Boy, is this record scratchy. It is is in bad shape - sonically, but when I put it on the turntable, I don't seem to mind the pops and hisses. Fandango! is the fourth album by ZZ Top, from 1975. Half the cuts are selections from live shows, the other half are "new" songs from the studio. When I bought it yesterday, (50 cents), I could not tell if it was a live album, or studio, based on the cover photo. It is actually both. I love the back cover photo (left) with the map of Texas stitched on to the back of Billy Gibbons' leather coat. Side one has live Texas boogie woogie medlies on it, and side two ends with the I'm-Going-Out-Tonight anthem, Tush. I saw ZZ Top this past summer at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival. The word Fandango, is used to describe a style of folk and flamenco music and dance. "In the early '80's, a "digitally enhanced" remixed version of this recording replaced the original 1975 mix. The remix version was used on all early CD copies and was the only version available for over 20 years. A remastered and expanded edition of the album was released in February 2006, containing three bonus live tracks. The 2006 edition is the first CD version to use [music producer] Terry Manning's original 1975." According to sources on the Internet.
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