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The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990

ZZ Top

2013 · Rock

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The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990 by ZZ Top

The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990 is a Rock album by ZZ Top, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

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The albums in this collection are Mastered for iTunes with the exception of <i>Recycler</i> which is a standard album. This 2013 collection of ZZ Top's first 10 albums recorded for Warner Brothers over their first 20 years have been Mastered for iTunes (with exception of 1990's <i>Recycler</i>). This also includes the original LP mixes of <i>ZZ Top's First Album</i>, <i>Rio Grande Mud</i>, and <i>Tejas</i>, which have been unavailable since the CD age. Before their unexpected rash of successes in the '80s, ZZ Top had been one of the heaviest blues bands to come out of Texas. Billy Gibbons is a well-acknowledged guitarist whose limited vocals—and those of bassist Dusty Hill—served the band well throughout their long career. Tunes such as "Jesus Just Left Chicago," "La Grange," "Heard It on the X," and "Tush" were textbook rock 'n' roll blues for the '70s. With 1983's <i>Eliminator</i>, ZZ Top made the jump from respected rock 'n' rollers to mainstream MTV superstars with the "modern" '80s productions driving hits like "Gimme All Your Lovin'," "Sharp Dressed Man," and "Legs."

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Tracklist

  1. ZZ Top's First Album
  2. 1-1(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree2:32
  3. 1-2Brown Sugar5:22
  4. 1-3Squank2:46
  5. 1-4Goin' Down To Mexico3:26
  6. 1-5Old Man3:23
  7. 1-6Neighbor, Neighbor2:18
  8. 1-7Certified Blues3:25
  9. 1-8Bedroom Thang4:37
  10. 1-9Just Got Back From Baby's4:07
  11. 1-10Backdoor Love Affair3:20
  12. Rio Grande Mud
  13. 2-1Francine3:33
  14. 2-2Just Got Paid4:49
  15. 2-3Mushmouth Shoutin'3:41
  16. 2-4Ko Ko Blue4:56
  17. 2-5Chevrolet3:47
  18. 2-6Apologies To Pearly2:39
  19. 2-7Bar-B-Q3:34
  20. 2-8Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell7:39
  21. 2-9Whiskey'n Mama3:20
  22. 2-10Down Brownie2:53
  23. Tres Hombres
  24. 3-1Waitin' For The Bus2:59
  25. 3-2Jesus Just Left Chicago3:29
  26. 3-3Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers3:23
  27. 3-4Master Of Sparks3:33
  28. 3-5Hot, Blue And Righteous3:14
  29. 3-6Move Me On Down The Line2:30
  30. 3-7Precious And Grace3:09
  31. 3-8La Grange3:51
  32. 3-9Shiek4:04
  33. 3-10Have You Heard?3:14
  34. Fandango!
  35. 4-1Thunderbird2:49
  36. 4-2Jailhouse Rock1:56
  37. Backdoor Medley:9:23
  38. 4-4Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings2:42
  39. 4-5Blue Jean Blues4:42
  40. 4-6Balinese2:37
  41. 4-7Mexican Blackbird3:06
  42. 4-8Heard It On The X2:23
  43. 4-9Tush2:14
  44. Tejas
  45. 5-1It's Only Love4:24
  46. 5-2Arrested For Driving While Blind3:05
  47. 5-3El Diablo4:20
  48. 5-4Snappy Kakkie2:56
  49. 5-5Enjoy And Get It On3:23
  50. 5-6Ten Dollar Man3:42
  51. 5-7Pan Am Highway Blues3:15
  52. 5-8Avalon Hideaway3:07
  53. 5-9She's A Heartbreaker3:02
  54. 5-10Asleep In The Desert3:24
  55. Degüello
  56. 6-1I Thank You3:23
  57. 6-2She Loves My Automobile2:23
  58. 6-3I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide4:47
  59. 6-4A Fool For Your Stockings4:14
  60. 6-5Manic Mechanic2:36
  61. 6-6Dust My Broom3:07
  62. 6-7Lowdown In The Street2:50
  63. 6-8Hi Fi Mama2:23
  64. 6-9Cheap Sunglasses4:48
  65. 6-10Esther Be The One3:30
  66. El Loco
  67. 7-1Tube Snake Boogie3:05
  68. 7-2I Wanna Drive You Home4:49
  69. 7-3Ten Foot Pole4:24
  70. 7-4Leila3:17
  71. 7-5Don't Tease Me4:22
  72. 7-6It's So Hard5:11
  73. 7-7Pearl Necklace4:06
  74. 7-8Groovy Little Hippie Pad2:44
  75. 7-9Heaven, Hell Or Houston2:33
  76. 7-10Party On The Patio2:48
  77. Eliminator
  78. 8-1Gimme All Your Lovin4:01
  79. 8-2Got Me Under Pressure3:59
  80. 8-3Sharp Dressed Man4:14
  81. 8-4I Need You Tonight6:15
  82. 8-5I Got The Six2:52
  83. 8-6Legs4:33
  84. 8-7Thug4:17
  85. 8-8TV Dinners3:50
  86. 8-9Dirty Dog4:06
  87. 8-10If I Could Only Flag Her Down3:40
  88. 8-11Bad Girl3:19
  89. Afterburner
  90. 9-1Sleeping Bag4:02
  91. 9-2Stages3:32
  92. 9-3Woke Up With Wood3:45
  93. 9-4Rough Boy4:49
  94. 9-5Can't Stop Rockin'3:01
  95. 9-6Planet Of Women4:03
  96. 9-7I Got The Message3:28
  97. 9-8Velcro Fly3:29
  98. 9-9Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxury)3:11
  99. 9-10Delirious3:41
  100. Recycler
  101. 10-1Concrete And Steel3:49
  102. 10-2Lovething3:25
  103. 10-3Penthouse Eyes3:47
  104. 10-4Tell It4:48
  105. 10-5My Head's In Mississippi4:24
  106. 10-6Decision Or Collision4:02
  107. 10-7Give It Up3:33
  108. 10-82000 Blues3:45
  109. 10-9Burger Man3:19
  110. 10-10Doubleback3:56

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Southern Rock
  • twangy
  • swaggering
  • southern

Album notes

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Press copy discussing the mixes used on this release:
Rhino will release a 10CD ZZ Top box set on 10th June 2013.
The Studio Albums 1970-1990 comes in the familiar Rhino clamshell box packaging (see The Eagles and Chicago) and each album will come in vinyl replica card wallets, with Tres Hombres and Tejas replicating the original gatefolds.
Most importantly, this set presents, for the first time on CD, the original mixes for ZZ Top’s First Album, Rio Grande Mud and Tejas. Tres Hombres and Fandango will also use the original mixes, although expanded versions of those albums that used those mixes were issued back in 2006.
In a statement, ZZ Top said, “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.”

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