May the Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to Roky Erickson | ||||
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Compilation album by various artists | ||||
Released | July 17, 2021 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock[1] | |||
Length | 44:04 | |||
Label | Light in the Attic | |||
Producer | Bill Bentley | |||
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May the Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to Roky Erickson is an album[2] by various artists, released July 17, 2021, on indie record label Light in the Attic. It is the first posthumous tribute album for Erickson (who died in 2019) and is produced by Bill Bentley, who also assembled the 1990 Erickson tribute album Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye for Sire Records.[3]
It was an exclusive Record Store Day vinyl release, and was also released digitally and on CD.[4][3]
Artists featured on the album include ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons;[5] Charlie Sexton and Alison Mosshart (as Mosshart Sexton); Jeff Tweedy of Wilco; Neko Case; Gary Clark Jr.[6] and Eve Monsees; and Lucinda Williams. The songs are drawn from Erickson's time with Texas psychedelic rock group the 13th Floor Elevators and his subsequent solo career.