Flash (Moving Sidewalks album)

1969 studio album by Moving Sidewalks

Flash

Studio album by

Moving Sidewalks

Released| 1969, 2000 (re-issue)
Recorded| 1968
Studio| Gold Star Recording Studios, Houston, Texas
Genre|

* Psychedelic rock
* blues rock
* garage rock

Length| Original-41:10; Reissue-54:36
Label| Tantara
Producer| Steve Ames
Moving Sidewalks chronology
|  | Flash
(1969)  | 99th Floor
(1982)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Flash (1969) is an album by Moving Sidewalks, Billy Gibbons' band prior to forming ZZ Top a year after its release. The Sidewalks' music was more in line with the psychedelic rock movement rather than the blues rock 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 Houston at Gold Star Recording Studio, later renamed Sugar Hill Recording Studios.

## Track listing

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### Original 1969 Issue

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* All Songs Published By Tantara Music, except where noted.

1. "Flashback" (Steve Ames) 4:44
2. "Scoun Da Be" (Tom Moore) 2:08
3. "You Make Me Shake" (Billy Gibbons) 3:03
4. "You Don't Know the Life" (Moore) 3:54
5. "Pluto - Sept. 31st" (Gibbons, Ames) 5:14
6. "No Good to Cry" (Al Anderson; Onesider Ltd.-Barrisue) 4:33
7. "Crimson Witch" (Gibbons) 3:07
8. "Joe Blues" (Gibbons, Moore, Dan Mitchell, Don Summers) 7:36
9. "Eclipse" (Gibbons, Ames) 3:51
10. "Reclipse" (Gibbons, Ames) 2:32

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

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1. "99th Floor" (Gibbons) 2:17
2. "What Are You Going To Do" (Gibbons) 2:29
3. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Lennon, McCartney) 3:20
4. "Need Me" (Gibbons) 2:14
5. "Every Night A New Surprise" (Ames) 2:58

## Personnel

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Source:[3]

* Bill "Billy" Gibbons: Guitars, Harmonica, Vocal
* Tom Moore: Organ, Piano
* Don Summers: Bass
* Dan Mitchell: Drums, Percussion
* Isaac Costa: Keyboards, Violin, Flute

## Production

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

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Original Track Listing at discogs
3. ^ Personnel & Production at discogs

## External links

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* Flash at AllMusic

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