In 1966 (Erickson was 19 years old) the band released their debut album The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. The album had the band's only charting single, Erickson's 'You're Gonna Miss Me'. A stinging breakup song, the single remains probably Erickson's best-known work: it was a major hit on local charts in the U.S. Southwest and appeared at lower positions on national singles charts as well.
Critic Mark Deming writes that 'If Roky Erickson had vanished from the face of the earth after The 13th Floor Elevators released their epochal debut single, 'You're Gonna Miss Me', in early 1966, in all likelihood he'd still be regarded as a legend among garage rock fanatics for his primal vocal wailing and feral harmonica work.' We Sell Soul - T he Spades (1965)2. You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators (1966)3. Reverberation (Doubt) - 13th Floor Elevators (1966)4. Tried to Hide - 13th Floor Elevators (1966)5. Fire Engine - 13th Floor Elevators (1966)6. She Lives (In a Time of Her Own) - 13th Floor Elevators (1967)7.
Slip Inside This House - 13th Floor Elevators (1968)8. Splash 1 - 13th Floor Elevators (1968)9. Dust - 13th Floor Elevators (1967)10. I Had to Tell You - 13th Floor Elevators (1967)11. Postures (Leave Your Body Behind) - 13th Floor Elevators (1967)12. Right Track Now - Roky Erickson (1967)13. Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog) - Roky Erickson (1975)14.
Starry Eyes - Roky Erickson (1975)15. Bermuda - Roky Erickson (1977)16. Interpreter - Roky Erickson & the Aliens (1977)17. Mine Mine Mind - Roky Erickson & the Aliens (1977)18.
I Have Always Been Here Before - Roky Erickson (1977)19. Click Your Fingers Applauding the Play - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1977)20.
I Think Up Demons - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1980)21. Don't Shake Me Lucifer - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1980)22. White Faces - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1980).
It's a Cold Night for Alligators - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1980)2. Creature with the Atom Brain - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1980)3.
Stand for the Fire Demon - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1980)4. Bloody Hammer - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1981)5. Wind and More - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1981)6. If You Have Ghosts - Roky Erickson & The Aliens (1981)7. Song to Abe Lincoln Live - Roky Erickson (1986)8. Anthem (I Promise) - Roky Erickson (1986)9.
Warning (Social and Social-Political Injustices) Live - Roky Erickson (1986)10. Beast - Roky Erickson (1985)11.
You Don't Love Me Yet - Roky Erickson (1985)12. Clear Night for Love - Roky Erickson (1985)13. Don't Slander Me - Roky Erickson (1985)14.
Nothing in Return - Roky Erickson (1986)15. Burn the Flames - Roky Erickson (1986)16. When You Get Delighted - Roky Erickson (1988)17. True Love Cast Out All Evil - Roky Erickson (1988)18. For You (I'd Do Anything) - Roky Erickson (1995)19. Please Judge - Roky Erickson (1995)20. We Are Never Talking - Roky Erickson (1995)21.
Best Roky Erickson Album
I'm Gonna Free Her - Roky Erickson (1995).