File:ZZ Top - Legs - 1982 demo.mp3

ZZ_Top_-_Legs_-_1982_demo.mp3 ‎(MP3 audio file, length 26 s, 192 kbps overall, file size: 599 KB)

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Description	The sample will be used in the article "Legs" to show the early demo state of the song by ZZ Top. This sample features all three members of the band, including singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard. Pre-production engineer Linden Hudson programmed and played the pulsing synthesizer. The recording was made at the band's rehearsal studio at Beard's house in Texas.
Author or copyright owner	ZZ Top
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Linden Hudson is hosting this sample on his Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/152350852@N02/35711891332/in/photolist-VVojj3-WpJM7m-2gfGvYC
Date of publication	1982
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Legs (song)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	This file is intended to show the development of the song's early production style in comparison to the final mastered version.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The sample is 25 seconds long, less than 10 percent of the total song length of 4:35. The sample is lower quality than the original, having been encoded at 192 kilobits per second into a compressed, lossy MP3 format, much lower than the original uncompressed 1,411 kb/s CD quality.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Legs (song)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ZZ_Top_-_Legs_-_1982_demo.mp3true

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:55, 5 September 2021		26 s (599 KB)	Binksternet (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard

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Legs (song)

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Format	Bitrate	Download	Status	Encode time
Ogg Vorbis	116 kbps		Completed 23:55, 5 September 2021	1.0 s