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Post by matchstickman on Jan 15, 2023 23:46:12 GMT
Hi all. First Post so not too sure what doing. Was given a waistcoat embroidered Status Quo to one pocket. I've searched online and can find only one other which says it was a promo for the If You Can't Stand The Heat album. Can anyone give me more info... is it a rarity??
It was given to me by a chap that worked for Quo back then.
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Post by dennis on Jan 16, 2023 2:15:41 GMT
welcome matchstickman
interesting first post. I must admit that I initially misread the thread title as "Quo porno waistcoat" & wondered what Francis was up to now to boost his pension pot!
the item you describe is not one I've ever heard of - be interesting to see some pics
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Post by matchstickman on Jan 16, 2023 7:04:02 GMT
Hi Dennis. I have photos but can't figure out how to get them uploaded? Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers.
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Post by matchstickman on Jan 16, 2023 7:07:15 GMT
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Post by Gaz on Jan 16, 2023 7:20:11 GMT
welcome matchstickman interesting first post. I must admit that I initially misread the thread title as "Quo porno waistcoat" & wondered what Francis was up to now to boost his pension pot! the item you describe is not one I've ever heard of - be interesting to see some pics aah the joys of reading without glasses. |
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Post by mortified on Jan 16, 2023 7:20:16 GMT
Anything that old, particularly an item of clothing, will be rare. It's certainly not part of the official merch at the time; here's a copy of the page in the tour prog. So it looks like it was promotional only. My only observation is that "Status Quo" is not in the usual font. Or at least not the one they've been associated with throughout their career since the 70's.  |
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Post by matchstickman on Jan 16, 2023 8:38:20 GMT
I was led to believe by the chap that gave it to me that each member of the band was given one. He came to have it because the band members were in a room together having some banter between themselves and him... Rick threw the waistcoat at him saying 'here have it!'. Whether that's true or not who knows??
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 16, 2023 11:04:27 GMT
It's a promo piece used by the record company at the time for If You Can't Stand The Heat - so, it's quite the rarity
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Post by matchstickman on Jan 16, 2023 12:25:05 GMT
Nice one. So I was right about the Can't Stand The Heat promotion. I wonder how many were produced??
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