And The Aliens–	Bermuda Autoharp [Electric] – Billy Miller* Bass Guitar – Bobby Gorman Drums – Jeff Sutton Lead Guitar – Duane Aslaksen Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roky Erickson
C2	Roky Erickson–	Burn The Flames
D1	Roky Erickson–	I'm A Demon
D2	Roky Erickson–	The Beast

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Orb Productions
Copyright © – Light In The Attic Records & Distribution, LLC
Published By – Orb Music Co.
Published By – Blieb Alien Saucer Publishing
Published By – Orb Music (2)
Published By – Wixen Music Publishing
Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Published By – Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Raul's
Recorded At – Box Studio, Marin County, CA
Recorded At – The Ritz, Austin, TX
Recorded At – The Back Door, San Francisco
Recorded At – Whisky A Go Go
Recorded At – The Keystone, Berkeley
Recorded At – 91 Productions, San Rafael, California
Recorded At – The Church, San Anselmo
Licensed From – Orb Productions
Lacquer Cut At – Golden Mastering
Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-86469
Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-86470
Pressed By – Rainbo Records – R-27718
Pressed By – Rainbo Records – R-27719

Credits

Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Patrick McCarthy
Design – Henry Owings at Chunklet Graphic Control*
Engineer [Additional Engineering By] – Brian Izen, Derek Tracy, Duane Aslaksen, Fred KRC, Patrick McGarrigle, Vince Mariani
Executive Producer [Reissue] – Josh Wright, Matt Sullivan (4)
Liner Notes – Gregg Turner, Joe Nick Patoski
Management [Equipment Manager] – Ray Francois
Management [Orb Management] – Bruce Young (5), Chris Faville
Photography By – Bob Smith (20), Jean Constant*, Peg Wallace, Ray Francois
Producer – Duane Aslaksen (tracks: A2), Jeff Sutton (tracks: A2)
Producer, Engineer, Compiled By, Edited By – Craig Luckin (tracks: A1, A3 to D2), Karl Derfler (tracks: A1, A3 to D2)
Proofreader – Jason Grant (4)
Reissue Producer – Matt Sullivan (4), Pat Thomas (2)
Remastered By – Dave Cooley
Transferred By – Karl Derfler
Written-By – Roky Erickson (tracks: A1 to B2, B4 to D2)

Notes

Release in gatefold jacket with obi-style band on sealed copies

Includes 8-pg booklet, download card for full album, and bonus 7" (with tracks 13-16 from the CD)

On obi:
'Presenting Roky's 1986 compilation album with an expansive booklet featuring scholarly notes from Joe Nick Patoski and an exhaustive trove of rare photos and ephemera from the archives of Orb Productions. A 16 track exploration of live and studio recordings spanning 1975-82 including Roky penned classics "Song To Abe Lincoln", "The Beast" and "Warning (Social And Political Injustices) and the Velvet Underground's "Heroin"
- Re-mastered from the original sources
- LP housed in a gatefold tip-on jacket with bonus 7"
- Download card included

On sleeve:
Originally released as Gremlins Have Pictures (PINK DUST 72109-1, 1986)

On 7":
Originally released on Gremlins Have Pictures CD (RESTLESS REST 73793, 2005)

℗ 1986 Orb Productions
© 2013 Light In The Attic Records & Distribution, LLC.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 8 26853 0099 1 1
Other (7" catalog number): LITA 45-029
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched (LP)): LITA-099-A S-86469
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched (LP)): LITA-099-B S-86470
Matrix / Runout (Side A & B runout, stamped (LP)): GOLDEN
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched (7")): LITA 45-029-A R-27718
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched (7")): LITA 45-029-B R-27719
Matrix / Runout (Side C & D runout, stamped (7")): GOLDEN
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI

Other Versions (5 of 14)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Gremlins Have Pictures (Cassette, Album)	Pink Dust	72109-4	US	1986
Recently Edited	Gremlins Have Pictures (LP, Album)	Demon Records, Demon Records	FIEND 066, FIEND 66	UK	1986
	Gremlins Have Pictures (LP, Album, Stereo)	Pink Dust	72109-1	US	1986
New Submission	Gremlins Have Pictures (LP, Album)	Demon Records	FIEND 66	UK	1986
New Submission	Gremlins Have Pictures (CD, Compilation)	Demon Records	FIEND CD 66	UK	1990

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Reviews

RogerKilljoy Jun 23, 2021
Plenty of surface noise on my new-from-sealed copy of this, crackling all through side 1.
BobAtchum Jul 19, 2016
On mine, I can see the mistaken "2xLP" housed in a gatefold tip-on jacket with bonus 7