Openers

In white boards with gilt spine titiling and gilt cross with a peace sign to upper cover, 8vo, 69pp. (minor light surface wear and scoffing). A very scarce work by Roky Erickson. a pioneer in the psychedelic annals of Austin Texas'. Wikipedia recounts the circumstances of the printing of the book: He was first sent to the Austin State Hospital. After several escapes, he was sent to the Rusk State Hospital in Rusk, Texas, where he was subjected to more electroconvulsive therapy and Thorazine treatments, ultimately remaining in custody until 1972. During his time at Rusk, he continued writing songs and poetry. Family and friends managed to smuggle out some of these poems and, in 1972, self published the book Openers, intending to use the proceeds to hire a lawyer. (Various sources claim approximately 1,000 copies of Openers were printed; how many copies were actually sold remains unknown.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".