"The importance here is to contemplate the message of sage wisdom within... the presence of The 13th Floor Elevators. Through a soundscape originating in South Texas, onward throughout the planets, here is a stunning outlay of the mysterious energy of The 13th Floor Elevators. Think about it." Billy F Gibbons, ZZ Top

"Holy blues, the psychedelic bible." Bobby Gillespie, Primal Scream

"Slip Inside This House is such a great record. They kind of sounded like Buddy Holly on acid!" Peter Buck, REM

"In two hundred years time there will only be two ’60s bands that count - The 13th Floor Elevators and The MC5. Julian Cope

"A symbolic kicking open of those garage doors, the Elevators sniffed out the new-found freedom and ran with it." Lenny Kaye, Nuggets

"Well - THE 13th Floor Elevators were THE band." Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane

"Far-reaching, eloquent, fucked-up and beautiful - the greatest rock’n’roll in the world." J Spaceman, Spiritualized

"Roky Erickson was special. He was an extraordinary musician and songwriter". Chet Helms, The Family Dog