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    Just one note of caution. In the late 80's the early albums were re-released under the title Six Pack, for which the percussion was "treated" in the same style as Eliminator and Afterburner in an attempt to replicate their commercial success. To my ears it's a clunky remix of the old and the new and best avoided.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete The Cat View Post
    Just one note of caution. In the late 80's the early albums were re-released under the title Six Pack, for which the percussion was "treated" in the same style as Eliminator and Afterburner in an attempt to replicate their commercial success. To my ears it's a clunky remix of the old and the new and best avoided.

    Pete
    Absolutely correct.
    The Six Pack set was remixed and DDL/reverb used

    The earlier albums on this set did not receive the same treatment - they're the original mixes https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-St...eywords=zz+top
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stratmangler View Post
    You missed Bon Jovi, who were on before Marillion.
    And Ratt ....

    Marillion were rubbish, and Metallica had yet to record their first (and possibly only) decent album ....
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    Love em, got a 1st pressing of Tres Hobres and Rio Grand Mud and Eliminator , no one plays the blues like Billy Gibbons, i'm not saying he's the best blues guitarist of all time but he's definitely up there and you know straight away who's playing. The last album they did back in 2012 was brilliant La Futura was one of their best for my money.


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    Just been playing ZZ Top's First Album - not bad, not bad at all.
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    I have vinyl reissues of Deguello and Eliminator. If anyone's thinking about getting Deguello then you won't go wrong with the 2011 Rhino remaster cut by Chris Bellman. It sounds fantastic, better than the original according to a couple of Steve Hoffman members who own both. Good quality pressing too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    Just been playing ZZ Top's First Album - not bad, not bad at all.
    Not bad?

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    People think of ZZ Top and in the main think Eliminator and big beards, they're so much more than just that


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    I don't even think that. I guess they'll always be the final artist in anyone's record collection (if arranged alphabetically, rather than at random like what mine is).

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