ZZ Top – ZZ Top’s First Album
(Warner Bros Records 1980 WB56601)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
Textured Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– dink on bottom left corner, crease on top left corner, some discolouration marks and some fingerprints
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
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.
ZZ Top’s First Album is the debut studio album by American rock band ZZ Top. It was produced by Bill Ham, and released in January 1971, on London Records. Establishing ZZ Top’s attitude and humor, the album incorporates styles such as blues, boogie, hard rock, and Southern rock influences. Thematically, the album
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree” | Billy Gibbons | 2:32 |
| 2. | “Brown Sugar” | Gibbons | 5:22 |
| 3. | “Squank” | Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Bill Ham | 2:46 |
| 4. | “Goin’ Down to Mexico” | Gibbons, Hill, Ham | 3:26 |
| 5. | “Old Man” | Gibbons, Hill, Frank Beard | 3:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Neighbor, Neighbor” | Gibbons | 2:18 |
| 2. | “Certified Blues” | Gibbons, Beard, Ham | 3:25 |
| 3. | “Bedroom Thang” | Gibbons | 4:37 |
| 4. | “Just Got Back from Baby’s” | Gibbons, Ham | 4:07 |
| 5. | “Backdoor Love Affair” | Gibbons, Ham | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 35:16 | ||
Personnel
ZZ Top
- Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
- Dusty Hill – bass, backing vocals, lead vocal on “Goin’ Down to Mexico”, co-lead vocal on “Squank”
- Frank Beard – drums, percussion (credited as “Rube Beard”)
Production
- Bill Ham – producer
- Bill Narum – album design
- Frank Jaubert – photography
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