OPENERS by Roky Erickson: a collection of lyrics 1972 HC 1Ed / RARE

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OPENERS
by Rev. Roger Roky Kynard Erickson. LIKE NEW First Edition, First Printing stated hardcover, produced in 1972 by Pyramid Publishing Company, Austin, TX.
A collection of lyrics written during the 3 and a half years that Erickson, formerly lead singer and guitarist of the psychedelic rock group 13th Floor Elevators, spent at the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Austin, Texas, where he had been held after pleading "not guilty by reason of insanity" to the 1969 felony charge of possession of a single marijuana joint. While a "patient," he underwent involuntary electro-convulsive therapy, thorazine treatments, and even started a band with fellow inmates, a band appropriately called The Missing Links. The OPENERS
manuscript
is rumored to have been smuggled out of the hospital by the family in an effort to raise money for Roky’s defense. Rare, collectible music memorabilia. Only about 1000 originally produced. Postscript: Roky Erickson passed away in Austin on May 31, 2019.
LIKE NEW First Edition, First Printing stated hardcover, unread with pages and edges clean and unmarked with the exception of one small speck to the bottom edges (scan #4). Binding tight. Light toning to endpages
. As
originally
produced without dust jacket. Actually NEW old stock, unread and in storage since 1974, one of several gifted to me by the Erickson family. Hardboards with gilded
debossing on front and on spine show no wear with the exception of an abrasion to the hardboard back bottom edge (scan #4). Very
light storage soiling front and back.
Bad lighting so photos don't do this book justice. Excellent, c
ollectible condition. 5.75" x 9." Text only. 69 pgs.