![]() Rossi & Parfitt re-cemented their relationship and relaunched Quo as a rock band with bite and imagination. A plan quickly consigned to history.īy 1985, Lancaster had gone. Interestingly, on Back To Back‘s bonus CD, we get the Rossi/Bernard Frost co-writes that were to launch Rossi’s solo career. little pieces of history, only now available to fans. Suitably motivated, Back To Back delivered 4 UK Top Twenty singles, a significant chunk of the 60 chart hits achieved in Quo’s career, more than any other rock band.ġ982‘s second disc comprises B-sides, extended mixes and unreleased live rehearsal tracks. And they were used to the “same old same old” brickbats being thrown at them as the Quo hit machine spluttered. Yet, it’s often the case that competitive tensions within a band gets the creative juices flowing. 1982 and Back To Back were battle grounds, especially for Rossi and Lancaster. Hard to believe that the band was in turmoil during the early 80s. They are, in order of their original release dates, 1982, Back To Back, In The Army Now and Ain’t Complaining. Each one blessed with a second disc of carefully curated material, mainly of “previously unreleased” tracks, and in fact one of the four comes with 3 CDs.Īpart from the obvious addition of rare goodies, Andy Pearce’s remastering brings a noticeable punch and clarity to the material, especially the ’82 and ’83 recordings, revealing more than met the eye at the time. ![]() UMC Records continue with the “abundance of riches” approach, by simultaneously releasing not one, not two, not three, but yes, you guessed it, four extended Status Quo remasters this month. ![]() Released by UMC/Mercury Records 28 September 2018. Remastered and extended Quo again again again again. ![]()
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