Zebra - Collection 1983~90 (4 Albums) [Japan (mini LP) SHM-CD, 2013] Re-up

Zebra is a Hard rock band founded in 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It features Randy Jackson (guitar and vocals), Felix Hanemann (bass, keyboards and vocals) and Guy Gelso (drums and vocals). Their mainstream debut on Atlantic Records was in 1983 with their eponymous album, produced by Jack Douglas and highlighted by the singles "Tell Me What You Want" and "Who's Behind The Door". Zebra got their start on the US East Coast club circuit, frequently playing at clubs on Long Island, NY.

Zebra started their career by playing covers of Led Zeppelin, The Moody Blues and Rush songs; it was their early fans' reaction to their Led Zeppelin renditions that helped convince the band to bring their act to New York. They had introduced their original material into their cover sets years before they were signed to Atlantic Records, including "The La La Song", "Free" and "Bears" (originally entitled "The Bears are Hibernating").










Zebra is the debut album by American hard rock band Zebra, released in 1983, eight years after they were founded. The album features all original material, with the exception of "Slow Down" (a Larry Williams tune best remembered for a 1964 cover version by The Beatles) injected at mid-song with much of the second stanza of Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes", altered at its end:

"Knock me down, step on my face,
slander my name all over the place;
do anything that you want to do,
what are you tryin' to do?"

The album also features two hits which received national airplay: "Who's Behind The Door?" and "Tell Me What You Want". On the strength of both singles the album became one of Atlantic's fastest-selling debut albums ever and peaked at #29, attaining a level of commercial success the band was unable to repeat on subsequent releases. Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. Tell Me What You Want (3:51)
02. One More Chance (3:16)
03. Slow Down (3:30)
04. As I Said Before (2:56)
05. Who's Behind The Door? (5:16)
06. When You Get There (2:59)
07. Take Your Fingers From My Hair (7:20)
08. Don't Walk Away (3:35)
09. The La La Song (6:13)

Produced by Jack Douglas

The Band

• Randy Jackson - guitar and lead vocals prophet V synthesizer
• Felix Hanemann - bass guitar, keyboards, and vocals
• Guy Gelso - drums and vocals

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• Jack Douglas - keyboards, percussion
• Mike Grossman - piano
• Eric Troyer - synthesizer








No Tellin' Lies is the second album by New Orleans-based hard rock trio Zebra, released in 1984 by Atlantic Records. The album was a commercial disappointment, peaking at #84.

The original compact disc version was made in West Germany for the US market in 1984 and is very rare. It was reissued in 2007 as a 2-on-1 CD along with the third Zebra album 3.V, which had been deleted as well. Long out-of-print in single disc form for decades, No Tellin' Lies became available again as a stand-alone CD in 2013, with separate reissues from the UK-based Rock Candy Records and as part of a reissue of the first three Zebra albums in Japan. Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. Wait Until The Summer's Gone (3:36)
02. I Don't Like It (3:59)
03. Bears (4:34)
04. I Don't Care (3:05)
05. Lullaby (4:43)
06. No Tellin' Lies (3:29)
07. Takin' A Stance (3:55)
08. But No More (4:59)
09. Little Things (3:26)
10. Drive Me Crazy (3:30)

Produced by Jack Douglas

The Band

• Randy Jackson - Guitar and lead vocals
• Felix Hanemann - Bass guitar, keyboards, and vocals
• Guy Gelso - Drums and vocals

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• Stan Bronstein - Saxophone, Synthesizers
• Michael Finlayson, Bob Rosa - Programming
• George Small - Piano








3.V is third studio album by Zebra that was released in 1986 on Atlantic Records. This album marked a new, more AOR radio-friendly direction, attempting a commercial comeback for the group after the 1984 flop No Tellin' Lies. This bid would prove unsuccessful as the record company did little in the way of promotion,[1] and the album failed to chart - it would be the group's last studio album for Atlantic before being dropped from the label. The album went out-of-print in 1990. It was reissued in 2007 as an import paired on one CD with No Tellin' Lies, another deleted title, as the stand-alone compact disc version became a scarce collector's item in the meantime. 3.V, along with the first two Zebra albums, was reissued on CD again in Japan in 2013. Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. Can't Live Without (3:40)
02. He's Making You The Fool (3:52)
03. Time (5:22)
04. Your Mind's Open (3:40)
05. Better Not Call (5:09)
06. You'll Never Know (2:58)
07. About to Make The Time (5:05)
08. You're Only Losing Your Heart (3:49)
09. Hard Living Without You (3:23)
10. Isn't That The Way (3:22)

Produced by Randy Jackson & Zebra

The Band

• Randy Jackson - guitar and lead vocals, Prophet 5
• Felix Hanemann - bass guitar, keyboards, and vocals
• Guy Gelso - drums and vocals








Hard rock band Zebra, known for their legendary live shows, released the album Live in 1990. The recordings are taken from various shows they performed on Long Island in November 1989. It features six songs from their debut album, two songs from No Tellin' Lies, three from 3.V, and a single Led Zeppelin cover (a practice they were well known for). Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. Said Before (3:32)
02. She's Waiting For You (4:25)
03. Last Time (4:59)
04. Wait Until The Summer's Gone (3:41)
05. One More Chance (3:37)
06. Take Your Fingers From My Hair (8:24)
07. Bears (4:40)
08. Better Not Call (5:33)
09. The La La Song (9:40)
10. Time (2:23)
11. Who's Behind The Door? (6:16)
12. Making You The Fool (3:51)
13. Tell Me What You Want (4:22)
14. The Ocean (5:01)

Produced by Randy Jackson

The Band

• Randy Jackson - Guitar and lead vocals
• Felix Hanemann - Bass guitar, keyboards, and vocals
• Guy Gelso - Drums and vocals





Notes

Cardboard sleeve (mini LP) reissue from Zebra feat. Randy Jackson features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players) and 2013 remastering. The cardboard sleeve faithfully replicates the original LP artwork. Part of a 4-album Zebra feat. Randy Jackson mini LP SHM-CD reissue series featuring albums "Zebra," "No Tellin' Lies," "3.V," and "Zebra Live." Comes with lyrics and a Japanese description.

Many thanks to the original uploader: ALLexxess

SEE also:
Zebra 2003 IV