ZZ TOP – EL LOCO LP – Nr MINT 1985 BLUES ROCK

ZZ Top – El Loco
(Warner Bros Records  1985  WB56929)
Matrix No’s: A4/B1

Sleeve in Excellent condition
– sticker tear top right and some wear to edges
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas, by vocalist and guitarist Billy Gibbons. For 51 years, the band comprised Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist Dusty Hill, until Hill’s death in 2021.

El Loco is the seventh studio album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1981. The title means “The Crazy One” in Spanish. Guitarist/singer Billy Gibbons has stated that the recording of this album was the first time the three members of the band were isolated from one another in the studio, rather than recording simultaneously in the same room. It also foreshadowed ZZ Top’s New Wave direction later in the decade, with early experimentations in synthesizer backing on certain tracks.

Track listing

All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.

1. “Tube Snake Boogie” – 3:03
2. “I Wanna Drive You Home” – 4:44
3. “Ten Foot Pole” – 4:19
4. “Leila” – 3:13
5. “Don’t Tease Me” – 4:20
6. “It’s So Hard” – 5:12
7. “Pearl Necklace” – 4:02
8. “Groovy Little Hippie Pad” – 2:40
9. “Heaven, Hell or Houston” – 2:32
10. “Party on the Patio” – 2:49

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, keyboards, vocals
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion

Production

• Producer – Bill Ham
• Engineer – Terry Manning
• Pre-production Engineer – Linden Hudson
• Mastering – Bob Ludwig
• Design – Bob Alford
• Photography – Bob Alford