Thanks for the news! I won't be getting the box set because I already own the vinyl, but it looks great. I have a cousin who's a few years older, and he was the one who first exposed me to the Top. He encountered them at a concert in Ottawa in, I'm gonna say 1972. Deep Purple was the headliner, and the opening acts were ZZ Top and YES, who were both kinda unknown in Canada at that point. ZZ Top started the show, and by the end everyone was dancing in the aisles. A happy show. Then YES comes on and blows everyone's mind. A great show. Then ... two hours goes by. Three hours. Finally Deep Purple comes on at close to midnight, and half the audience had already left. The sloppiest, most turgid show you ever saw. Later on he learned that both Blackmore and Gillan were quite ill during that tour, and Gillan quit the band about 6 months later from burnout. But ZZ Top was the breakout star of that concert.
Always appreciate the transparency and extra information. This set arrives for me on Friday. If this does well a KG cut Deguello and Eliminator would be stellar.
ZZ Top is really in a league of their own. I prefer these albums to the more popular albums that came after MTV made them famous. Tres Hombres is the best album they made, and for my money it’s one of the top dozen rock/blues albums of all time. Never heard a band this tight before or since. Jimi Hendrix said Billy was his favorite guitar player. That’s damned high praise. Fandango has that medley that’s worth the price of admission by itself. Funny that Frank sang Tush in a way that doesn’t rhyme with bush, which is more widely used. Thanks for this video!
@@towertone definitely more popular but still really great guitar bass and drums. Just not as bluesy. But My Head’s in Mississippi is just as good as it gets. An average ZZTop song is better than most bands best song ever. I just think Tres Hombres was a band still making the music they had inside with out feeling like record labels pressuring them for another hit.
Rhino released a ZZ Top boxset in 2017 set entitled "Cinco" comprising the same five albums. Lacquers were cut by Kevin Gray (Fandango, Tres Hombres), Chris Bellman (First Album, Rio Grande Mud, Tejas) and Steve Hoffman (Tres Hombres, Fandango) and mastering was done at RTI. That set sounds pretty good. I wonder how the Rhino High Fidelity reissues sound in comparison.
My fav period. Thanks, didn't know about this. Still have vinyl of the first three. (50 year anniversary for me last year) Time keeps on ticking... Going through a box of old ticket stubs not long ago. I was blessed. My first rock concert: May 19, 1973 (lol yeah, I'm old, but still above the dirt...) East Tennessee State University Rory Gallagher ZZ Top $4 It was about two months before Tres Hombres came out. (Dusty Hill's 24th birthday, I came to find out on his passing) It was Festival Seating and I managed to get about 15 feet from mic center. Rory Gallagher was pure fire right out of the gate, and his band was phenomenal. (particularly Lou Martin on his electric piano) Rory was amazing to see play and I think that he had as much fun as anyone. Then, Billy Gibbons and the boys came out. Back when they were the most badass blues rock band that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards (but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Needless to say, Rory and Billy made a big impression on a 16 yr old. Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since. RIP Rory, Rod, Lou, & Dusty. Thank You! Keep Rockin' Billy, Frank, & Gerry
My 1st Pressings of all these sound really good, and are not noisy at all. I ordered the Rhino Box within minutes of the release. Thanks for the review. My favorite Band, bar none. Also ZZ Top's 1st album is the most interesting to me. I've listened to it thousands of times, literally, and I can't fault a single note on the record.
Dang, the box set is already sold out! Even thought they worked in a narrow musical style, I was always amazed at Billy's creativity. Just when you think he is gonna zig, he zags big time.
If you happen to have a system that can resolve these albums, this box set is mind blowing! The seperation, dynamic range, warmth and clarity that KG was able to achieve here is seriously unbelievable! I have OG pressings of all these records. They might be slightly more open, but this set has incredible dynamic range, separation, and clarity. Best pressing.
Great video. I read an interview with Billy Gibbons once stating that his friendship with Ministry's Alain Jourgensen became a heavy influence on ZZ Top's '80's output.
I got my boxset yesterday and I'm real happy with it. Not only was that shipped fast AF, it's a pretty nice package. I'm thinking some of these pressings will be definitive... I'm only on the First Album so far, and it spanks the pants off of the CB cut from a few years back. We'll see about the rest. 😎
I remember when ZZ's CD "Six Pack" came out - they had completely remixed them to sound like 1980s records, with the loud snare with noise gate and everything. It was a travesty
Great video & thanks for sharing. I have said this often, as a very prolific live band, it is shocking that they only have, half a side of live material on Fandango. A 5 LP box set live box set of this period would have been better in my opinion.
Great review, they are the tightest little boogie band around. I still have all my original copies except the first album I had to rebuy it. I bought the Rhino pressing a few years ago and it sounds excellent.
"Just Got Back from Baby's" is on their First Album and pretty much my favorite straight blues song they ever did. "Brown Sugar" is just straight up badass. Not my favorite album of theirs but only slightly behind "Tres Hombres".
Great video, I was on the fence, but after watching this, and realizing I didn’t have the first two I just bought it. Billy Gibbons was instrumental in revitalizing roky Erickson‘s career and the publics love of 13th Floor Elevators.
Glad to see southern rock get shouted out by you, glad to hear you have respect for that style. And what crazy news that is to learn they were inspired by OMD
Fandango! was my first ZZ Top album. Man, I just loved the rawness and energy of the live side, especially the guitar sound...just a guy plugged in to a big, big stack.
After watching this video it has softened my initial reception to the announcement. Will be curious how your review compares to Vinyl Rewind's (but I watched yours first) 🎩👀
@@mazzysmusic I’m sure I heard it in the background at a party but when Tres Hombres came out I was into Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Weather Report. Along with David Bowie and Led Zeppelin. I’m currently purging classic rock records so it is doubtful I will buy any of these. Were you into Little Feat in the mid 70’s? I didn’t really hear them until I saw them on The Ild Grey Whistle Test DVD in the early 2000s.
You convinced me. Just put in my order with Rhino... Love them. I'm a native Texan and was always proud to claim these guys. Personally, I feel their best work are the albums with Spanish titles. Not a fan of the synthesizers of their 80s output. But thanks for the OMD info. I know who to blame now... ;)
I love 1977 "The Best of ZZ Top" that represents these same six London albums. It was reissued on "denim blue" vinyl for Rhino Rocktober last year. I wonder if this was also done by Kevin Gray? It doesn't say in discogs who did the remaster, but it would make sense for him to do it since he was working on this box set probably around the same time.
It's funny to me that I loved hearing ZZ Top on the radio, but didn't get into buying them until I heard Diablo. I couldn't believe what I'd been missing when I listened to the entirety of the first four albums. There first couple of WB albums are pretty good too.
I saw the fandango tour in Vancouver and the opening act was Heart who was one of the bands that got their start in Vancouver on a local label called mushroom records and just before dreamboat Annie was released, they played a high school dance at my school Alpha secondary school. Back to ZZ Top , there was a ginormous paper machaye cowboy hat being passed around the front of the stage which was festival seating without seat's on the floor
They were the first concert I ever saw at age 15 in Odessa, Texas in 1980 when they were on the Deguello tour. Also the first time I ever smoked pot, so they hold a special place… wish they had a whole box set with all their records.
@@mazzysmusic (50 year anniversary for me last year) Time keeps on ticking... Going through a box of old ticket stubs not long ago. I was blessed. My first rock concert: May 19, 1973 (lol yeah, I'm old, but still above the dirt...) East Tennessee State University Rory Gallagher ZZ Top $4 It was about two months before Tres Hombres came out. (Dusty Hill's 24th birthday, I came to find out on his passing) It was Festival Seating and I managed to get about 15 feet from mic center. Rory Gallagher was pure fire right out of the gate, and his band was phenomenal. (particularly Lou Martin on his electric piano) Rory was amazing to see play and I think that he had as much fun as anyone. Then, Billy Gibbons and the boys came out. Back when they were the most badass blues rock band that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards (but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Needless to say, Rory and Billy made a big impression on a 16 yr old. Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since. RIP Rory, Rod, Lou, & Dusty. Thank You! Keep Rockin' Billy, Frank, & Gerry
Billy’s guitar brought me to them, but I became a fan of his lyrics. Guttural delivery of rough edged words on the early albums hit me hard. Fine band.
@mazzysmusic Thx for the hint and sry for Rhino being a label to small to serve the European market directly or assuming no fans over the pond. Who knows 🤷
Hey Norman , do you recall the ZZ Top box sets "Cinco No1 & No2" ? These were released in 2017 &18 . From what I read they were pressed at RTI and cut by Chris Bellman , Kevin Gray , Steve Hoffman . And all the audio was taken from the original master recordings from London Records . Mine are still sealed so I don't know how they sound . Also , the way the phrased "audio taken the OG master recordings" .............is it tape of a digital copy of the tapes ? Who knows! I do have an OG London Tres Hombres and compared to the WarnerBros version I have , the London pressing is way better .
At least he and his administration had a clue on the economy and the border problem. If a Republican was in office the last 3 1/2 years you and all the other hypocrite liberals would have crucified them but since it's joke biden you think he's a great president. What a joke.
Great review, as always, Mazzy. Can you share how the box was packed for shipping? Given their dicey history packaging single HiFi titles and, at least for me, their consistently good exchange process (great communication and within 1-2 weeks to receive replacement), I have to think that they will go the extra mile to bombproof pack these box sets. Otherwise, the return shipping, or - more likely - the discount they offer due to the limited run on these will eat into their profitability something fierce. Thanks in advance and keep doing you, Mazzy.
Good morning, Maz.... 90 degrees here in New Jersey... A few years ago I got the 4 CD set: Chrome, Smoke and BBQ.... It takes ZZ Top back to their days as The Moving Sidewalks and moves forward... The sound is good. My only complaint....? Not enough live stuff...
Mazzy , I have three of the ZZ Top albums. I got the first album plus the green album plus one has the car on front album it’s like the greatest hits. ZZ Top do they play different blues music then BB King does.
I think Frank was in a heavy smack phase, so maybe that's why Billy started using drum machines 😁 If you can get hold of the Quad mix of Tres Hombres i can recommend totally.
I placed my order last night. Today I see all the reviews appearing. I find the improvements that RHINO are making to the High Fidelity category most welcome An issue I wish to see improved is the inner sleeves not easily reinsert back ito the jacket. It's a battle and I here people give u trying and just place the vinyl inside the inner sleeves and lace in the center of the gate fold jacket. Not Good.
I always clean (VPI VACUUM) new Vinyl before I play them. I loath doing so as it's another step but it does reveal a difference in the lps soundstage...IMHO. Do an A B and see (hear) what you think. Btw nice breakdown of ZZ TOP's first five.
ZZ Top is such an important blues-boogie band and will always remain one of my favorites. Some 80's CD German reissues sound pretty good, while some original US/UK vinyls I own sound lousy, or vice versa. ;-) Never liked the remasters, way too much compression and limiting. So one must go album by album which version on vinyl or cd one prefers. Perhaps the Rhino box is more consistent in the sound quality? Thanks for the background info and the review of the Rhino Album Box. Greetings from Vienna, Austria 👍
So, where is the original triple gatefold of Tejas with the individual members photos plus the live photo? This is the reproduction of the more cheap and poor UK version with only a regular gatefold where the original inner lyrics and band photo where used for the inside…
Great band, I've always liked them. OMD were snobby then and looked down on all guitar bands in those days - might still be that way. It's ironic that OMD had a big influence on ZZ Top. That box looks really good,
I will probably not go after this box set, even though I'm curious about the sound quality. I own the original issue LPs, then I went for the 'Six Pack' tragedy, (with the totally ruined 'Tres Hombres", NO BASS!), and I have the 10 CD value set that is great for road trips and sounds decent. But when I play my original albums, I have no complaints. Sometimes, rougher is better!
It was OMD who they first heard in 1980 with synths like this. The following year, in 81 they did latch on to Depeche Mode and the interest expanded. But on the show with OMD was first in 1980. B
Tejas doesn’t get the credit. Very Rolling Stones, especially the opening track. Amazing album. So glad they did all of these. First album is my favorite. But they are all great. We should have called this the Seafair edition with the blue angels in the back round
Wait.. is that a scratch, or was it just the high hat falling over? Why do you think fuzz and wah became so ubiquitously popular? Not only did they provide texture to the music, they concealed cheap turntables & the texture of the average abused vinyl. What do you expect from beer drinkers and hell raisers? People would freak when their Stravinsky got a tic, but we would fondly remember how that scratch got there on a blues-rock record... well, that might be putting lipstick on a pig, but it was a great excuse to release a string of invective. Back when $2.97 was real money, we didn't think about having multiple copies. There was familiarity with knowing where my scratches were on my records. But I had a lot of fun destroying every Saturday Night Fever disc I could get my hands on. When my roommate put a gouge in my brand new Blind Faith, it was all I could do to not put a dent in his forehead.
When the vinyl resurgence ends, boxes like this at $40 per record and the greed of the record companies will be the reason it all ends. At $100 I would be in, not $200....
Forget the vinyl.Early ZZ Top is meant to listened to on eight track tape. Billy Gibbons said at the time that they sold a ton of eight track taps. (preferably in a pick up truck)
ZZ Top's It's Only Love I do hear the Stones-like riff. Drums a little heavy for Charlie. U2's One could have been written by Lennon? I've thought Bono a very good lyricist. I don't think Lennon could have written it. Name a song he's written that comes close.
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Thanks for the news! I won't be getting the box set because I already own the vinyl, but it looks great.
I have a cousin who's a few years older, and he was the one who first exposed me to the Top. He encountered them at a concert in Ottawa in, I'm gonna say 1972. Deep Purple was the headliner, and the opening acts were ZZ Top and YES, who were both kinda unknown in Canada at that point. ZZ Top started the show, and by the end everyone was dancing in the aisles. A happy show. Then YES comes on and blows everyone's mind. A great show. Then ... two hours goes by. Three hours. Finally Deep Purple comes on at close to midnight, and half the audience had already left. The sloppiest, most turgid show you ever saw. Later on he learned that both Blackmore and Gillan were quite ill during that tour, and Gillan quit the band about 6 months later from burnout.
But ZZ Top was the breakout star of that concert.
Always appreciate the transparency and extra information. This set arrives for me on Friday. If this does well a KG cut Deguello and Eliminator would be stellar.
Worth every penny. Fantastic remastering and great packaging.
ZZ Top is really in a league of their own. I prefer these albums to the more popular albums that came after MTV made them famous. Tres Hombres is the best album they made, and for my money it’s one of the top dozen rock/blues albums of all time. Never heard a band this tight before or since. Jimi Hendrix said Billy was his favorite guitar player. That’s damned high praise. Fandango has that medley that’s worth the price of admission by itself. Funny that Frank sang Tush in a way that doesn’t rhyme with bush, which is more widely used. Thanks for this video!
My old bandmates and I refer to this era as ZZ Top and later as ZZ Pop...
@@towertone definitely more popular but still really great guitar bass and drums. Just not as bluesy. But My Head’s in Mississippi is just as good as it gets. An average ZZTop song is better than most bands best song ever. I just think Tres Hombres was a band still making the music they had inside with out feeling like record labels pressuring them for another hit.
Rhino released a ZZ Top boxset in 2017 set entitled "Cinco" comprising the same five albums. Lacquers were cut by Kevin Gray (Fandango, Tres Hombres), Chris Bellman (First Album, Rio Grande Mud, Tejas) and Steve Hoffman (Tres Hombres, Fandango) and mastering was done at RTI. That set sounds pretty good. I wonder how the Rhino High Fidelity reissues sound in comparison.
Hmmm . Very interesting. Wonder what that sells for…
Fantastic release. I just ordered my copy. Can't wait to hear it on my system
My fav period. Thanks, didn't know about this. Still have vinyl of the first three.
(50 year anniversary for me last year)
Time keeps on ticking...
Going through a box of old ticket stubs not long ago. I was blessed. My first rock concert:
May 19, 1973 (lol yeah, I'm old, but still above the dirt...)
East Tennessee State University
Rory Gallagher
ZZ Top
$4
It was about two months before Tres Hombres came out. (Dusty Hill's 24th birthday, I came to find out on his passing) It was Festival Seating and I managed to get about 15 feet from mic center. Rory Gallagher was pure fire right out of the gate, and his band was phenomenal. (particularly Lou Martin on his electric piano) Rory was amazing to see play and I think that he had as much fun as anyone. Then, Billy Gibbons and the boys came out. Back when they were the most badass blues rock band that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards (but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Needless to say, Rory and Billy made a big impression on a 16 yr old. Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since.
RIP Rory, Rod, Lou, & Dusty. Thank You!
Keep Rockin' Billy, Frank, & Gerry
My 1st Pressings of all these sound really good, and are not noisy at all. I ordered the Rhino Box within minutes of the release. Thanks for the review. My favorite Band, bar none. Also ZZ Top's 1st album is the most interesting to me. I've listened to it thousands of times, literally, and I can't fault a single note on the record.
We used to separate the seeds from our pot and roll doobies on the gatefold of Tres Hombres. Thx for the great video.
Used to 🤷🏻♂️
@@mazzysmusic”I used to do drugs. I still do, but I also used to!” Mitch Hedberg
Great standup from the late 90s early Aughts…
@@zackamania6534 lol yeah...Steven Wright even better
Same here...ZigZag tip Top🚬
Dang, the box set is already sold out! Even thought they worked in a narrow musical style, I was always amazed at Billy's creativity. Just when you think he is gonna zig, he zags big time.
If you happen to have a system that can resolve these albums, this box set is mind blowing! The seperation, dynamic range, warmth and clarity that KG was able to achieve here is seriously unbelievable! I have OG pressings of all these records. They might be slightly more open, but this set has incredible dynamic range, separation, and clarity. Best pressing.
Yes it does ✌🏼
Great video. I read an interview with Billy Gibbons once stating that his friendship with Ministry's Alain Jourgensen became a heavy influence on ZZ Top's '80's output.
one of the best concerts for me. ZZ TOP + HEART in ,75. heart were fantastic, zz top were loud ,lowdown dirty hard blues boogie.
Allready sold out.
It´s a shame to put out just 2.000 copys. 8-(
I got my boxset yesterday and I'm real happy with it. Not only was that shipped fast AF, it's a pretty nice package. I'm thinking some of these pressings will be definitive... I'm only on the First Album so far, and it spanks the pants off of the CB cut from a few years back. We'll see about the rest. 😎
Just ordered because you alerted me. Thanks! Also picked up the ZZ Top tee! ;)
Great overview! Thanks Mazzy
Shocked that I already got a shipping notice from Rhino after buying this 8 hours ago.
Me Too!
I remember when ZZ's CD "Six Pack" came out - they had completely remixed them to sound like 1980s records, with the loud snare with noise gate and everything. It was a travesty
I hate those
I had the Six Pack on CD, I was all in on the CD thang back then, and they were just alright with me.
Those mixes were horrid. I was so happy the 2003 BBQ boxset had the real mixes back
Trying to reach a new audience is my guess. I just picked that up on ebay for cheap.
Great video & thanks for sharing. I have said this often, as a very prolific live band, it is shocking that they only have, half a side of live material on Fandango. A 5 LP box set live box set of this period would have been better in my opinion.
Great review, they are the tightest little boogie band around. I still have all my original copies except the first album I had to rebuy it. I bought the Rhino pressing a few years ago and it sounds excellent.
"Just Got Back from Baby's" is on their First Album and pretty much my favorite straight blues song they ever did. "Brown Sugar" is just straight up badass. Not my favorite album of theirs but only slightly behind "Tres Hombres".
I have the Cinco boxsets from a few years ago. About $90 a piece and I'm more than happy with them.
Great video, I was on the fence, but after watching this, and realizing I didn’t have the first two I just bought it. Billy Gibbons was instrumental in revitalizing roky Erickson‘s career and the publics love of 13th Floor Elevators.
@@VinylPiper cool 🎸
And those just happen to be 2 of your favorite artists
Glad to see southern rock get shouted out by you, glad to hear you have respect for that style. And what crazy news that is to learn they were inspired by OMD
Great review! Thanks Mazzy!
Fandango! was my first ZZ Top album. Man, I just loved the rawness and energy of the live side, especially the guitar sound...just a guy plugged in to a big, big stack.
Thanks Mazzy. I MUST BUY NOW!!!!😄
Very cool. Thanks Mazzy!! 😎
I think that Humble Pie were doing the British version of what ZZ Top were doing in the 1970s.
Saw them in my hometown here in Canada , just a few yrs ago , it was a great fun show
After watching this video it has softened my initial reception to the announcement. Will be curious how your review compares to Vinyl Rewind's (but I watched yours first) 🎩👀
Love ❀ ZZ Top 😁thank you Mazzy
✌🏼🤠
@@mazzysmusic ✌🏼😊
I’ve never listened to a ZZ Top album. I did see them around 72-73.
@@vinylrichie007 try Tres Hombres ✌🏼
@@mazzysmusic I’m sure I heard it in the background at a party but when Tres Hombres came out I was into Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Weather Report. Along with David Bowie and Led Zeppelin. I’m currently purging classic rock records so it is doubtful I will buy any of these.
Were you into Little Feat in the mid 70’s? I didn’t really hear them until I saw them on The Ild Grey Whistle Test DVD in the early 2000s.
@@mazzysmusic Have Rhino send me a copy.
You convinced me. Just put in my order with Rhino...
Love them. I'm a native Texan and was always proud to claim these guys. Personally, I feel their best work are the albums with Spanish titles. Not a fan of the synthesizers of their 80s output. But thanks for the OMD info. I know who to blame now... ;)
Ha yeah 🤠
I love 1977 "The Best of ZZ Top" that represents these same six London albums. It was reissued on "denim blue" vinyl for Rhino Rocktober last year. I wonder if this was also done by Kevin Gray? It doesn't say in discogs who did the remaster, but it would make sense for him to do it since he was working on this box set probably around the same time.
Apparently previous releases were cut by Chris Bellman. I haven’t heard them.
It's funny to me that I loved hearing ZZ Top on the radio, but didn't get into buying them until I heard Diablo. I couldn't believe what I'd been missing when I listened to the entirety of the first four albums. There first couple of WB albums are pretty good too.
I saw the fandango tour in Vancouver and the opening act was Heart who was one of the bands that got their start in Vancouver on a local label called mushroom records and just before dreamboat Annie was released, they played a high school dance at my school Alpha secondary school. Back to ZZ Top , there was a ginormous paper machaye cowboy hat being passed around the front of the stage which was festival seating without seat's on the floor
Ordered me a copy super excited! The first two albums are a pain to find super clean OG copies that are not pricey lol 😅
They were the first concert I ever saw at age 15 in Odessa, Texas in 1980 when they were on the Deguello tour. Also the first time I ever smoked pot, so they hold a special place… wish they had a whole box set with all their records.
Firsts are good 🤠
@@mazzysmusic (50 year anniversary for me last year)
Time keeps on ticking...
Going through a box of old ticket stubs not long ago. I was blessed. My first rock concert:
May 19, 1973 (lol yeah, I'm old, but still above the dirt...)
East Tennessee State University
Rory Gallagher
ZZ Top
$4
It was about two months before Tres Hombres came out. (Dusty Hill's 24th birthday, I came to find out on his passing) It was Festival Seating and I managed to get about 15 feet from mic center. Rory Gallagher was pure fire right out of the gate, and his band was phenomenal. (particularly Lou Martin on his electric piano) Rory was amazing to see play and I think that he had as much fun as anyone. Then, Billy Gibbons and the boys came out. Back when they were the most badass blues rock band that ever was. Straw hats, jeans, no beards (but Frank. lol), and BG in a white tshirt w/ pack of Marlboros rolled up in the sleeve(lol). Needless to say, Rory and Billy made a big impression on a 16 yr old. Blues rock, slide guitar nut ever since.
RIP Rory, Rod, Lou, & Dusty. Thank You!
Keep Rockin' Billy, Frank, & Gerry
I have the ZZ Top Cinco box. It's pretty damn good.
Im a sucker i have the cinco boxset from 2017 but ordered this anyway will move one of them on, would love a Little Feat boxset!
Billy’s guitar brought me to them, but I became a fan of his lyrics. Guttural delivery of rough edged words on the early albums hit me hard. Fine band.
Love the review of the box set. Would be interesting to see how much it will command in the open market.
Lagrange sucked me in, and I’ve been a fan ever since!👍🏻
Great choice!! Great records! I will wait until they reissue them unnumbered and individual as i am only interested in 3 albums
Whete can I get this in Europe?
I don’t think you can. Will have to shop at the Australian or Canadian Warners Rhino store.
@mazzysmusic Thx for the hint and sry for Rhino being a label to small to serve the European market directly or assuming no fans over the pond. Who knows 🤷
Hey Norman , do you recall the ZZ Top box sets "Cinco No1 & No2" ? These were released in 2017 &18 . From what I read they were pressed at RTI and cut by Chris Bellman , Kevin Gray , Steve Hoffman . And all the audio was taken from the original master recordings from London Records . Mine are still sealed so I don't know how they sound . Also , the way the phrased "audio taken the OG master recordings" .............is it tape of a digital copy of the tapes ? Who knows! I do have an OG London Tres Hombres and compared to the WarnerBros version I have , the London pressing is way better .
@@jessefillmore I heard about those sets. Never heard them.
They hold the record for longest run with original members. 40 plus years up until the passing of Dusty Hill.
Los Lobos comes very close too.
@@mazzysmusic Luv those guys. From my 'hood....Los Angeles lol
Their greatest hits collection is one of my "go-to" plays!
I believe the insert included with Tres Hombres was the original jacket sleeve for the albums original release.
Yes it was
To clarify- you mean the original inner sleeve
@@Matasky2010 That's my recollection.
Its odd, on their site rio grande is numbered to 5000 in the picture. So seems there will be another edition unless that was an error.
That is interesting because the copies I have here are all 0000/2000 including Rio Grande Mud
@@mazzysmusicLooks like all the promo copies sent out to reviewers say 0000/2000
The set sold out last night!
Wasn't "Tuchus" a song by Zachor Zerizut Tav?
Hi Norman. Have they had assisted living employees at the white house for the past 3 year?
@@michaelmiller7574 just work crews removing all the ramps from the previous big guy.
At least he and his administration had a clue on the economy and the border problem. If a Republican was in office the last 3 1/2 years you and all the other hypocrite liberals would have crucified them but since it's joke biden you think he's a great president. What a joke.
@@michaelmiller7574shouldn't you be getting your fix on Fox News around about now...
Does Tres Hombres have the original (London) Mix or the Warner's overdub Mix?
Apparently the original London records mix.
Have mercy!
I’ve got the first 5 OG but a few are less than VG….so damn, I gotta get this!
Rhino website says limited to 2000
@@seanx666 yes exactly what I say in the video. Thank you ✌🏼
Great review, as always, Mazzy. Can you share how the box was packed for shipping? Given their dicey history packaging single HiFi titles and, at least for me, their consistently good exchange process (great communication and within 1-2 weeks to receive replacement), I have to think that they will go the extra mile to bombproof pack these box sets. Otherwise, the return shipping, or - more likely - the discount they offer due to the limited run on these will eat into their profitability something fierce. Thanks in advance and keep doing you, Mazzy.
Well packed in its own custom box that says ZZ Top printed on the outside.
I saw them at USAA’s Christmas party for employees. 😊
Good morning, Maz.... 90 degrees here in New Jersey... A few years ago I got the 4 CD set: Chrome, Smoke and BBQ.... It takes ZZ Top back to their days as The Moving Sidewalks and moves forward... The sound is good. My only complaint....? Not enough live stuff...
Mazzy , I have three of the ZZ Top albums. I got the first album plus the green album plus one has the car on front album it’s like the greatest hits. ZZ Top do they play different blues music then BB King does.
Very different than BB King this is rock based Texas blues with somewhat of a Tex mex flavor
Just ordered this and Tutu by Miles Davis. International shipping to Sweden for usd 15.99 is just crazy…
I think Frank was in a heavy smack phase, so maybe that's why Billy started using drum machines 😁
If you can get hold of the Quad mix of Tres Hombres i can recommend totally.
I placed my order last night. Today I see all the reviews appearing. I find the improvements that RHINO are making to the High Fidelity category most welcome
An issue I wish to see improved is the inner sleeves not easily reinsert back ito the jacket. It's a battle and I here people give u trying and just place the vinyl inside the inner sleeves and lace in the center of the gate fold jacket. Not Good.
Just ordered. Also picked up the Bad Co while shipping is free. Might need to get a part time job to pay for all these great releases lol
I always clean (VPI VACUUM) new Vinyl before I play them. I loath doing so as it's another step but it does reveal a difference in the lps soundstage...IMHO. Do an A B and see (hear) what you think. Btw nice breakdown of ZZ TOP's first five.
Enola gay is on "Organisation", the second OMD album, not the first one that you are showing. (FYI)
I saw that too. He also forgot they’re “Orchestral” not “Orchestra “ 🤷♂️
I own M- copies of all the original London albums, and I don’t have room for another boxed set. I’m sure they sound great.
ZZ Top is such an important blues-boogie band and will always remain one of my favorites. Some 80's CD German reissues sound pretty good, while some original US/UK vinyls I own sound lousy, or vice versa. ;-) Never liked the remasters, way too much compression and limiting. So one must go album by album which version on vinyl or cd one prefers. Perhaps the Rhino box is more consistent in the sound quality? Thanks for the background info and the review of the Rhino Album Box. Greetings from Vienna, Austria 👍
Just ordered
So, where is the original triple gatefold of Tejas with the individual members photos plus the live photo? This is the reproduction of the more cheap and poor UK version with only a regular gatefold where the original inner lyrics and band photo where used for the inside…
Saw Tres Hombres leaned in a record stack at a bunch of indoor keggars back in the mid 70s.
The original three panel foldout of Tejas isn't replicated here - shame. For the price, it absolutely should be
They sure *didn't get "cold feet". But "it sure got cold after the rain fell..."
*Rhino mail day!! A good day to be an influencer! And an obi is a band/belt.*
Great band, I've always liked them. OMD were snobby then and looked down on all guitar bands in those days - might still be that way. It's ironic that OMD had a big influence on ZZ Top. That box looks really good,
That insert comes in the original, Mazzy
And just like clock work, all the influencers are reading off the same script. 😂😜
Hahahaha...Wikipedia page for ZZ Top reading equates to promos sent to influencers. This is a racket and I must be jealous...hahahaha.
I will probably not go after this box set, even though I'm curious about the sound quality. I own the original issue LPs, then I went for the 'Six Pack' tragedy, (with the totally ruined 'Tres Hombres", NO BASS!), and I have the 10 CD value set that is great for road trips and sounds decent. But when I play my original albums, I have no complaints. Sometimes, rougher is better!
Got love for Tejas
kinda disappointed that there's no book or liner notes. even cool live pics.
There are liner notes/interviews, and photos included on each insert included in each album.
It wasn't OMD who they credit with expanding them, it was Depeche Mode.
It was OMD who they first heard in 1980 with synths like this. The following year, in 81 they did latch on to Depeche Mode and the interest expanded. But on the show with OMD was first in 1980. B
A missed opportunity, they already made this set,should of done the next 5 releases in the set
Yes a box seven years ago all from different mastering engineers. Not part of the HiFi series.
Tejas doesn’t get the credit. Very Rolling Stones, especially the opening track. Amazing album. So glad they did all of these. First album is my favorite. But they are all great.
We should have called this the Seafair edition with the blue angels in the back round
@@revelry1969 did you hear a few short segments with the blue angels buzzing? I had to stop the recording a lot yesterday.
@@mazzysmusicyes can hear em in there but not distraction. Great video man. My wallet taking hard hits the last few months. Again in the ringer.
Seems like they should've included Degüello and El Loco to get their full package before they really changed their sound with Eliminator.
As a Texan, ZZ Top records always need to be beat to shit to sound properly Texas. Ain't no smooth and clean in Bexar county.
Wait.. is that a scratch, or was it just the high hat falling over? Why do you think fuzz and wah became so ubiquitously popular? Not only did they provide texture to the music, they concealed cheap turntables & the texture of the average abused vinyl. What do you expect from beer drinkers and hell raisers? People would freak when their Stravinsky got a tic, but we would fondly remember how that scratch got there on a blues-rock record... well, that might be putting lipstick on a pig, but it was a great excuse to release a string of invective. Back when $2.97 was real money, we didn't think about having multiple copies. There was familiarity with knowing where my scratches were on my records. But I had a lot of fun destroying every Saturday Night Fever disc I could get my hands on. When my roommate put a gouge in my brand new Blind Faith, it was all I could do to not put a dent in his forehead.
I rather play in the Rio Grande Mud than get this set. Only really like Tres Hombres.
When the vinyl resurgence ends, boxes like this at $40 per record and the greed of the record companies will be the reason it all ends. At $100 I would be in, not $200....
Its going to end?
When was the last time the retail price for a high quality 5-LP box set was $100?
All bubbles burst or deflate in the end.
There is no reason this should be $200.
Good Records are worth $40 these days.
Forget the vinyl.Early ZZ Top is meant to listened to on eight track tape. Billy Gibbons said at the time that they sold a ton of eight track taps. (preferably in a pick up truck)
maybe but my first pressings sound amazing especially Tres Hombres
ZZ Top's It's Only Love I do hear the Stones-like riff. Drums a little heavy for Charlie. U2's One could have been written by Lennon? I've thought Bono a very good lyricist. I don't think Lennon could have written it. Name a song he's written that comes close.
OrchestraLLLLL
"Orchestra" over and over...I can barely watch after hearing that.
Awe
I dont have fandango but wouldnt buy the box just for that.
Not for me but looks like a great set for fans
Limited to 2000
I love your videos and your obvious love for “the music, stupid” but you’re costing me a fortune man
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It's sold out.
Not for me but rhino is killing
Orchestral......say it with me.
Brown Sugar baby