ZZ Top – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

In memory of bassist Dusty Hill 1949-2021. Dusty Hill joined ZZ Top in 1970 and played on all of the band’s albums, the last of which was La Futura in 2012. Along with bass, Dusty Hill also contributed to keyboards and backing, and lead vocals.

“ZZ Top Club” is a twelve-Inch mini-LP released only in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand on vinyl and cassette. The limited-edition project includes rare remixes from the band’s 1980s output. Three of the tracks were US Billboard Dance Hits Legs #13 (1984), Velcro Fly #43 (1986), and #41 (1986).

This project was released to coincide with the Japan tour of that period as shown on the obi-strip in Japanese (来日記念盤).

Unlike many Rock bands, ZZ Top embraced the Twelve-Inch single format releasing many during their long career. ZZ Top has sold over 25 million albums in the US with additional sales internationally.

SIDE A:
Velcro Fly (Extended Mix) 6:33
Legs (Special Dance Mix) 7:50

SIDE B:
Sleeping Bag (Extended Mix) 6:12
Stages (Extended Version) 5:04
Velcro Fly (Dub Version) 5:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
OBI: Mint
Insert: Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – P-6249
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Mini-Album
Country: Australia
Released: Feb 16, 1987
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Pop, Rock

CREDITS:
Design –Yasuo Mochida
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Roule
Photography By – Hiro Ito
Producer – Bill Ham
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez (tracks: A1, B3)
Remix, Engineer – Michael Hutchinson

NOTES:
A Lone Wolf Production

Includes OBI, and Insert

Find the Mini-LP at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi