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ZZ TOP

  BILLY GIBBONS, DUSTY HILL, RUBE BEARD

A sturdy American blues-rock trio from Texas, ZZ Top specialized in down-and-dirty blues-rock during the '70s, then scored colorful MTV hits during the 1980s. Formed in Houston in 1970 by Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and Frank Beard (drums), the trio came from a pair of rival bands the Moving Sidewalks (Gibbons) and American Blues (Hill and Beard). Their first two albums reflected the strong blues roots and Texas humor of the band. Their third album (Tres Hombres) gained them national attention with the hit "La Grange," a signature riff tune to this day, based on John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen." Their success continued unabated throughout the '70s, culminating with the year-and-a-half-long Worldwide Texas Tour

"TRES HOMBRES"

<reissue, originally published on London Records in 1973>

LP       WARNER BROS  RECORDS       BSK 3270

PRINTED IN USA    LATE-70s REPRESSING

GATEFOLD COVER + INNER SLEEVE

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: WB - WHITE LABEL w/WB SHIELD LOGO on TOP & SMALL DEEP GROOVE - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover & inner: BSK 3270      

Catalog on labels: BSK 3270

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): BSK-1-3270  WW1 #2  —?

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): BSK 2-3270-WW2 #2  —?

On labels: rim text reads "Warner Bros. Records Inc.........Made in U.S.A."

Produced by Bill Ham

All selections published by Hamstein Music Co./Glad Music-BMI

?1973 London Records, Inc.

a Warner Communications Company

?®

On back cover: All titles BMI

Thanks to Robin Brian/Brian Studio and Terry Manning/Ardent Studio

Warner Bros. Records Inc.,........Made in U.S.A. ? ©?1973 London Records, Inc.

In The Fine Texas Tradition

tracklisting

Side A: WAITIN' FOR THE BUS - JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO

BEER DRINKERS & HELL RAISERS - MASTER OF SPARKS - HOT, BLUE AND RIGHTEOUS

Side B: MOVE ME ON DOWN THE LINE - PRECIOUS AND GRACE

LA GRANGE - SHIEK - HAVE YOU HEARD?

  grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Tres Hombres is the record that brought ZZ Top their first Top Ten record, making them stars in the process. It couldn't have happened to a better record. ZZ Top finally got their low-down, cheerfully sleazy blooze-n-boogie right on this, their third album. As their sound gelled, producer Bill Ham discovered how to record the trio so simply that they sound indestructible, and the group brought the best set of songs they'd ever have to the table. On the surface, there's nothing really special about the record, since it's just a driving blues-rock album from a Texas bar band, but that's what's special about it. It has a filthy groove and an infectious feel, thanks to Billy Gibbons' growling guitars and the steady propulsion of Dusty Hill and Frank Beard's rhythm section. They get the blend of bluesy shuffles, gut-bucket rocking, and off-beat humor just right. ZZ Top's very identity comes from this earthy sound and songs as utterly infectious as "Waitin' for the Bus," "Jesus Just Left Chicago," "Move Me on Down the Line," and the John Lee Hooker boogie "La Grange." In a sense, they kept trying to remake this record from this point on -- what is Eliminator if not Tres Hombres with sequencers and synthesizers? -- but they never got it better than they did here...(AllMusic)