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Post by freewilly on Apr 3, 2023 22:26:34 GMT
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Post by Quoincidence on Apr 3, 2023 23:16:12 GMT
it's also missing Dear John. The date for the show is incorrect also - it's the 30th April 1982. We did plan on getting the broadcast masters for Rescued Recordings but the guy that owns the archives has gone silent. |
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Post by mortified on Apr 4, 2023 5:34:46 GMT
I think I've mentioned this before but they did Dear John one night and not the other. Its one of the things I remember quite clearly. My recollection, such as it is, was they played it on the first night but not the second. Francis definitely struggled with it. But it could just as easily be the other way round. Incidentally, anyone still got these stickers from that tour? They were given away when you bought the tickets but someone came out to the queue earlier in the day and handed them out to everyone who had been queuing for hours. I had dozens and stuck 'em everywhere   |
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Post by col on Apr 4, 2023 6:19:48 GMT
I think I've mentioned this before but they did Dear John one night and not the other. Its one of the things I remember quite clearly. My recollection, such as it is, was they played it on the first night but not the second. Bang on mortified, the first time I stayed in Glasgow was for these gigs. Dear John was played first night in Glasgow (the better gig IMHO) and first night in Hammersmith. And then....nowhere! |
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Post by dennis on Apr 4, 2023 13:21:33 GMT
I didn't get any stickers!
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Post by mortified on Apr 4, 2023 14:20:00 GMT
I didn't get any stickers! I thought everyone did. I think I still have a few hidden away in an old singles box somewhere. Did you get the sheets of stickers they gave away during the End of the Road tour? They were stickers of all of the album covers up to Back To Back. I've still got a few sheets of those inside the programme. Erm, I think. Better check |
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Post by dennis on Apr 4, 2023 15:55:40 GMT
I didn't get any stickers! I thought everyone did. I think I still have a few hidden away in an old singles box somewhere. Did you get the sheets of stickers they gave away during the End of the Road tour? They were stickers of all of the album covers up to Back To Back. I've still got a few sheets of those inside the programme. Erm, I think. Better check Yes, those I did get. Maybe it's because I only saw them twice in '82, whereas I saw them 4 times in '84 |
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Post by kursaal75 on Apr 4, 2023 19:49:59 GMT
I've just checked to see I have the sheet of album covers in my signed End Of The Road programme and I have 3 sheets, as for the, I've got my Quo tour tickets sticker, I found that on the back of the NEC '82 video, with the concert ticket.
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Post by camerst on Apr 5, 2023 8:14:58 GMT
I can only imagine what it must of been like to attend this concert at the Glasgow Apollo in 82,best venue ,almost a dream set list for me anyway and the band on top form making it seem effortless.Ok JC had left by then but can’t have everything,
For folk who attended what was the overall experience like when attending this concert or other concerts round about this time ?
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Post by backwater67 on Apr 5, 2023 8:43:37 GMT
I think I've mentioned this before but they did Dear John one night and not the other. Its one of the things I remember quite clearly. My recollection, such as it is, was they played it on the first night but not the second. Bang on mortified , the first time I stayed in Glasgow was for these gigs. Dear John was played first night in Glasgow (the better gig IMHO) and first night in Hammersmith. And then....nowhere! It was also played on the 1st night at Bridlington. Rossi broke a string half way through! |
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Post by col on Apr 5, 2023 9:44:40 GMT
I can only imagine what it must of been like to attend this concert at the Glasgow Apollo in 82,best venue ,almost a dream set list for me anyway and the band on top form making it seem effortless.Ok JC had left by then but can’t have everything, For folk who attended what was the overall experience like when attending this concert or other concerts round about this time ? This sounds terribly condescending, however it was just another Quo gig. By this point the band were a well oiled machine, very professional and on it every night. But, the best days were pre-RAOTW, those nights were like a quasi-religious experience, the likes of which I will never have again. |
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Post by mortified on Apr 5, 2023 9:53:22 GMT
I can only imagine what it must of been like to attend this concert at the Glasgow Apollo in 82,best venue ,almost a dream set list for me anyway and the band on top form making it seem effortless. Ok JC had left by then but can’t have everything, For folk who attended what was the overall experience like when attending this concert or other concerts round about this time ? Memory and nostalgia can play tricks but I never attended a gig at the Apollo where the atmosphere wasn't terrific. I guess the NEC video from 1982 gives you some idea. Quo gigs back then were a sense of occasion. You hadn't set eyes on them since the previous tour, because there were no Quo videos until the NEC release and, of course, no YouTube. You couldn't see the band on stage whenever you liked. So expectation heightened as the days approached. This probably contributed to the atmosphere. And you certainly never knew the set list in advance. UK tours also weren't regular or routine, like every winter. You never really knew when they were going to tour until you read the music papers. Same with a new single or album. Some will say it's better now; others will say they miss that lack of information and imagery. I dare say age will play a part in both outlooks. 👍 |
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Post by 4th Chord on Apr 5, 2023 10:33:45 GMT
I can only imagine what it must of been like to attend this concert at the Glasgow Apollo in 82,best venue ,almost a dream set list for me anyway and the band on top form making it seem effortless. Ok JC had left by then but can’t have everything, For folk who attended what was the overall experience like when attending this concert or other concerts round about this time ? Memory and nostalgia can play tricks but I never attended a gig at the Apollo where the atmosphere wasn't terrific. I guess the NEC video from 1982 gives you some idea. Quo gigs back then were a sense of occasion. You hadn't set eyes on them since the previous tour, because there were no Quo videos until the NEC release and, of course, no YouTube. You couldn't see the band on stage whenever you liked. So expectation heightened as the days approached. This probably contributed to the atmosphere. And you certainly never knew the set list in advance. UK tours also weren't regular or routine, like every winter. You never really knew when they were going to tour until you read the music papers. Same with a new single or album. Some will say it's better now; others will say they miss that lack of information and imagery. I dare say age will play a part in both outlooks. 👍 Really good point - 'back in the day' there was no easy fix to see the bands you loved, you indeed had to wait for a gig you could get to and it would still be a few years for home video recorders to really became commonplace and for there to be live band videos you could buy/afford. With a lack of 24/7 info at your fingertips, bands held a mystique about them, if that's the right word, they were proper rock stars/heroes in our minds. |
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Post by mortified on Apr 5, 2023 12:39:56 GMT
Great point about "mystique" and hero worship. When Quo hit that stage, especially in the 70's and early 80's, there was no feeling like it. They were giants. col made the point about pre-1977 gigs and he's right. It's always difficult to explain the change to those who weren't there, but a change there most certainly was. And that's not just in retrospect. I even recall thinking it at the time. That rough and ready image was gone and they had morphed into a more polished, even choreographed stage act. The set list underwent an overhaul, most of which is still with us today. There was a completely different 'feel' to things from that point on. It is a pity that there is so little footage of the band between, say, 1972 and 1975. Comparisons could then be made without being based on what might be rose tinted memory. The Beat Club stuff doesn't even give a hint. The Marquee or Empire Pool footage along with the hazy Madrid film is as good as it gets. But you do get a flavour. Or as some would say; there there, granddad. Just you sit there and reminisce. I'll get you a yoghurt |
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