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' band prior to forming

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a year after its release. The Sidewalks' music was more in line with the

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movement rather than the

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sound ZZ Top would be famous for. It was re-released in 2000 with bonus tracks and again in 2022 on both vinyl and CD. It was recorded in the band's hometown of

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at Gold Star Recording Studio, later renamed Sugar Hill Recording Studios.

Track listing

Source:

Original 1969 Issue

*All Songs Published By Tantara Music, except where noted. #"Flashback" (Steve Ames) 4:44 #"Scoun Da Be" (Tom Moore) 2:08 #"You Make Me Shake" (

) 3:03 #"You Don't Know the Life" (Moore) 3:54 #"Pluto - Sept. 31st" (Gibbons, Ames) 5:14 #"No Good to Cry" (Al Anderson; Onesider Ltd.-Barrisue) 4:33 #"Crimson Witch" (Gibbons) 3:07 #"Joe Blues" (Gibbons, Moore, Dan Mitchell, Don Summers) 7:36 #"Eclipse" (Gibbons, Ames) 3:51 #"Reclipse" (Gibbons, Ames) 2:32

Bonus Tracks (added to Akarma Records' 2000 re-issue)

#"99th Floor" (Gibbons) 2:17 #"What Are You Going To Do" (Gibbons) 2:29 #"

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" ( Lennon, McCartney) 3:20 #"Need Me" (Gibbons) 2:14 #"Every Night A New Surprise" (Ames) 2:58

Personnel

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/ref> *Bill "Billy" Gibbons: Guitars, Harmonica, Vocal *Tom Moore:

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*Don Summers: Bass *Dan Mitchell: Drums, Percussion *Isaac Costa: Keyboards, Violin, Flute

Production

*Produced By Steve Ames *Recording Engineers: Bert Frilot, Doyle Jones *Mix & Re-Mix: Neal Ceppos

References

External links

* 1968 debut albums Tantara Records albums Moving Sidewalks albums {{1960s-rock-album-stub