record_label fool for the city
Fool for the City is the fifth ___MASK12___ released by ___MASK82___ rock band Foghat , released in 1975 . This was their first platinum ___MASK12___ and features , along with the title track , their signature song `` Slow Ride '' . The LP ( from " long playing " or " long play ") is an analog sound storage medium , a vinyl ___MASK8___ format characterized by a speed of rpm , a 12 or 10 inch ( 30 or 25 cm ) diameter , and use of the " microgroove " groove specification . Introduced by Columbia in 1948 , it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire ___MASK8___ industry . Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound , it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums . MPEG - 1 and / or MPEG - 2 Audio Layer III , more commonly referred to as MP3 , is an audio coding format for ___MASK81___ which uses a form of lossy data compression . It is a common audio format for consumer audio streaming or storage , as well as a de facto standard of ___MASK81___ compression for the transfer and playback of music on most ___MASK81___ players and computing devices . A book is a set of written , printed , illustrated , or blank sheets , made of paper , parchment , or other materials , fastened together to hinge at one side , with text and / or images printed in ink . A single sheet within a book is a ___MASK67___ , and each side of a ___MASK67___ is a page . A set of text - filled or illustrated pages produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book , or e - book . ___MASK6___ ( originally an initialism of Video Hits One ) is an American cable television network based in New York City that is owned by the ___MASK99___ Global Entertainment Group , a unit of ___MASK96___ . The channel was first launched on January 1 , 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting System ' s short - lived Cable Music Channel . It was originally created by Warner - Amex Satellite Entertainment , at the time a division of Warner Communications and the original owner of MTV ( MTV and ___MASK6___ are now both owned by ___MASK96___ ). " Slow Ride " is a song by the British rock band Foghat . It was the lead single from their fifth ___MASK63___ , " Fool for the City " ( 1975 ), released on ___MASK36___ . In 2009 , it was named the 45th " Best Hard Rock " song of all time by VH1 . There are 5 versions of this song on the market . The original LP version from " Fool for the City " lasts 8 minutes and 14 seconds . The single version , found in several compilations was truncated to 3 : 56 with a fade - out ending . The 1977 live version is 8 : 21 , the " King Biscuit Flower Hour " Foghat version is 10 : 37 and the 2007 live version is 9 : 44 . ___MASK36___ was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman . Artists included Todd Rundgren , Elizabeth Barraclough , Foghat , Halfnelson / Sparks , Bobby Charles , Randy VanWarmer , Paul Butterfield ' s Better Days , Lazarus , Jesse Winchester , and NRBQ . The label closed in 1984 , two years before Grossman ' s death . Foghat are an ___MASK82___ rock band formed in London in 1971 . The band is known for its use of electric slide guitar in its music . The band has achieved 8 gold records , one platinum and one double platinum record , and despite several lineup changes , continues to record and perform to the present day . Compact disc ( CD ) is a ___MASK19___ optical disc data storage format released in ___MASK46___ and co - developed by Philips and ___MASK18___ . The format was originally developed to store and play only sound recordings but was later adapted for storage of data ( CD - ROM ). Several other formats were further derived from these , including write - once audio and data storage ( CD - R ), rewritable media ( CD - RW ), Video Compact Disc ( VCD ), Super Video Compact Disc ( SVCD ), Photo CD , PictureCD , CD - i , and Enhanced Music CD . Audio CD players have been commercially available since October ___MASK46___ , when the first commercially available CD player was released in Japan . Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century , first as books of individual 78rpm records , then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at rpm . Vinyl LPs are still issued , though in the 21st century ___MASK12___ sales have mostly focused on compact disc ( CD ) and MP3 formats . The audio cassette was a format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl .