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Status Quo - Quo (1974) & Blue For You (1976) [2 in 1, Vertigo 848 089-2]

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Status Quo  - Quo (1974) & Blue For You (1976) [2 in 1, Vertigo 848 089-2]

Status Quo - Quo (1974) & Blue For You (1976) [Vertigo 848 089-2]
Rock | EAC Rip | Flac (Image) + Cue + Log | MP3 CBR 320Kbps | 17 Tracks
Scans Included | Vertigo | 848 089-2 | ~538 + 207 Mb | HF, FileSonic

Part of Vertigo's chronologically impaired "Back 2 Back/2 for 1" series, this offers up a straightforward repackaging of Status Quo's seventh and ninth albums, from 1974 and 1976, respectively (Blue for You was released as Status Quo in America). Beyond the obvious value for your money, the package offers little in the way of frills – the booklet opens up to track listings alone, and the absence of either remastering or bonus tracks renders it a very poor substitute for the Repertoire label's subsequent forays into the mid-period Status Quo catalog. Nevertheless, a pair of albums that are frequently overlooked in the stampede to acclaim "classic" Status Quo more than repay investigation, with the epic "Slow Train" and the full-length "Mystery Song" standing as pointed reminders of just how singularly the band blueprinted boogie for the mid-'70s.

~ Dave Thompson
Status Quo  - Quo (1974) & Blue For You (1976) [2 in 1, Vertigo 848 089-2]

Status Quo is one of Britain's longest-lived bands, staying together for over 30 years. During much of that time, the band was only successful in the UK, where they racked up a string of Top Ten singles that ran into the '90s. In America, the group was ignored after they abandoned psychedelia for heavy boogie rock in the early '70s. Before that, the Quo managed to reach number 12 in the US with the psychedelic classic "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (a Top Ten hit in the UK). Following that single, the band suffered a lean period for the next few years, before deciding to refashion themselves as a hard-rock boogie band in 1970 with their Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon album. Over the next 25 years, the Quo have basically recycled the same simple boogie on each successive album and single, yet their popularity has never waned in Britain. If anything, their very predictability has ensured the group a large following.

The origins of Status Quo lie in a London-based beat group called the Spectres. Francis Rossi (vocals, guitar) and Alan Lancaster (bass) were the core members of the Spectres from their inception; within a few years, the band had addied drummer John Coughlan and organist Roy Lynes. The Spectres released three unsuccessful singles before changing their style to psychedelia and adopting the name Traffic Jam and releasing the unsuccessful single, "Almost But Not Quite There." After it flopped, the group added Rick Harrison (guitar, vocals), formerly of the cabaret band, the Highlights. When Harrison joined the band in August 1967, the group again changed their name, this time to Status Quo.

At first, Status Quo backed British solo artists, including Tommy Quickly, while working on their own material. "Pictures of Matchstick Men," the group's debut single, was released toward the end of the year and quickly shot to number seven on the UK charts; within a few months, it was a number 12 in the US as well. The immediate follow-up single, "Black Veils of Melancholy," was a flop, but "Ice in the Sun," written by former British pop star Marty Wilde, became Status Quo's second Top Ten hit in the fall of 1968. Over in America, the single barely registered, squeaking to number 70; it was the last time the group would ever chart in the US.

For the next year, Status Quo tried to replicate the success of their first two singles with similar psychedelic material, but they had little luck. Finally, they revamped their sound – and jettisoned organist Lynes – in the summer of 1970, debuting their new heavy, bluesy boogie rock with the single "Down the Dustpipe." The single reached number 12, yet the full-fledged hard-rock album Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon didn't gain much attention. Status Quo began playing concerts regularly across England, slowly building up a strong following in England. Following well-received sets at 1972's Reading and Great Western festivals, the band became a hot property. The group signed with Vertigo Records and their first single for the label, "Paper Plane," cracked the Top Ten in early 1973, while their first album for Vertigo, Piledriver reached number five. Later that year, Hello entered the charts at number one, while its accompanying single "Caroline" reached number five. Also in 1973, keyboardist Andy Bown, formerly of the Herd and Judas Jump, became the band's unofficial keyboardist.

Throughout the '70s, each album Status Quo released went into the Top Five, while their singles – including the number one "Down Down" (1974), "Roll Over Lay Down" (1975), "Rain" (1976), "Wild Side of Life" (1976), and a cover of John Fogerty's "Rockin' All Over the World" (1977) – consistently hit the Top Ten and frequently went gold. Since they were experiencing a great deal of success, they didn't change their sound at all, they just kept churning out the same heavy boogie. America basically ignored Status Quo, yet their eponymous album managed to chart at 148 in 1976. Nevertheless, they were an English phenomenon, and England continued to support them even when pop music was undergoing drastic changes in the late '70s.

Following the release of 1980's Just Supposin', drummer John Coughlan left the band in 1981 to form his own goup, Diesel. Former Original Mirrors drummer Pete Kircher replaced him; his first appearance with the group was 1982's Never to Late. Druing the early '80s, tensions escalated between bassist Lancaster and guitarists Rossi and Parfitt, who were the group's main songwriters. Lancaster left the band after performing with them for a final time at Live Aid. He subsequently took Rossi and Parfitt to court to prevent them from using the name "Status Quo." Lancaster lost his battle, and the name became the property of the guitarists.

Once the lawsuit was settled, Rossi and Parfitt assembled a new band, hiring bassist John Edwards, drummer Jeff Rich, and keyboardist Andy Bown, who officially became a member of the group. The new lineup continued Status Quo's remarkable success, as they racked up a number of new Top Ten singles and hit albums, as well as consistently selling out concerts across England and Europe. In 1994, the group had its second number one hit of its career, with the football anthem "Come on You Reds"; the single was recorded with the football champions, Manchester United. By the mid-'90s, Status Quo had scored 50 British hit singles, which was a greater number than any other band in rock & roll's history.

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Status Quo  - Quo (1974) & Blue For You (1976) [2 in 1, Vertigo 848 089-2]

Quo:

01. Backwater
02. Just Take Me
03. Break The Rules
04. Drifting Away
05. Don't Think It Matters
06. Fine Fine Fine
07. Lonely Man
08. Slow Train

Blue For You:

09. Is There A Better Way
10. Mad About The Boy
11. Ring Of A Change
12. Blue For You
13. Rain
14. Rolling Home
15. That's A Fact
16. Ease Your Mind
17. Mystery Song

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