Artist
Two south London fellows called Alan Lancaster (bass) and Francis Rossi (guitar - known as Mike Rossi (4) during the band's early years) founded the band in 1962. First name The Paladins soon changed to The Spectres (2) (another previously-documented early name, The Scorpions, is disputed).
In 1966, the band changed their name to "The Traffic", shortly thereafter to The Traffic Jam (2). The lineup consisted of Lancaster, Rossi, John Coghlan (drums) and Roy Lynes (keyboard).
A year later, the band changed name once again to "The Status Quo". Rick Parfitt (guitar) joined the band. Their first hit record, "Pictures of Matchstick Men", was released. "The" was omitted from the name of the band in 1969, known thereafter as just "Status Quo"
Tracks
1
Goin' Nowhere
03:47
2
I Didn't Mean It
03:21
3
Confidence
03:13
4
Point Of No Return
03:49
5
Sail Away
03:34
6
Like It Or Not
04:00
7
Soft In The Head
03:19
8
Queenie
03:30
9
Lover Of The Human Race
03:30
10
Sherri Don't Fail Me Now
03:18
11
Rude Awakening Time
04:11
12
Back On My Feet
03:04
13
Restless
04:08
14
Ciao Ciao
03:30
15
Tango
04:04
16
Sorry
03:29
Releases
Formats
Cassette, CD, Vinyl
Labels
Mercury, Mercury , Polydor, Polydor , Music Box , BresTon Studio, Universal Music Archive Collection
Countries
Australia, Belarus, Japan, Poland, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Europe
years
1994, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2020
Members
Andy Bown,Francis Rossi,
Peter Kircher,
Bob Young,
Alan Lancaster,
Rick Parfitt,John "Rhino" Edwards,
Matthew Letley,
Roy Lynes,
Jeff Rich,
John Coghlan,Leon Cave,Richie Malone (2)
