The Hoax Is Over Explained

The Hoax Is Over
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Aztecs
Cover:	The_Hoax_Is_Over_1971_Infinity_LP.jpg
Released:	January
Recorded:	September 1970
Studio:	Festival Studios, Armstrong Studios^[1]
Genre:	Blues
Length:	51:50
Label:	Infinity
Producer:	The Aztecs

The Hoax Is Over is an album by Australian blues-rock band, The Aztecs.

Background and recording

Billy Thorpe, the leader of the Aztecs, renewed the band in late 1968. Guitarist Lobby Loyde joined the band, and they turned to a more bluesy, heavier style. The new band's debut album was recorded in September 1970, and was released at the beginning of the following year.^[2]

Release

"The Hoax Is Over" was released in January 1971 by Infinity.^[3] All of four tracks of the album also released on the 3-CD compilation in 1994, but "Gangster of Love" and "Mississippi" (renamed to "Born in Mississippi") in a shortened version.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Gangster of Love"
2. "Goodbye Baby"
3. "Mississippi"
4. "Truth"

Personnel

• Billy Thorpe – vocals, harmonica, rhythm guitar
• Lobby Loyde – lead guitar
• Warren Morgan – keyboards
• Paul Wheeler – bass
• Kevin Murphy – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aztecs - The Hoax Is Over. discogs.com.
2. Web site: Billy Thorpe / The Aztecs. milesago.com.
3. Web site: The Hoax Is Over. rateyourmusic.com.
4. Web site: Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs – Lock Up Your Mothers. discogs.com.