ZZ TOP’s Warner Bros. Studio Albums Mastered For iTunes; Original
Mixes Of First 10 Albums Available Now, And As 10CD Boxed Set; Classic
Videos Available On YouTube For The First Time It was in Houston back in 1969 that
Billy F Gibbons, Frank Beard and
Dusty Hill joined as
ZZ TOP. The band that would unassumingly go on to
be known as That Little Ol’ Band From Texas went on to make rock history
with a string of hugely successful record releases and tour dates. Over
the next 20 years, the trio went on to critical and commercial acclaim,
selling millions of albums and concert tickets around the world, while
earning induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and status as one
of the only bands to have been awarded an RIAA Diamond (domestic sales
of 10 million or more) album. They were even named Official Heroes of
the State of Texas by an act of the legislature.
At long last, original mixes of the band’s first 10 studio albums
are available, mastered specifically for iTunes. These include 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). The albums
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 o
f ZZ TOP’s iconic videos are now available
for the first time on YouTube. The band’s classic videos are some of the
most legendary of all time including The Eliminator Trilogy, the videos
for 'Legs', 'Gimme All Your Lovin’' and 'Sharp Dressed Man', starring
the ’33 Ford three window coupe with the ZZ striping along its flanks
and a cadre of leggy beauties. A full list of ZZ Top videos are now
available on YouTube below: