The Parable of Arable Land

The Parable of Arable Land is the debut studio album by the American rock band Red Crayola released in June 1967 by International Artists. The album features notable instrumental cameos by label mate and 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson, as well as collaborative pieces with their secondary group "The Familiar Ugly". It was produced by Lelan Rogers and audio engineered by Walt Andrus and Frank Davis.

The album was ranked number 18 on the NME's list "Top 100 Cult Albums to Hear Before You Die", number 57 on Spin's "Top 100 Alternative Albums of the 1960s", and number 169 on Uncut's "the 500 Greatest Albums of the 1960s".

In 2011, The Parable of Arable Land was reissued on Charly Records and remastered by Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3 who had previously covered Transparent Radiation.