MOVING SIDEWALKS Flash 2LP AKARMA 1968 ITAreissue+foc+bonus ZZ TOP-BILLY GIBBONS
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THE MOVING SIDEWALKS
Before forming ZZ Top, Billy Gibbons was the lead guitarist of this Houston, TX, group, which released
one album and a few singles in the late '60s. Their single "99th Floor" became one of the most famous
vintage garage 45s after its inclusion on Pebbles, Vol. 2, but the Sidewalks actually leaned much more
heavily toward psychedelic and blues-rock. In fact, the group supported Jimi Hendrix at one of his early
U.S. gigs and Gibbons became one of Hendrix's first boosters on U.S. shores; strange as it may seem,
Hendrix was quite impressed with Gibbons himself, even at this early juncture
"FLASH"<reissue, originally published in 1968>
Produced by Steve Ames
2LP AKARMA RECORDS AK 117
MADE IN ITALY 2000 REPRESSING
GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
This version: "Flash"LP + Single Sided (with bonus tracks) + Etched
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: AKARMA - WHITE LABEL w/BLACK STRIPE (A & C) and ARTWORK LABEL (B & D) - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: AK 117
Catalog on labels:
DISC ONE: AK 117 (on side A only)
DISC TWO: AK 117 (on side C only)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AK 117 A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): AK 117 B
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): AK 117 C
Matrix / Runout (Side D): none
On labels (sides A & C): rim text reads "All Rights.........Prohibited"
On inside cover: All selections by Tantara Music / BMI,
except "No Good To Cry" - Linesider Ltd. - Barrisue / BMI
On back cover: 1968 Tantara Records
2000 Akarma Records
Akarma A Division Of Comet Records
tracklisting
Side A: FLASHBACK - SCOUN DA BE
YOU MAKE ME SHAKE - YOU DON'T KNOW THE LIFE - PLUTO-SEPT. 31st
Side B: NO GOOD TO CRY - CRIMSON WITH - JOE BLUES - ECLIPSE - RECLIPSE
Side C: 99th FLOOR - WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO DO
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - NEED ME - EVERY NIGHT A NEW SURPRISE
Side D: none (Etched)
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RECORDS NEAR MINT (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR MINT but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The sole album by the Moving Sidewalks is as fascinating as it is unremarkable. As the birthing ground for legendary
blues-rock guitarist Billy Gibbons, one would expect at least a taste of what would later make ZZ Top
one of the best touring and recording bands on the planet; sadly, the album offers little in the way of
revelation in its 15 tracks. Admittedly, at the time of ZZ Top's 1970 debut, Gibbons' transformation
from a journeyman bandleader into a boogie-blues demigod was still not fully realized, but his chops were miles
away from what is heard here. Part of that lies in the fact that ZZ Top was less about psychedelia
than straight blues; whatever psychedelic touches made their way onto the studio albums
were largely an accessory. (They would eventually fully integrate on 1979's Deguello.)
The Moving Sidewalks, on the other hand, were psychedelic rockers whose songs hinted at the blues
without fully diving in. And as a bonus, Akarma's reissue includes five bonus singles that are some of
the strongest material on the album, especially "Need Me," "I Want to Hold Your Hand,"
and the legendary single "99th Floor."...(AllMusic)
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