▁download ▁formats . ▁The ▁original ▁mix ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁CD ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁box ▁set ▁The ▁Complete ▁Studio ▁Albums ▁( 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 9 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁a ▁ 1 8 0 ▁gram ▁vin yl ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released , ▁using ▁the ▁original ▁mix . ▁ ▁Z Z ▁Top ▁front man ▁Billy ▁Gib b ons ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁title : ▁We ▁called ▁the ▁record ▁Z Z ▁Top ' s ▁First ▁Album ▁because ▁we ▁wanted ▁everyone ▁to ▁know ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁more . ▁We ▁wer en ' t ▁certain ▁if ▁we ' d ▁get ▁another ▁chance ▁in ▁the ▁studio , ▁but ▁we ▁had ▁high ▁hopes . ▁ ▁Gib b ons ▁also ▁said : ▁We ▁had ▁been ▁together ▁for ▁about ▁six ▁months ▁and ▁were ▁knock ing ▁around ▁the ▁bar ▁scene , ▁playing ▁all ▁the ▁usual ▁fun ky ▁joint s . ▁We ▁took ▁the ▁studio ▁on ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁stage ▁show . ▁The ▁bas ics ▁were ▁all ▁of ▁us ▁playing ▁together ▁in ▁one ▁room , ▁but ▁we ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁turn ▁our ▁back s ▁on ▁contemporary ▁recording ▁techniques . ▁To ▁give ▁our ▁sound ▁as ▁much ▁presence ▁and ▁support ▁as ▁possible , ▁we ▁became ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁three ▁piece ▁with ▁the ▁advantages ▁of ▁over d ub bing . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁natural ▁kind ▁of ▁support ▁– ▁some ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ▁parts , ▁a ▁little ▁bit