ZZ Top – Fandango! original Japan LP with obi

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Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of Fandango! by ZZ Top, including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of Fandango! is a 1975 pressing on the London label.

The cover is VG++ with slight edge and corner wear.

The obi is M-.  The lyric insert and custom inner sleeve are M-.

The disc is M- on side one and VG++ (and close to M-) on side two with a couple of faint inaudible hairlines.  It’s a clean disc that has had little play.

A nice copy of a rare ZZ Top LP, as the band’s albums sold quite poorly in Japan.

Background: Released in 1975, the half live/half studio Fandango! was the fourth album by ZZ Top.

The album reached #10 on the U.S. album charts, helped by the Top 20 single, “Tush.”

Allmusic.com gave Fandango! a 3 1/2 star review:

Blessed with their first full-fledged hit album, ZZ Top followed it up with Fandango!, a record split between a side of live tracks and a side of new studio cuts. In a way, this might have made sense, since they were a kick-ass live band, and they do sound good here, but it’s hard not to see this as a bit of a wasted opportunity in retrospect. Why? Because the studio side is a worthy successor to the all-fine Tres Hombres, driven by “Tush” and “Heard It on the X,” two of their greatest songs that build on that album by consolidating their sound and amplifying their humor. If they had sustained this energy and quality throughout a full studio album, it would have been their greatest, but instead the mood is broken by the live cuts. Now, these are really good live cuts — and “Backdoor Medley” and “Jailhouse Rock” were fine interpretations, making familiar songs sound utterly comfortable in their signature sound — and Fandango! remains one of their better albums, but it’s hard not to think that it could have been even better.

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Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: London
Catalog Number:
GP-152
Year of Release: 1975
Format: Stereo
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Weight 9 oz
Dimensions 12.4 × 12.4 × 0.2 in