News Page 2017
26th December
The "Collected" compilation (originally released in
Holland as a 3 CD set in October) is to
be given a UK vinyl release in the New Year. The double album set is being pressed on purple vinyl and
is limited to 4,000 copies, being released on the 26th January
(Music On Vinyl MOVLP2040).
19th December
The latest issue
of the FTMO magazine was been sent to members of the fan club this
week. The magazine features the latest band news, a band
interview and a review of the 'Minehead Fan Club Convention'.
1st December
Rick Parfitt's debut solo album "Over And Out" is to receive a
posthumous release on the 23rd March next year by earMUSIC (for details
click
here).
30th November
The Reading gig tonight is being recorded for a 'live & now' release (for details
click
here).
The
set list at the start of the UK tour was:
Caroline / Something 'Bout You Baby I Like /
Rain / Little Lady / Softer Ride / Beginning Of The End / Hold You
Back / Proposing Medley / Paper Plane / The Oriental / Creeping Up
On You / Don't Drive My Car / In The Army Now / Roll Over Lay Down /
Down Down / Whatever You Want / Rockin' All Over The World - Burning
Bridges / Rock 'N' Roll Music-Bye Bye Johnny.
19th November
The replacement "Live At
The NEC" CD2s were received at Universal on Friday and are due to be
posted out this week.
28th October
Universal Music have now set
up an email address (infoumc@umusic.com) for replacement "Live At The NEC" CD2s
to be requested from. Address details and proof
of purchase should be sent.
27th October
A white label copy of the
"Dog Of Two Head" album from 1971 was sold on the Ebay auction website this week for £182 (206 Euros)
click
here for more details.
25th October
The "Live At The NEC" CD
set has been temporarily withdrawn from sale by Universal Music due
to a pressing plant issue with the track "Roadhouse Blues". CD 2 is
being
re-pressed and they are setting up a web page with details of how to
obtain a replacement.
20th October
The re-released "Live At
The NEC" 3 LP set and double CD set was issued today.
16th October
A promotion copy of Quo's very rare
cancelled 7" single "Technicolor Dreams" from 1968 was sold
on the Ebay auction website this week for £1,187 (1,335 Euros)
click
here.
9th October
The 3 CD compilation "Collected" has now been released by Universal
Music in Holland. The CD set had originally been planned for
2015 and the released version has a different track order on CD 3.
1st October
The bootleg vinyl version
of "Heavy Traffic" sold for £340 (385 Euros).
29th September
A bootleg vinyl version
of the "Heavy Traffic" album with a poster is available on the Ebay
website
(click
here
for details).
28th August
A book with the title 'Status Quo - Song By
Song' is due to be published by Fonthill Media on the 23rd November
(click
here
to see the cover).
7th August
The latest issue
of the FTMO magazine has been sent to members of the fan club this
week. The magazine features a band interview and an 'Rhino's
Revenge' interview with Rhino.
4th August
The third singles box set - "The Vinyl Singles Collection 1984 - 1989"
(Mercury 5728752) - was released today.
30th July
The "Live At The NEC" album is to be released as a 3
LP set (Mercury 5777092) and double CD set (Mercury 5777089) on the 20th
October
(click
here
to see the cover).
27th July
"The Last Night Of The Electrics" album entered the German
album charts at the number 10 position.
22nd July
"The Last Night Of The Electrics" album entered the UK
album charts at the number 24 position.
10th July
A copy of the South African Quo compilation "Best Of The British
Invasion" LP has been sold on the Ebay auction website this week for £185 (209
Euros)
click
here.
28th June
The third singles box set - "The Vinyl Singles Collection 1984 - 1989
(Mercury 5728752) - is due to be released on the 4th August
(click
here
to see the cover design).
26th June
The vinyl re-issue of "Piledriver" entered the UK vinyl album charts
at the number 22 position.
10th June
The "Piledriver" vinyl re-issue is to be pressed on blue vinyl and
is due to be released on the 17th June. Only 1,500 copies have been
produced.
3rd June
An original copy of Quo's second album "Spare Parts" from 1969 has
been sold on the Ebay auction website this week for £324 (385 Euros)
click
here.
2nd June
"The Vinyl Singles Collection 1980 - 1984" box set was released
today.
26th May
The deluxe CD reissues of the "Just Supposin'", the "Blue For You"
and the "Never Too Late" albums were released today.
9th May
Demon records are to re-issue the band's "In Search Of The Fourth
Chord" album on orange vinyl as a double LP set on the 30th June.
8th May
An original copy of Quo's second album
"Spare Parts"
from 1969 has been sold on the Ebay auction website this week for £324 (385
Euros)
click
here.
6th May
The "Piledriver" album is to be re-issued on vinyl for a limited
edition HMV 'Father's Day' release in June.
15th April
Quo's gig at the O2 in London on the 11th December last year
is to be released on vinyl, CD and as a DVD & Blu-ray with the title
"The Last Night Of The Electrics" on the 14th July. The
release is also to be available in orange vinyl, a test pressing
vinyl version and as an earBook.
7th April
The release date for the deluxe CD reissues of the "Just Supposin'",
the "Blue For You" and the "Never Too Late" albums is to be the 26th
May. Bonus 'live' tracks are to be included on each release -
"Just Supposin'" (from Le Mans Salle de La Rotonde on the 25th March
1981), "Blue For You" (from Osaka Koseinenkin Hall in Japan on the
19th November 1976) and "Never Too Late" (a 3 x CD set - from St
Austell Coliseum, Cornwall on the 7th March 1981).
25th March
The second singles box set - "The Vinyl Singles Collection 1980 - 1984
(Mercury 5726840) - is due to be released on the 2nd June
(click
here
to see the cover design).
10th March
"The Vinyl Singles Collection 1972 - 1979" box set was released
today.
2nd March
This month's issue (March) of 'Record Collector' magazine included a
good article on the FF and a Quo rare discography listing.
27th February
The latest regular issue
of the FTMO magazine has been sent to members of the fan club this
week. The magazine features a band interview and a review of Bob
Young's "Back To Quo Country" CD.
25th February
A special tribute to Rick issue of the FTMO magazine has been sent to members of
the fan club this week.
24th February
The
"The Vinyl Collection 1981- 1996" box set was released
today.
19th February
The bonus tracks for the deluxe 2 CD release of the "Just Supposin'"
album (Mercury 5716077) are to be: AB Blues (b-side) / Coming And
Going (demo) plus a selection of 'live' tracks.
The bonus tracks for the deluxe 2 CD release of the "Never Too
Late" album (Mercury 57160056) are to be:
Rock N' Roll (7" single version) / Never Too Late Sampler - Austrian
Flexi-Disc / Something 'Bout You Baby I Like (acoustic instrumental
demo) / plus a selection of 'live' tracks.
9th February
A copy of Quo's very rare
cancelled 7" single "Technicolor Dreams" from 1968 was sold
on the Ebay auction website this week for £776 (906 Euros)
click
here.
18th January
The Demon records vinyl releases of "The Party Ain't Over
Yet..." (on yellow vinyl), the "Don't Stop" (on clear vinyl) and the "Under The Influence" (on blue vinyl)
albums have been put back to the 3rd February. The Edsel CD
re-issues - of the same albums (but with bonus tracks) - are still due to be released on the
20th January.
7th January
A copy of the cancelled "Fakin' The Blues"
single from 1991 has been sold on ebay this week for £2,150 (€2,510 Euros)
click
here.
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