Quo Live

Status Quo are one of Britain's longest-lived bands, staying together for over 40 years. During much of that time, the band was only successful in the U.K., where it racked up a string of Top Ten singles across the decades. In America, the Quo were ignored after they abandoned psychedelia for heavy boogie rock in the early '70s. Before that, the band managed to reach number 12 in the U.S. with the psychedelic classic "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (a Top Ten hit in the U.K.).

Fantistic package of a classic Status Quo live album "Quo Live" (2CD) from a set recorded 27th - 29th October 1976 in Apollo Theatre, Glasgow. Plus a never before released "Tokyo Quo" (17th November 1976 Sunplaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan) and "Ausrtalia '74" (29th November 1974 Hordern Pavilion Sydney), booklet and various xtras make.

"Is There Anybody Out There That Wants To Rock?" is the war cry for fans of those denim clad boogie rockers Status Quo, and the fans are in for a real treat on Friday 20th October, when Quo's famous 1982 show at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC), is set to be re-released in it's entirety, as a standalone release for the first time, on both double CD and triple vinyl.

Status Quo, the Frantic Four, were one of the tightest, hardest rockin' UK bands of the 1970s. Morphing from psych popticians to denim clad rockers Status Quo debuted their new heavy, bluesy boogie rock with the single "Down the Dustpipe”. and followed it with the full-fledged hard rock album Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon. Status Quo played concerts regularly across England and Europe, slowly building up a strong following. The recordings on this disc are possibly some of the best early live Status Quo recordings, both in audio quality and performance. Tracks 1 to 6 were recorded for broadcast on Swedish Radio on 24th November 1971. Track 7 dates from the previous year and features and extended workout of "Is It Really Me / Gotta Go Home" recorded for German television on 26th September 1970.