The Brief: Thirty years ago this month, March 23rd to be exact, ZZ Top released the best selling album of their career, ‘Eliminator’. The album sold over 10 million copies and the music videos produced for the album’s singles cemented the ZZ Top image. Surprisingly, the band only released one other album in the 80s, [...]
The A Side: Velcro Fly (Extended Mix) 6:35 The B Side: Velcro Fly (Dub Version) 5:42 The Brief: The fifth single release from ZZ Top‘s multi-platinum album ‘Afterburner’ is “Velcro Fly”. This promo 12″ release was remixed by John “Jellybean” Benitez. The Billboard Charts: Chart Debuted Debut Pos. Peak Pos. Wks on Chart Hot 100 [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Jellybean Benitez, Michael Hutchinson, Promo, Rock, Warner Brothers Records 
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The A Side: Stages (Extended Version) The B Side: Stages (7″ Version) Hi Fi Mama The Brief: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas released their ninth studio album in 1985. The album was ‘Afterburner’ and it is the biggest selling album to date for ZZ Top. Five times multi-platinum in sales and a [...]
The A Side: Doubleback (Single Version) The B Side: Planet Of Women (LP Version) Doubleback (AOR Mix) The Brief: “Doubleback” from ZZ Top‘s ‘Recycler’ album was featured in the film Back to the Future Part III. The band had a cameo in the movie playing an Old West version of the song along with some [...]