"Slip Inside this House" is a song originally released by

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band

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as the first track on their 1967 album ''

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''. At eight minutes, it is the longest track the band released on a studio album. A single version edited to just under four minutes was released by

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. It is a good précis of the Elevators' style, containing most of their common elements—the electric jug of Tommy Hall, an insistent repetitive

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riff, and impassioned vocals by

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. In it, Tommy Hall, the lyricist, attempted to embody many of the elements of his psychedelic philosophy, which drew on elements of Eastern religions, Christian mysticism,

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, and the teachings of

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, among other disparate influences. The song was covered by Scottish

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band

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on their album ''

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'', by Norwegian band Madrugada, by New York

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band

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on their album ''Come on Everybody Let's Rock'', and by Scottish electronic band

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on their 1992 promo Make It Mine.

References

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