The hodgepodge of outtakes and odds 'n' ends that makes up
Gremlins Have Pictures is culled from the period between 1975 and 1982, and features
Erickson solo as well as backed by three different groups --
the Explosives, the Aliens and
Blieb Alien. Only
the Explosives are remotely competent, although
Roky himself is surprisingly together for many of these recordings, especially those cut in San Francisco in 1982 with guitarist
Jack Johnson; the best of them is "I Have Always Been Here Before," on which
Erickson acknowledges a connection between himself and fellow walking casualty
Syd Barrett. Also included: a cover of
the Velvets' "Heroin," ~ Jason Ankeny