- An essential release for all 13th Floor Elevators fans - on limited edition blue vinyl - Includes original songs, covers & demo recordings drawn from a career spanning 60 years . Old School is the first solo album by Ronnie Leatherman - bassist in the classic 13th Floor Elevators line-up - who has the distinction of playing on all three of the band's studio albums. Ronnie released his first single in June 1965 as Max & the Penetrators 'Prayin' Til Then b/w Kurl' and, apart from lead singer Roky Erickson, is the only former band member to release a solo album. After graduation he joined the Elevators alongside Stacy Sutherland (lead guitarist & songwriter), former Penetrators vocalist Max Range, John Ike Watson and Benny Thurman (bass).