Afterburner (RHINO HIFI / ROCKTOBER)

Afterburner (RHINO HIFI / ROCKTOBER)Celebrating the 40th anniversary of ZZ Top's 'Afterburner' enjoy the band's ninth studio album meticulously remastered for superior audio fidelity and pressed on limited 180 gram premium quality vinyl. Packaging features a heavyweight gatefold jacket, and an exclusive insert with insights from Billy F Gibbons in a Q&A with James Austin. The album emphasizes ZZ Top's transition from bell bottom blues band to a sharp dressed pop machine featuring the

but concert promoter George Wein convinced them when he said that the United States Information Agency (USIA) planned to film the festival to teach American culture in other countries

Shiny black with only a hint of foxing (cloud) here and there that won’t affect play

Original Jazz Classics Series is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and presented in a tip-on jacket

the fearless performer and protagonist of her three increasingly audacious albums

Yessir Whatever is 12-tracks recorded over roughly 12 years

yet still perfectly homemade

I Want You Back and My Girl

including the singles “Sauce

this limited edition 2 LP set includes an extensive booklet with rare photos from the actual concert

It's this type of devastating emotional honesty -- one that admits both strength and weakness -- that

yet open enough that any listener can inhabit each twist and emotional pang as their own

The album is full of hard