{"product_id":"zz-top-eliminator-red-vinyl-lp","title":"ZZ Top – Eliminator [Red Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eZZ Top – Eliminator [Red Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Red Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e R1 23774\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 081227943196\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hard Rock \/ Blues Rock \/ Southern Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warner Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 March 1983\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Opaque Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEliminator\u003c\/em\u003e is ZZ Top's eighth studio album and one of the most commercially and culturally impactful rock records ever made. Released on 23 March 1983 on Warner Bros. Records, it became the band's only RIAA \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond-certified album\u003c\/strong\u003e with domestic US sales of over 10 million copies — a staggering achievement that placed them among the elite of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was a radical reinvention. Recorded in Tennessee during 1982 and produced by the band's long-time manager \u003cstrong\u003eBill Ham\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEliminator\u003c\/em\u003e saw Billy Gibbons deliberately dragging ZZ Top's fuzz-soaked Texas blues boogie into the synthesiser-driven world of new wave. Influenced by acts such as Depeche Mode and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Gibbons introduced drum machines, sequencers and synthesisers alongside his razor-sharp guitar work — creating a sound that was simultaneously of its era and completely unique to the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe results were spectacular. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Gimme All Your Lovin'\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Sharp Dressed Man\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Legs\"\u003c\/strong\u003e all became massive international hits, their iconic MTV videos — featuring the legendary red 1933 Ford coupe and a rotating cast of leggy models — in constant rotation throughout 1983 and beyond. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Legs\"\u003c\/strong\u003e earned the band the \u003cstrong\u003eMTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video\u003c\/strong\u003e. The album spent over a year on the charts and produced five singles in total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the hits, the album holds up superbly — \u003cstrong\u003e\"Got Me Under Pressure\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a relentless, punishing highlight, \u003cstrong\u003e\"TV Dinners\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is gloriously eccentric, and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Bad Girl\"\u003c\/strong\u003e closes the record with a swaggering cool. Ranked at \u003cstrong\u003enumber 398 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003enumber 39 in The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEliminator\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential record in any collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited edition pressing is on \u003cstrong\u003eopaque red vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, remastered from the 2004 remaster, and was originally released as part of the annual Rocktober campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGimme All Your Lovin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGot Me Under Pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharp Dressed Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Need You Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got the Six\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThug\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTV Dinners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirty Dog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf I Could Only Flag Her Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Gibbons – Guitar, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDusty Hill – Bass, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank Beard – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Ham – Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Manning – Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – Warner Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ZZ Top","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57554020958595,"sku":"081227943196","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/f2d6e66a-e995-4ef4-8a7e-2ddf9b54ce5e.webp?v=1773155995","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/zz-top-eliminator-red-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}