Status Quo

Formed 1962, London, UK. Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster and John Coughlan were former members of the Spectres. Originally known as Traffic Jam.
Label: Pye
Musicians: Francis Rossi (gtr, vcls); Rick Parfitt [=Richard Harrison] (gtr, vcls); Roy Lynes (org); Alan Lancaster (bs, vcls); John Coghlan (drms)
Producers: John Schroeder
Writers: Francis Rossi
7N 17449 Pictures Of Matchstick Men 20 Jan 1968 49-30-12-9-7-7-7-13-19-23-29-37 Pts: 208
    from the album Picturesque Matchstickable Messages (Aug 1968)  
Writers: Marty Wilde/Ronnie Scott
7N 17581 Ice In The Sun 3 Aug 1968 51-53-50-33-33-22-17-17-11-8-14-18-25-36 Pts: 178
    Original: Marty Wilde; from the album Picturesque Matchstickable Messages (Aug 1968)  
Writers: C. Groszman
7N 17907 Down The Dustpipe 25 Apr 1970 47-43-37-37-30-29-21-18-14-12-12-14-16-24-32-32-45 Pts: 209
Label: Vertigo
Musicians: Francis Rossi (gtr, vcls); Rick Parfitt [=Richard Harrison] (gtr, vcls); Alan Lancaster (bs, vcls); John Coghlan (drms)
Producers: Status Quo
Writers: Francis Rossi/Robert Young
6059 071 Paper Plane 23 Dec 1972 49-46 Pts: 11
    from the album Piledriver (Jan 1973)  
    13 Jan 1973 24-15-11-8-10-13-26-34-50-48 Pts: 150
6360 082 Piledriver LP 30 Dec 1972 39 Pts: 3
    13 Jan 1973 16-12-14-5-14-8-20-13-16-15-16-18-20-32-xx-23-xx-25-39-33-43-49-44-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-38-50-30-42-47-30-33-35-xx-42 Pts: 126
    9 Feb 1974 50 Pts: 2
    18 Jan 1975 50-49 Pts: 4
Writers: Francis Rossi/Robert Young
6059 085 Caroline 1 Sep 1973 44-28-23-17-11-9-8-5-5-7-20-28-43 Pts: 242
    from the album Hello! (Sep 1973)  
6360 098 Hello LP 22 Sep 1973 5-4-4-1-3-3-5-9-8-12-30-25-32-43-34 Pts: 139
    12 Jan 1974 23-30-40-30-38-50-40-xx-48-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-49-xx-xx-xx-47 Pts: 29
    1 Feb 1975 42-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-59 Pts: 4
Writers: Francis Rossi/Robert Young/Alan Lancaster/Rick Parfitt/John Coghlan
6059 101 Break The Rules 27 Apr 1974 38-26-18-8-11-10-27-38 Pts: 122
    from the album Quo (May 1974)  
9102 001 Quo LP 4 May 1974 2-3-3-5-6-11-10-25-23-42-16-43-37-47 Pts: 105
    sales: 80000  
Writers: Francis Rossi/Robert Young
6059 114 Down Down 30 Nov 1974 34-20-15-11-10 Pts: 85
    from the album On The Level (Feb 1975)  
    11 Jan 1975 1-5-6-26-44 Pts: 157
9102 002 On The Level LP 15 Feb 1975 3-1-1-2-5-7-18-23-27-27-44-29-25-31-37-30-29-26-33-40-37-46-45-40-xx-xx-xx-40 Pts: 166
Writers: Francis Rossi/Robert Young/Alan Lancaster/Rick Parfitt/John Coghlan
QUO 13 Roll Over Lay Down 10 May 1975 37-16-10-9-13-18-28-38 Pts: 124
    Original: Status Quo (Hello! LP, Sep 1973); from the album Status Quo Live (Mar 1977); Recorded live.  
Label: Pye Golden Hour
CH 604 Down The Dust Pipe LP 25 Oct 1975 34-17-30-29-48 Pts: 18
    sales: 60000  
Label: Vertigo
Musicians: Francis Rossi (gtr, vcls); Rick Parfitt [=Richard Harrison] (gtr, vcls); Alan Lancaster (bs, vcls); John Coghlan (drms)
Producers: Status Quo
Writers: Rick Parfitt
6059 133 Rain 7 Feb 1976 36-17-9-7-8-15-31 Pts: 129
    from the album Blue For You (Mar 1976)  
9102 006 Blue For You LP 6 Mar 1976 1-1-1-3-7-10-11-22-16-xx-38-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-29-26-20-17-17-25-22-31-xx-46 Pts: 153
    22 Jan 1977 47-xx-31 Pts: 5
Producers: Roger Glover
Writers: William Warren/Arlie Carter
6059 153 Wild Side Of Life 4 Dec 1976 32-19-17-15-13 Pts: 77
    15 Jan 1977 9-9-11-12-23-35 Pts: 111
Producers: Status Quo
6641 580 Status Quo Live LP 26 Feb 1977 4-3-5-9-11-12-13-19-19-21-27-37-38-45 Pts: 91
Producers: Pip Williams
Writers: John Fogerty
6059 184 Rockin' All Over The World 1 Oct 1977 32-17-11-6-5-4-3-3-3-8-11-25-23-20 Pts: 367
    sales: 500000; from the album Rockin' All Over The World (Nov 1977)  
    14 Jan 1978 43 Pts: 6
9102 014 Rockin' All Over The World LP 12 Nov 1977 6-5-6-10-12-14-15-17 Pts: 58
    14 Jan 1978 23-37-33-34-38-55 Pts: 18
9102 027 If You Can't Stand The Heat LP 28 Oct 1978 3-4-11-19-22-35-34-37-44-37 Pts: 58
    13 Jan 1979 39-47-71 Pts: 6
Producers: Pip Williams
Writers: Richard Parfitt/Andrew Brown
6059 242 Whatever You Want 15 Sep 1979 35-12-4-5-8-13-19-38-54 Pts: 172
    from the album Whatever You Want (Oct 1979)  
9102 037 Whatever You Want LP 13 Oct 1979 3-4-9-18-23-36-42-46-49-65-56-53 Pts: 60
    12 Jan 1980 62 Pts: 1
QUO TV1 12 Gold Bars LP 15 Mar 1980 14-4-3-3-3-3-6-6-7-8-12-16-21-25-28-33-37-39-34-53-34-54-40-60-46-65-71-67-55-73-75-63-58-53-53 Pts: 177
    sales: 300000  
    14 Mar 1981 67-62-52-57-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-96 Pts: 7
Producers: Status Quo/John Eden
Writers: Francis Rossi/Bernard Frost
QUO 3 What You're Proposing 4 Oct 1980 27-5-4-2-2-5-10-21-32-59-72 Pts: 285
    from the album Just Supposin' (Oct 1980)  
6302 057 Just Supposin' LP 18 Oct 1980 4-4-7-14-26-33-40-41-30-28-31 Pts: 64
    10 Jan 1981 33-40-55-48-72-xx-xx-xx-xx-71 Pts: 12
Producers: Status Quo/John Eden
Writers: Richard Supa
QUO 5 Something 'Bout You Baby I Like 21 Feb 1981 19-9-9-12-22-28-54 Pts: 110
    from the album Never Too Late (Mar 1981)  
6302 104 Never Too Late LP 21 Mar 1981 2-6-6-13-22-24-39-56-75-61-57-59-xx-58 Pts: 63
    sales: 100000  
Writers: Francis Rossi/Bernard Frost
QUO 6 Rock'n'Roll 21 Nov 1981 42-27-17-12-8-10-13 Pts: 124
    16 Jan 1982 25-27-52 Pts: 27
Musicians: Francis Rossi (gtr, vcls); Rick Parfitt [=Richard Harrison] (gtr, vcls); Alan Lancaster (bs); Pete Kirchner (drms)
Pete Kirchner was former drummer with the Original Mirrors and Honeybus.
Producers: Status Quo
Writers: John Gustafson/Jackie Macaulay
QUO 7 Dear John 20 Mar 1982 36-25-13-10-16-20-38-70 Pts: 101
    from the album 1+9+8+2 (Apr 1982)  
6302 189 1982 LP 17 Apr 1982 1-3-5-17-13-16-21-21-23-27-50-34-78-73-99-71-83-77-95-97 Pts: 94
    sales: 100000  
Writers: Francis Rossi/Robert Young
QUO 10 Caroline 23 Oct 1982 38-13-14-17-25-45-61-xx-xx-90-90 Pts: 84
Musicians: Francis Rossi (gtr, vcls); Rick Parfitt [=Richard Harrison] (gtr, vcls); Alan Lancaster (bs); Pete Kirchner (drms)
Pete Kirchner was former drummer with the Original Mirrors and Honeybus.
PRO 1 From The Makers Of LP 6 Nov 1982 10-5-4-6-9-13-10-10-10 Pts: 71
    sales: 100000  
    15 Jan 1983 18-11-21-31-42-52-80-xx-87 Pts: 25
Producers: Status Quo
Writers: Alan Lancaster/Keith Lamb
QUO 11 Ol' Rag Blues 3 Sep 1983 24-11-9-10-20-29-41-61 Pts: 115
    from the album Back To Back (Oct 1983)  
VERH 10 Back To Back LP 26 Nov 1983 9-16-27-21-20-20 Pts: 28
    sales: 100000  
    14 Jan 1984 15-14-21-30-34-43-54-72-79-85-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-83-90-70-71-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-90 Pts: 34
Writers: Francis Rossi/Bernard Frost
QUO 14 Marguerita Time 3 Dec 1983 36-25-5-5-5 Pts: 121
    sales: 250000; from the album Back To Back (Oct 1983)  
    14 Jan 1984 7-15-28-45-61 Pts: 65
Label: Phonogram
Producers: Pip Williams
Writers: Ernest Maresca
QUO 16 The Wanderer 20 Oct 1984 23-7-7-7-10-18-31-43-53-59-66 Pts: 160
    Original: Dion (Mar 1962)  
Label: Vertigo
Producers: Status Quo/John Eden/Pip Williams
QUOTV 2 12 Gold Bars Volume Two (And One) LP 24 Nov 1984 16-16-12-13-16-19 Pts: 32
    sales: 100000  
    12 Jan 1985 28-46-51-51-74-81-84-76-95-68-xx-xx-xx-95 Pts: 18
Musicians: Francis Rossi (gtr, vcls); Rick Parfitt [=Richard Harrison] (gtr, vcls); Andy Bown (gtr); John Edwards (bs); Jeff Rich (drms)
Producers: Dave Edmunds
Writers: John David
QUO 18 Rollin' Home 10 May 1986 25-9-11-20-33-50 Pts: 85
    from the album In The Army Now (Aug 1986)  
Producers:
VERH 36 In The Army Now LP 30 Aug 1986 7-11-22-23-20-21-22-20-23-25-32-25-28-41-47-51-48-38 Pts: 70
    sales: 100000  
    10 Jan 1987 45-48-85-86 Pts: 7
Producers: Pip Williams
Writers: Rob Bolland/Ferdinand Bolland
QUO 20 In The Army Now 27 Sep 1986 29-9-5-4-2-3-6-17-24-36-40-57-54-62 Pts: 294
    sales: 250000; from the album In The Army Now (Aug 1986)  
Writers: Francis Rossi/Andy Bown
QUO 25 Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again) 26 Nov 1988 34-20-9-7-5-8 Pts: 134
    sales: 250000; from the album Ain't Complaining (Jun 1988)  
    14 Jan 1989 26-42-74 Pts: 19
Writers: medley
QUO 28 The Anniversary Waltz (Part 1) 22 Sep 1990 31-5-4-2-4-8-16-27-46-xx-xx-xx-92-82-89 Pts: 241
    sales: 200000  
Producers: various
8467971 Rocking All Over The Years LP 13 Oct 1990 2-2-3-4-7-8-6-6-9-12-11-12 Pts: 126
    12 Jan 1991 17-21-32-39-53-31-32-37-45-48-55-59 Pts: 67
Musicians: Francis Rossi (gtr, vcls); Rick Parfitt [=Richard Harrison] (gtr, vcls); Andy Bown (gtr); John Edwards (bs); Jeff Rich (drms)
Producers: Francis Rossi
5103411 Rock 'Til You Drop LP 28 Sep 1991 10-14-18-36-51-60-65 Pts: 63
Label: PolyGram TV
531035 2 Don't Stop LP 10 Feb 1996 2-3-8-11-11-12-25-36-27-49-62-96-147-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-136-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-150-194 Pts: 194
    sales: 100000  
    11 Jan 1997 174-197  
Label: Mercury
Producers: Pip Williams/various
5535072 Whatever You Want - The Very Best Of Status Quo LP 18 Oct 1997 13-20-36-44-64-75-78-84-79-81-105 Pts: 45
    sales: 60000  
    10 Jan 1998 111-125-xx-xx-xx-xx-165-126-140-181  
    6 May 2000 120-181-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-174-175-182-198  
Label: Sanctuary
Producers: Paxman
SANCD 389 The Party Ain't Over Yet LP   18-53 Pts: 8
Writers: David
SANXS 400 The Party Ain't Over Yet   11-27-57 Pts: 16

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