In May 1977, “A&M” label released “Now”, the third Tubes (The) album. It was recorded in 1976, at “His Masters Wheels” and “Funky Features” in San Francisco, “The Record Plant” in  Los Angeles; “The Record Plant” in  Sausalito,  and was produced by John Anthony.

Personnel:

• Fee Waybill – vocals
• Bill “The Swami” Spooner- vocals, guitar
• Michael Cotten – synthesizer
• Rick Anderson – bass
• Mingo Lewis – drums, percussion
• Prairie Prince- drums
• Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
• Vince Welnick- keyboards
• Harry Duncan – harmonica
• Don Van Vliet- soprano saxophone
• Roberta Burger – violin
• Re Styles – vocals
• Bud Scoppa – voices
• Don Wood – engineer, production assistant
• Roland Young – art direction
• Michael Cotten, Prairie Prince – design

Track listing:

1. Smoke (La Vie en Fumér) – Bill Spooner, Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick
2. Hit Parade – Bill Spooner, Vince Welnick
3. Strung Out on Strings – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans
4. Golden Boy – Bill Spooner, Michael Evans
5. My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains – Don Van Vliet
6. God-Bird-Change – Mingo Lewis
7. I’m Just a Mess – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen
8. Cathy’s Clone – Fee Waybill, Bill “The Swami” Spooner, Michael Cotton, Mingo Lewis, Prairie Prince, Roger Steen, Re Styles, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson
9. This Town – Lee Hazlewood
10. Pound of Flesh – Ron Nagle, Scott Mathews
11. You’re No Fun – Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick