The original mixes of ZZ Top's first 10 studio albums have been mastered specifically for iTunes and available now.
Included are:
ZZ Tops’ First Album (1971),
Rio Grande Mud (1972), Tres Hombres
(1973), Fandango! (1975)*,
Tejas (1976), Degüello (1979),
El Loco (1981), Eliminator (1983),
Afterburner (1985) and Recycler
(1990).
They are available for individual download or bundled
together in ZZ TOP: THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS (1970-1990). All 10
albums are also available on CD in a boxed set of the same name, with
each album presented in a wallet sleeve that faithfully
reproduces the original artwork, including the gatefold designs used
for
Tres Hombres and Tejas. This marks the first time that the original mixes for
ZZ Tops’ First Album,
Rio Grande Mud and Tejas are available on CD and as digital download.
Additionally, a dozen of ZZ TOP’s iconic videos are now available for
the first time on YouTube. A full list is below or follow this
link for a full playlist:
http://bit.ly/ZAKknq.
Today,
Gibbons, Hill and Beard remain together performing and recording as,
they often say, “the same three guys playing the same three chords.” The
trio offered a statement regarding the release of
ZZ TOP: THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS (1970-1990):
“We're
gratified that the albums from the first 20 years of the band are going
to be made available in this set. We're especially delighted to note
the restoration of
ZZ Top's First Album, Rio Grande Mud and Tejas has been incorporated; it's good to have been made whole again on a certain level.”
*At inception, Fandango! was a seamless amalgamation of both studio and live recordings; the original track line up is intact for this set.
ZZ TOP videos now available on YouTube:
GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN’ (from
Eliminator)
LEGS (from
Eliminator)
SHARP DRESSED MAN (from
Eliminator)
TV DINNERS (from
Eliminator)
SLEEPING BAG (from
Afterburner)
ROUGH BOY (from
Afterburner)
STAGES (from
Afterburner)
VELCRO FLY (from
Afterburner)
GIVE IT UP (from
Recycler)
MY HEAD’S IN MISSISSIPPI (from
Recycler)
BURGER MAN (from
Recycler)
VIVA LAS VEGAS (from
Greatest Hits)
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