The Moving Sidewalks - Flash (1968 Houston, TX) | Blues Rock / Psych | Full Vinyl Rip

Flash is the debut full-length from The Moving Sidewalks, released in 1968 on Tantara Records, catalog TS 6919. Houston, Texas. Stereo LP. The Moving Sidewalks came out of Houston's late-60s psych scene with Billy Gibbons on guitar - he was still a teenager when this record was made. Tantara was a small Houston label and the band had already put out singles, including "99th Floor," before this album came together. When Led Zeppelin toured America, the Moving Sidewalks opened some shows and Jimmy Page publicly called Gibbons one of the best young guitarists he'd seen in the country. The band dissolved shortly after and Gibbons went on to form ZZ Top with Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. The album sits at the intersection of Texas blues and psychedelia - fuzz-heavy guitar, extended blues workouts, and some more experimental moments. "Crimson Witch" is the track most collectors come to first. "Joe Blues" runs 7:36 and shows where the band's roots were. "Pluto - Sept. 31st" is the title that tells you something about their sense of humor - September 31 doesn't exist. 🎧 This is a full vinyl rip from my personal copy. 🔥 Standout tracks include "Flashback," "Pluto - Sept. 31st," "Crimson Witch," and "Joe Blues." 🎸 Sounds like: Jimi Hendrix Experience Cream Blue Cheer Johnny Winter 🎧 Vinyl Finds Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9oSXuMGglp1N8SlbZUEtCJ7 🎧 Full Vinyl Rips Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9pEOi1yCUyAZikNmWVdz8Hn 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinyl_piper/ I sell my doubles and extras here: https://vinylpipershop.com/ 💿 Tracklist 00:00 Flashback 04:47 Scoun Da Be 06:56 You Make Me Shake 10:00 You Don't Know The Life 14:01 Pluto - Sept. 31st 19:23 No Good To Cry 23:58 Crimson Witch 27:07 Joe Blues 34:47 Eclipse 38:05 Reclipse #MovingSidewalks #Flash #BillyGibbons #TexasPsych #BluesRock #PsychRock #TantaraRecords #VinylRip #1968Rock #RareVinyl #HoustonRock #VinylCommunity #VinylPiper