Moving Sidewalks: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 12:58, 3 April 2013

The Moving Sidewalks was a 1960s American psychedelic blues-rock band, most notable for giving future ZZ Top guitarist, Billy Gibbons, his start in the music business. The band consisted of Gibbons on guitar, Don Summers on bass, Dan Mitchell on drums and Tom Moore on keyboards.

Gibbons founded the Texas psychedelic group in the mid-1960s and quickly drew a large following, especially in the Houston "teen scene". They recorded several singles and one full-length album, Flash. Their single "99th Floor" was a hit and topped the charts at No. 1 in Houston for six weeks. The success of this record led the Sidewalks to sign with Wand Records which then released "Need Me" which also became a Top 10 Hit. The group was asked to open for many rock tours, including Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.

After Tom Moore and Don Summers were drafted into the United States Army, Gibbons and Mitchell added Lanier Greig and formed the original ZZ Top. They recorded the first ZZ Top record, "Salt Lick", which was released on London Records.

The Moving Sidewalks appeared with the 13th Floor Elevators at the Houston, psychedelic venue, Love Street Light Circus, located on Commerce Street. The Elevators set was stopped after only a few songs by the Houston police department, who arrested the band's lead singer Roky Erickson.

In January 2013 Gibbons announced the Moving Sidewalks would reunite with all original members for one shot on March 30, 2013 at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City.^[1]

Discography

Albums

Flash (1969) Tantara TS 6919

(the original album release; produced by Steve Ames...their manager)

99th Floor (1982) Eva 12002

(reissue of the Tantara album plus the 5 tracks that were issued on singles only)

Flash (2000) Akarma AK 117

(another reissue of the Tantara album with the 5 singles only tracks added again)

The Pre-ZZ Houston Roots (2004) Lone Star LSR 19629

(a compilation of material by The Moving Sidewalks including 6 unreleased tracks; 21 songs total)

The Roots Of ZZ Top (2010) Fuel 61820

(a compilation of 7 Moving Sidewalks songs, 4 Warlocks songs, 7 American Blues songs; all tracks previously released on various singles and albums)

The Complete Collection (2012) Rockbeat ROC 3018

(a compilation of material by The Moving Sidewalks including 6 unreleased tracks; also includes demo material by Billy Gibbons' first band...The Coachmen; 26 songs total)

EPs

The Moving Sidewalks - A Band From Texas (1968) Another Mangy Mutt 1030

(this 7" EP was released on the indie label MUTT, a subsidiary of the Moxie Record Company. It is a mono recording and the playback speed is at 45rpm. This record is a combination/compilation of the band's A & B sides from their first 2 singles for Wand Records)

Side A: 99th Floor; What Are You Going To Do
Side B: Every Night A New Surprise; Need Me

Singles

"99th Floor" / "What Are You Going To Do" (1967) Tantara 3101; reissued as Wand 1156
"Need Me" / "Every Night A New Surprise" (1967) Wand 1167
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" / "Joe Blues" (1968) Tantara 3108
"Flashback" (4:15 - radio edit) / "No Good To Cry" (3:08 - radio edit) (1969) Tantara 3113

References

^ http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/the-return-of-moving-sidewalks/

External links

[1] ttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/the-return-of-moving-sidewalks/

[1]

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 After Tom Moore and Don Summers were drafted into the [[United States Army]], Gibbons and Mitchell added Lanier Greig and formed the original ZZ Top. They recorded the first ZZ Top record, "Salt Lick", which was released on London Records.
-The Moving Sidewalks opened for the [[13th Floor Elevators]] at the Houston, psychedelic venue, Love Street Light Circus, located on Commerce Street. The Elevators set was stopped after only a few songs by the Houston police department, who arrested the band's lead singer [[Roky Erickson]].
+The Moving Sidewalks appeared with the [[13th Floor Elevators]] at the Houston, psychedelic venue, Love Street Light Circus, located on Commerce Street. The Elevators set was stopped after only a few songs by the Houston police department, who arrested the band's lead singer [[Roky Erickson]].
 In January 2013 Gibbons announced the Moving Sidewalks would reunite with all original members for one shot on March 30, 2013 at [[B.B. King#B.B. King's Blues Club|B.B. King's Blues Club]] in New York City.<ref>http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/the-return-of-moving-sidewalks/</ref>