ZZ Top – Afterburner (CD, 1985, Warner Bros. Records 9 25342-2, West Germany Disc)
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Why This CD Matters
Afterburner followed Eliminator and continued ZZ Top’s transformation of Texas blues rock through synthesizers, programmed textures, and the polished production that defined their mid-1980s period. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200, while “Sleeping Bag” became a Top 10 pop hit and “Stages,” “Rough Boy,” and “Velcro Fly” extended the album’s presence on rock radio and MTV. Produced by longtime collaborator Bill Ham and written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard, it captures the classic trio during one of the most commercially successful periods of their career.
Collector Note
This 1985 US-market Warner Bros. Records / Lone Wolf Productions CD carries catalog number 9 25342-2 and has a disc manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany, with the booklet and rear inlay printed in the U.S.A. The combination of West German disc manufacture and US printed packaging identifies this as an early international-manufacture configuration from the compact disc era. The disc carries GEMA rights-society identification and the release uses barcode 075992534222.
Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.
Condition & Details
CD: VG+
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+
Technical Details
Format: CD, Album
Label: Warner Bros. Records / Lone Wolf Productions – 9 25342-2
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Sleeping Bag – 4:02
Stages – 3:32
Woke Up With Wood – 3:45
Rough Boy – 4:50
Can't Stop Rockin' – 3:01
Planet Of Women – 4:04
I Got The Message – 3:27
Velcro Fly – 3:29
Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxury) – 3:11
Delirious – 3:41
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.
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