ZZ Top’s first five albums, released between 1971 and 1976, will be released as the vinyl box set ‘Cinco’ in July.
‘Cinco’ begins with the debut album from 1971. The album stiffed worldwide, achieving its least worst result in the USA with a peak at no. 201.
The second album ‘Rio Grande Mud’ didn’t do much better. It got to no. 104 in the USA but Australia also joined on (probably because there was a song on the album called ‘Bar-B-Q’) and gave the band their first Top 100 figure peaking at no. 90.
The third album ‘Tres Hombres’ is where the ZZ Top success started to really kick in, with thanks to the hit song ‘La Grange’. It reached no. 8 in the USA and no. 36 in Australia.
‘Fandango’ in 1975 delivered another ZZ Top classic in ‘Tush’. It peaked at 17 in the USA, 72 in Australia and then Sweden activated with a peak of 21.
The fifth and final album in the box is ‘Tejas’ reached no 24 in the USA, no 100 in Australia and no 19 in Australia.
ZZ TOP’S FIRST ALBUM TRACKLISTING
Side One
1. (Someone Else Been) Shaking Your Tree
2. Brown Sugar
3. Squank
4. Goin’ Down To Mexico
5. Old Man
Side Two
1. Neighbor, Neighbor
2. Certified Blues
3. Bedroom Thang
4. Just Got Back From Baby’s
5. Backdoor Love Affair
RIO GRANDE MUD TRACKLISTING
Side One
1. Francine
2. Just Got Paid
3. Mushmouth Shoutin’
4. Ko Ko Blue
5. Chevrolet
Side Two
1. Apologies To Pearly
2. Bar-B-Q
Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell
3. Whiskey’n Mama
4. Down Brownie
TRES HOMBRES TRACKLISTING
Side One
1. Waitin’ For The Bus
2. Jesus Just Left Chicago
3. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
4. Master of Sparks
5. Hot, Blue And Righteous
Side Two
1. Move Me On Down The Line
2. Precious And Grace
3. La Grange
4. Shiek
5. Have You Heard?
FANDANGO! TRACKLISTING
Side One
1. Thunderbird
2. Jailhouse Rock
3. Backdoor Medley
4. Backdoor Love Affair
5. Mellow Down Easy
6. Backdoor Love Affair No. 2
7. Long Distance Boogie
Side Two
1. Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings
2. Blue Jean Blues
3. Balinese
4. Mexican Blackbird
5. Heard It On The X
6. Tush
TEJAS TRACKLISTING
Side One
1. It’s Only Love
2. Arrested For Driving While Blind
3. El Diablo
4. Snappy Kakkie
5. Enjoy And Get It On
Side Two
1. Ten Dollar Man
2. Pan Am Highway Blues
3. Avalon Hideaway
4. She’s A Heartbreaker
5. Asleep In The Desert
