Name: Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo - Status Quo
Brand: Status Quo
SKU: 8719262017672
Price: 23.15 EUR
Availability: InStock

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

A1 Black Veils Of Melancholy 03:13

A2 When My Mind Is Not Alive 02:48

A3 Ice In The Sun 02:10

A4 Elizabeth Dreams 03:24

A5 Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe 02:59

A6 Paradise Flat 03:11

B1 Technicolor Dreams 02:49

B2 Spicks And Specks 02:40

B3 Sheila 01:52

B4 Sunny Cellophane Skies 02:41

B5 Green Tambourine 02:14

B6 Pictures Of Matchstick Men 03:05

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, Reel-To-Reel, 4-Track Cartridge, CD, 8-Track Cartridge

Labels

Music On Vinyl, Music Hall, Victor, Castle Classics, Universal UMC, Sanctuary Records, Carrere, PRT, Castle Communications PLC, Essential, Castle Music, Earmark, Strange Days Records, Helidon, Castle Legends, Pye Records, Zafiro, Astor, ANTAR , Musidisc , Elite , Vivid Sound Corporation, Castle Music , Bad-Ming-Ton Music, Cadet Concept, Disques Carrere, Antar Orange

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Europe, Yugoslavia

years

1968, 1969, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2020, 2021

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)