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Post by gav on Feb 6, 2024 15:00:54 GMT
Another side note here is that when Alan was signing Ol' Rag Blues he asked me what I thought of that version compared to his and I 'foolishly' said I preferred the single version with Francis on vocal - without thinking it would upset him (and far from knowing the story behind it at the time of course). I've always regretted that I didn't think Alan's version got released until around 2001 on that Rockers Rollin' box set?
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Post by gav on Feb 4, 2024 23:39:54 GMT
There is another early spectres song called Hello I love you which has yet to officially see the light of day officially heard it on YouTube years ago That one's from 1969 i think. Still up on Youtube.
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Post by gav on Feb 4, 2024 15:30:51 GMT
Is this the same Love in Vain covered by the Stones? The old Robert Johnson song? Or is it a band composition? Alan and Francis wrote it. Say That You Need Me was written by Roy.
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Post by gav on Feb 3, 2024 11:56:43 GMT
I also notice that Do You Live In Fire? is listed as coming from the Spare Parts sessions but gives the date as 1981. Which is, of course, the year it was first released as opposed to it being recorded. But it's odd seeing it there on a compilation dealing with the band from 1966 to 1969. But, to be fair, it's not going to confuse anyone who is interested in this release because they'll already know. I've also wondered over the years the chronology of these post-68 tracks.
This track has the vibe of circa Make Me Stay A Bit Longer to it i reckon which might date it pre-Spare Parts album. Then again, that single had Auntie Nellie as the B-side which sounds to be much more like a Spare Parts leftover, so who knows?
Make Me Stay and Do You Live In Fire have more of the 1968 sound to them.
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Post by gav on Feb 3, 2024 11:53:26 GMT
No one's noticed amongst the track listing the first official appearance on CD of two Spectres demos 'Love In Vain' and 'Say That You Need Me' from 1965, only previously available on a vinyl-only rare psyche compilation. I've a feeling these might have come from the archive of Roy Lynes who once included an excerpt of one of them when he used to post little homemade vintage-Quo videos on his YouTube channel, which i think may no longer be in existence, not sure. I'm glad you picked up on that! I remember reading about those and thinking these really deserve a wider release, and that's probably why they're on there. Occasionally, I do get things right As I said, it's been such a long time since I looked at those spreadsheets that I've forgotten a lot of my thought processes. (One thing I did remember was that I had also suggested the inclusion of the Vienna bootleg - yeah, it sounds bad, but it's the only known live recording of the band's pre-boogie set.) Well done for remembering these!
I also wonder what happened to this project which would ultimately yield some very early Spectres demos:
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Post by gav on Feb 2, 2024 22:53:19 GMT
No one's noticed amongst the track listing the first official appearance on CD of two Spectres demos 'Love In Vain' and 'Say That You Need Me' from 1965, only previously available on a vinyl-only rare psyche compilation.
I've a feeling these might have come from the archive of Roy Lynes who once included an excerpt of one of them when he used to post little homemade vintage-Quo videos on his YouTube channel, which i think may no longer be in existence, not sure.
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Post by gav on Feb 1, 2024 9:14:48 GMT
A single-only release from Andy:
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Post by gav on Feb 1, 2024 9:13:19 GMT
Maybe including both mono and stereo CD's of Picturesque and Spare Parts, and the accompanying BBC sessions, which would give it a couple of extra CD's to make up to 5? Don't t hink there would be enough material otherwise.
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Post by gav on Feb 1, 2024 9:09:08 GMT
Kind of leaves me cold a bit, this album. It did even when i was 11 when it came out. I got into Quo as Back To Back and all its singles came out, and found this one in comparison a bit lacking in fun and jolliness, for want of a better word. It sounded a bit cold and clinical without Alan's warm, thudding bass, and Jeff's over-produced drum sound. Rollin' Home and its accompanying video was a good start, Red Sky rocked but sounded pretty synthetic, and by the time of the Army single, it had all gone a bit too serious for this 11 year old. Dreamin' redressed the balance, but was then just a bit tooooo silly. Then you had Rick's moody rockers pitted against Francis' country style. The only inbetweens for me were Calling and Save Me, not-quite-good-enough songs. In Your Eyes has remained the above-all favourite ever since. Something about the guitar solos sounded proper Quo, bouncy, quirky, and fun, in that Rossi style.
Even though it gets slated, the Complaining album which came next was far preferrable - a warmer, fuller sound, and better songs IMO.
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Post by gav on Jan 27, 2024 19:23:45 GMT
Listening to In The Army Now off the recent Quoing in the 90s compilation on Amazon Musuc, and the lyrics are Changed!! Anybody know the story behind this??? From Wikipedia:
"In September 2010, Status Quo released a new version of the song with the Corps of Army Choir through their label Universal/UMC as a special release. The lyrics were changed to a pro-soldier version.[7] All profits from this updated version are donated equally to the British Forces Foundation and Help for Heroes charities. This charted at no. 31 in the UK Singles charts upon its release."
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Post by gav on Jan 25, 2024 19:51:52 GMT
I wouldn't mind if all the supermarkets weren't totally fleecing everyone at the moment. Lowering prices my arse.
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Post by gav on Jan 25, 2024 15:30:38 GMT
Dutch prog band Focus made it onto the show in 1973 with their hit instrumental, Hocus Pocus... Jan Akkerman - what a guitarist!
Instrumental though? Does the yodelling and wailing not count as vocals?!
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Post by gav on Jan 25, 2024 11:15:20 GMT
This debate is worthy of a full-length book about artistic credibility and commercialism based around a case study of Quo!
Do I detect an element of sarcasm? 😂 Perhaps!
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Post by gav on Jan 25, 2024 9:54:55 GMT
Quo have zero interest in protecting their legacy, which they trashed years ago. If you have a great brand, protect it. I blame the management. and blame Rossi for selling the brand down the toilet for "Showbiz" in reality he has totally destroyed the legacy of Quo of what they were about in 70's. They have no creditability or respect would never see The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple etc doing something so tacky as this latest advert or the Coles ads or appearing on Coronation bloody street. You can see where Alan was coming from when Margarita Time was released he cared about the name and brand and the legacy of the band. Quo are seen now as a laughing stock more then ever you have the casual fanbase who follow Francis's "Quo" band. Quo are seen by marketing teams as a go to band to hire because they will sign up too it for some quick easy money, creditability is waaay down on the list. This debate is worthy of a full-length book about artistic credibility and commercialism based around a case study of Quo!
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Post by gav on Jan 25, 2024 9:52:36 GMT
Has anyone noticed that the guitar solo has been taken from the original 1977 version and pasted into this new recording? I was having a closer listen and not convinced that it is the original - there's some bends in there that aren't from 1977 i'm pretty sure?
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