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ZZ Top - The Best Of ZZ Top (1977) {1986, Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 28, 2024
ZZ Top - The Best Of ZZ Top (1977) {1986, Japan 1st Press}

ZZ Top - The Best Of ZZ Top (1977) {1986, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 202 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 86 Mb
Scans Included | 00:34:32 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Southern Rock | Warner-Pioneer Co. #32XD-537

ZZ Top closed out their tenure with London Records in late 1977 with The Best of ZZ Top, a basic but terrific ten-song retrospective of highlights from their first five albums (well, four, actually, since the underwhelming Tejas is ignored). There are no surprises here, just album rock favorites, which means it does draw heavily on Tres Hombres (four songs, total), adds Fandango's "Tush," "Blue Jean Blues," and "Heard It on the X" for good measure, then rounds it out with two songs from Rio Grande Mud and a selection from the debut. Yeah, there are a couple good album tracks missing, but as a ten-song summary of their early years, this can't be beat.

ZZ Top - Antenna (1994)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Aug. 8, 2023
ZZ Top - Antenna (1994)

ZZ Top - Antenna (1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 364 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 123 Mb
Full Scans ~ 152 Mb | 00:50:56 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock | RCA #07863 66317-2

Antenna is the eleventh studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994. It was the band's first album to be released on the RCA label. It was also the first time ZZ Top had a song with the album title in its name ("Antenna Head"). The opening track and first single from the album, "Pincushion", reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US.

ZZ Top - The Best Of ZZ Top (1977) {1984, Target CD}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Aug. 30, 2023
ZZ Top - The Best Of ZZ Top (1977) {1984, Target CD}

ZZ Top - The Best Of ZZ Top (1977) {1984, Target CD}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 212 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 97 Mb
Full Scans | 00:34:31 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock / Boogie Rock / Southern Rock
Warner Bros. Records #3273-2 / 256 598

ZZ Top closed out their tenure with London Records in late 1977 with The Best of ZZ Top, a basic but terrific ten-song retrospective of highlights from their first five albums (well, four, actually, since the underwhelming Tejas is ignored). There are no surprises here, just album rock favorites, which means it does draw heavily on Tres Hombres (four songs, total), adds Fandango's "Tush," "Blue Jean Blues," and "Heard It on the X" for good measure, then rounds it out with two songs from Rio Grande Mud and a selection from the debut. Yeah, there are a couple good album tracks missing, but as a ten-song summary of their early years, this can't be beat.

ZZ Top - Afterburner (1985) {Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 6, 2021
ZZ Top - Afterburner (1985) {Japan 1st Press}

ZZ Top - Afterburner (1985) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 269 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 92 Mb
Scans Included | RAR 5% Recovery
Boogie Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Synth Rock | Warner-Pioneer Corp. #32XD-374

Afterburner is the ninth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1985. Afterburner was a financial success, going several times platinum and launching several hit singles, the most successful of which was "Sleeping Bag" which peaked at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, it was the band's second album to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry, attaining Gold in 1985. In 1990, it was certified Platinum in the UK.

ZZ Top - Live! Greatest Hits From Around The World (2016)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 27, 2022
ZZ Top - Live! Greatest Hits From Around The World (2016)

ZZ Top - Live! Greatest Hits From Around The World (2016)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 536 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 185 Mb
Full Scans | 01:05:30 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock | Suretone Records #SURET1606-001

Assembled from various shows from various tours from around the world, 2016's Live: Greatest Hits from Around the World is billed as ZZ Top's first "full-length live album" – a matter of dispute considering how Eagle Rock released three CD/DVD/Blu-ray combo sets between 2008 and 2014. There is no visual component to Live: Greatest Hits from Around the World, which may be how it skates around the first live album distinction – if there's no video, this is a pure album – but the record mines a similar musical vein, collecting highlights from latter-day ZZ Top tours. During the 2000s and 2010s, ZZ Top released an excellent studio album called La Futura, but that's ignored here in favor for all the songs that are classic rock staples.

ZZ Top - Fandango! (1975) {1990, Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Aug. 27, 2023
ZZ Top - Fandango! (1975) {1990, Japan 1st Press}

ZZ Top - Fandango! (1975) {1990, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 222 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 86 Mb
Scans Included | 00:34:07 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock / Boogie Rock / Southern Rock / Texas Blues
Warner-Pioneer Corp. #WPCP-3983

Fandango! is the fourth album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975. Half the tracks are selections from live shows, the rest are new songs from the studio. Fandango, from which the album gets its name, is a type of dance similar to flamenco. In the late 1980s a digitally remixed version of the recording was released on CD and the original 1975 mix version was discontinued. The remix version created controversy among fans because it significantly changed the sound of the instruments, especially drums. The remix version was used on all early CD copies and was the only version available for over 20 years. A remastered and expanded edition of the album was released on February 28, 2006, containing three bonus live tracks. The 2006 edition is the first CD version to use Terry Manning's original 1975 mix.

ZZ Top - Live From Texas (2008) {2009, Japanese Edition}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Aug. 6, 2023
ZZ Top - Live From Texas (2008) {2009, Japanese Edition}

ZZ Top - Live From Texas (2008) {2009, Japanese Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 573 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 205 Mb
Full Scans | 01:16:00 | RAR 5% Recovery
Boogie Rock / Blues Rock / Southern Rock / Hard Rock / Classic Rock
Eagle Records / Isol Discus Organization #GQCP-59114

A CD accompaniment to the Eagle Rock live DVD release of ZZ Top's November 1, 2007 set at the Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie, TX, Live from Texas is one for the fans - a latter-day live record that's by no means embarrassing but not very captivating, either. The set list is hits-heavy, containing every one of the MTV hits from Eliminator and all the classic rock radio staples, all taken just a little bit slower than they were on record. That combined with the crystal clear production makes the band seem just a little bit sluggish at times, but they can still churn out a boogie - "Sharp Dressed Man" in particular cooks - and Billy Gibbons' guitar still snarls as much as his voice growls, which is enough to make this worth a listen for longtime fans.

ZZ Top - Tejas (1976) {1990, Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 7, 2021
ZZ Top - Tejas (1976) {1990, Japan 1st Press}

ZZ Top - Tejas (1976) {1990, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 216 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 86 Mb
Scans Included | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Southern Rock, Classic Rock | Warner-Pioneer Co. #WPCP-3984

Tejas is the fifth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released in late November 1976. The title is a Caddo language word meaning 'friends', which is the origin of the name of the band's home state, Texas. On Tejas, ZZ Top countrified the bluesy posture of their previous albums, resulting in a slight detour between the madcap spirit of Fandango and the psychedelic strut of Deguello. While the album lacks any singles as strong as "Tush" or "La Grange," "Arrested for Driving While Blind" is one of ZZ's classic anthems, capturing the group's wacky humor and jaunty good-time boogie. Other highlights include the driving "Enjoy and Get It On," "Avalon Hideaway," and the fine instrumental "Asleep in the Desert."

ZZ Top - Degüello (1979) {1990, Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 5, 2021
ZZ Top - Degüello (1979) {1990, Japan 1st Press}

ZZ Top - Degüello (1979) {1990, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 217 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 84 Mb
Scans Included | RAR 5% Recovery
Texas Blues, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Southern Rock, Classic Rock | Warner-Pioneer Corp. #WPCP-3985

ZZ Top returned after an extended layoff in late 1979 with Degüello, their best album since 1973's Tres Hombres. During their time off, ZZ Top didn't change much – hell, their sound never really changed during their entire career – but it did harden, in a way. The grooves became harder, sleeker, and their off-kilter sensibility and humor began to dominate, as "Cheap Sunglasses" and "Fool for Your Stockings" illustrate. Ironically, this, their wildest album lyrically, doesn't have the unhinged rawness of their early blooze rockers, but the streamlined production makes it feel sleazier all the same, since its slickness lets the perversity slide forth. And, forget not, the trio is in fine shape here, knocking out a great set of rockers and sounding stylish all the time. Undoubtedly one of their strong suits.
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres (1973) {2006, Remastered, Expanded Edition}

ZZ Top - Tres Hombres (1973) {2006, Remastered, Expanded Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 303 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 109 Mb
Full Scans ~ 62 Mb | 00:45:03 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock | Warner Bros. Records #8122-78966-2

Tres Hombres is the third album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released in 1973. The album was the first of many times the band worked with Terry Manning as engineer. It was a successful combination as the release was the band's first commercial breakthrough. In the US, the album entered the top ten while the single "La Grange" reached number 41 on the singles charts (meanwhile, "La Grange" debuted number 33 on the American Top 40 broadcast on June 29, 1974). At the height of ZZ Top's success in the mid-1980s a digitally remixed version of the recording was released on CD and the original 1973 mix was no longer issued. The remix version created controversy among fans because it significantly changed the sound of the instruments, especially drums.