ZZ Top - Eliminator (Gold Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | 40th Anniversary | 2023)

ZZ Top – Eliminator is ZZ Top's eighth studio album and their worldwide breakthrough. It was recorded at Frank Beard's home studio in Texas and at Ardent Studios and engineer Terry Manning's studio in Memphis, produced by manager Bill Ham, and first released on Warner Bros. on 23 March 1983. Billy Gibbons added synthesizers and drum machines to the band's Texas blues rock, and the videos for "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs" were in heavy rotation on MTV. The album was certified diamond in the US. This copy is the limited 2023 40th Anniversary Edition on Warner/Rhino, remastered and pressed on gold vinyl.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Warner Records / Rhino RCD1 23774
• Format: Vinyl LP, album, limited edition, 40th anniversary
• Pressing: Reissue, remastered, gold vinyl
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2023 (original: 1983)
• Genre: Blues Rock, Hard Rock
• Category: New vinyl, Limited edition & coloured vinyl

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Gimme All Your Lovin'
2. Got Me Under Pressure
3. Sharp Dressed Man
4. I Need You Tonight
5. I Got The Six

Side B

1. Legs
2. Thug
3. TV Dinners
4. Dirty Dog
5. If I Could Only Flag Her Down
6. Bad Girl

Personnel

ZZ Top: Billy Gibbons (guitar, vocals, synthesizers, harmonica), Dusty Hill (bass, lead vocals on "I Got The Six"), Frank Beard (drums, percussion). Also: Linden Hudson (synthesizer, pre-production, songwriting), Terry Manning (engineer, drum machines, synthesizers). Songwriting credited to Gibbons/Hill/Beard. Produced by Bill Ham.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The original was released on Warner Bros. in 1983. This copy is the limited 2023 edition for the album's 40th anniversary, remastered and on gold vinyl.

Where does the album title come from?
"Eliminator" is the name of the customised 1933 Ford coupe shown on the cover and in the music videos.

Is the record new?
Yes. The record is new and factory sealed, so it has not been opened or played.

Do you have more ZZ Top records?
Yes, for example ZZ Top – Eliminator (DE Original 1983), ZZ Top – Afterburner or ZZ Top – Raw. More titles are in our Blues Rock collection.