From Planet Rock.
Primed for an extremely busy 2019, Status Quo’s Francis Rossi has announced details of a new studio album, an autobiography and an extensive spoken word tour.
Entitled ‘We Talk Too Much’, Francis Rossi’s new album is a collaboration with vocalist Hannah Rickard and is released under the Rossi / Rickard banner on Friday 15th March 2019 via earMUSIC / Edel.
The pair have previously worked together on the ‘Aquostic’ projects, and musically the album features a collection of Country-flavoured duets.
Described as a ‘labour of love’, the album boasts writing credits for Rossi and Rickard as well as Quo stalwart Bob Young.
Just one day before ‘We Talk Too Much’ lands, Rossi will release his new autobiography ‘I Talk Too Much’ via Little, Brown on Thursday 14th March.
Written in conjunction with award-winning writer and broadcaster Mick Wall, the book is billed as an ‘explosive memoir’ in which ‘the famously indiscreet Rossi reveals the true-life stories behind his unbelievable career.’
The blurb promoting the auobiography reads: ‘Painfully honest at times, the book covers the glory years, the dark days, the ups and downs of his relationship with the late Rick Parfitt and the real stories behind the creation of some of the greatest rock music of all time.’
Rossi previously released a collaborative Status Quo autobiography with the late-great Rick Parfitt in 2005 entitled XS All Areas. Again it featured input from Mick Wall.
Completing today’s triple whammy of Francis Rossi announcements, the rocker will embark on a 36-date spoken word I Talk Too Much theatre tour throughout the spring.
Opening on Wednesday 20th March in Whitley Bay and wrapping up in King’s Lynn exactly two months later, the intimate evenings will see Rossi share candid stories from throughout his career.
He comments: “This show is something new for me. It will be live and unscripted, so god knows what could happen! One thing’s for sure though, it’ll be a white-knuckle ride for me, but fans will get a real unvarnished insight into what’s happened over the years.
“I’ll be taking a guitar along to demonstrate how some of those Quo classics came into being, and hopefully we’ll take a few questions from the audience too. It’s been quite a journey, there’s a lot to share.”
Tickets are on sale from Status Quo’s official website right now. The tour calls in at the following dates:
MARCH 2019
Whitley Bay Playhouse – 20th
Stirling Albert Halls – 21st
Kilmarnock Grand Hall – 22nd
Dunfermline Carnegie Hall – 23rd
Greenock Beacon Arts Centre – 24th
Leamington Royal Spa Centre – 27th
Lincoln New Theatre Royal – 28th
Shrewsbury Theatre Severn – 29th
Birmingham Town Hall – 30th
Crewe Lyceum – 31st
APRIL 2019
Richmond Theatre – 3rd
Coventry Albany Theatre – 4th
Porthcawl Grand Pavilion – 5th
Brierley Hill Civic Hall – 6th
Preston Guild Hall – 7th
Bury St Edmunds The Apex – 24th
Cheltenham Town Hall – 25th
Swindon Wyvern Theatre – 26th
Watford Colosseum – 27th
Southend Palace Theatre – 28th
MAY 2019
Lancaster Grand Theatre – 1st
Harrogate Theatre – 2nd
Newark Palace Theatre – 3rd
Leeds City Varieties – 4th
Loughborough Town Hall – 5th
Reading Hexagon – 8th
Worthing Pavilion – 9th
Hayes Beck Theatre – 10th
Bromley Churchill Theatre – 11th
Wycombe Swan Theatre – 12th
Aldershot Princes Hall – 15th
Exeter Corn Exchange – 16th
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall – 17th
Clacton West Cliff Theatre – 18th
Dartford Orchard Theatre – 19th
King’s Lynn Corn Exchange – 20th
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- Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.60, €11.20 (New Item) (arrived 02-Mar-2021 15:01)
STATUS QUO Rockin' All Over The World (1977 UK 12-track vinyl LP, their tenth studio album including the classic title track, complete with illustrated inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play)
- Status Quo - Whatever You Want + Insert - Australian - vinyl LP - £25.00, $34.00, €28.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:10)
STATUS QUO Whatever You Want (1979 Australisian 10-track vinyl LP on the Vertigo 'spaceship' label, includes Living On An Island and the title track & stone cold classic Whatever You Want, matt picture sleeve featuring great cover art by Design Machine / Andrew Aloof, with the lyric printed insert. The sleeve displays just a little light general wear, whilst the vinyl has just a few light signs of play)
- Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $68.00, €56.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:09)
STATUS QUO Rock 'Til You Drop (1991 UK 10-track vinyl LP on retro Vertigo swirl label, the twentieth studio album by English rock band, glossy picture sleeve. There is a little storage wear along the top edge of the sleeve sleeve and, aside fromacouple of light surface scuffs, the vinyl shows very little evidence of play)
- Status Quo - 1982 - Nineteen Eighty Two - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.60, €11.20 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:09)
STATUS QUO 1982 (1982 UK 11-track LP, including the single Dear John, complete with lyric inner & the original embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play)
- Status Quo - Perfect Remedy - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $40.80, €33.60 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:09)
STATUS QUO Perfect Remedy (1989 UK 12-track vinyl LP, the mighty Quo's nineteenth studio album including the singles Little Dreamer and Not at All, housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light wear & the vinyl still looks barely played. A nice example!)
- Status Quo - Ain't Complaining - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:09)
STATUS QUO Ain't Complaining (1988 UK issue 12-track vinyl LP manufactured in Holland with Vertigo 'spaceship' style picture labels, including original blue credits inner & song hype stickered glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only minimalshelfwear whiilst the viinyl has just light sigs of play)
- Status Quo - Piledriver - Italian - vinyl LP - £20.00, $27.20, €22.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:09)
STATUS QUO Piledriver (Rare 1973 Italian 8-track vinyl LP on the Vertigo 'spiral' label, glossy gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread. The sleeve displays some general wear and has some discolouring inside, whilst the vinylhas a couple of noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality. Overall a very good example of this hard to find pressing)
- Status Quo - Live At The N.E.C. - Dutch - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:09)
STATUS QUO Live At The N.E.C. (1984 Dutch 10-track Vertigo 'Spaceship' label LP recorded live in Birmingham on 14th May 1982, housed in a die-cut picture sleeve with discography on the back & original title inner. The sleeve has only a few lightstorage marks on the edges whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play)
- Status Quo - Piledriver - 1st - EX + Swirl Inner - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $102.00, €84.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:09)
STATUS QUO Piledriver (1972 UK first issue 8-track vinyl LP on the 'swirl' label, the fifth studio album by the English rock band was also the first to be produced by the group themselves and first on the Vertigo label after their departure fromPye Records, including the single Paper Plane and a great cover of the Door's classic Roadhouse Blues. Housed in a matt gatefold picture sleeve printed with lyrics on the inside. The sleeve shows some light shelfwear and a little discolouration; the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just the odd light surface scuff)
- Status Quo - In The Army Now + Merchandise insert - Greek - vinyl LP - £30.00, $40.80, €33.60 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:10)
STATUS QUO In The Army Now (1986 Greek 11-track LP on the Vertigo 'Spaceship' label, the groups seventeenth studio album including the singles Rollin' Home, Red Sky, In the Army Now and Dreamin', housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some light wear mostly to the edges, whilst the vinyl has only very light signs of play. A really nice example, and the first we have seen!)
- Status Quo - Blue For You - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.60, €11.20 (New Item) (arrived 02-Mar-2021 14:59)
STATUS QUO Blue For You (1976 UK 9-track vinyl LP, complete with illustrated lyric inner, silver embossed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear, and apart from a few light paper scuffs the viny remains excellent,an ideal play copy)
- Status Quo - Live - Canadian - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $34.00, €28.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:10)
STATUS QUO Live (1977 Canadian 12-track 2-LP vinyl set recorded at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, 27/28/29 October 1976, featuring Junior's Waiting, In My Chair, Roll Over Lay Down & Roadhouse Blues, unique matt gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some minor general wear, whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play, overall an excellent example SKBB-11623)
- Status Quo - 1982 - Nineteen Eighty Two - 1st - Promo Stamped - UK - vinyl LP - Promo - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:10)
STATUS QUO 1982 (1982 UK 11-track LP, including the single Dear John, complete with lyric inner & the original embossed picture sleeve which has a 'Promotional Copy' gold stamp on the reverse. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl has few signs of play)
- Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Solid - UK - 7" vinyl - £30.00, $40.80, €33.60 (New Item) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 10:47)
STATUS QUO Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1968 UK solid centre 7" single, also including Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe, Pye Records company die-cut paper sleeve. The vinyl has a some noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch, buthappily plays without fault and sounds excellent. A very acceptable, if not mint, copy of this classic single 7N17449)
- Status Quo - Dog Of Two Head - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $34.00, €28.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Mar-2021 09:06)
STATUS QUO Dog Of Two Head (1971 UK first press 10-track LP on the powder blue label, the fourth album from The Quo which spawned one UK Top 20 hit Mean Girl [although that didn't happen until 1973]. The gatefold picture sleeve [VG] shows signs of its age with some colour fading & edge scuffing. The vinyl is Very Good with a nice sheen & some light surface hairlines revealing no great loss in fidelity. The vinyl glows a light brown when held to light NSPL18371)
- Status Quo - If You Can't Stand The Heat - Gatefold - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.60, €11.20 (New Item) (arrived 01-Mar-2021 13:02)
STATUS QUO If You Can't Stand The Heat (1978 UK 10-track LP, filled with electric guitars & boogie spirit, housed in a die-cut gatefold picture sleeve complete with lyric inner. The sleeve shows only light shelf wear & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play)
- Status Quo - Dog Of Two Head - 1st - Translucent Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $68.00, €56.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Mar-2021 13:12)
STATUS QUO Dog Of Two Head (1971 UK 10-track LP on the powder blue label pressed on translucent RED/BROWN VINYL [visible when held to the light], the fourth album from The Quo which spawned one UK Top Twenty hit, Mean Girl [although that didn't happen until 1973], gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows general wear with a small tear to the opening edge, whilst the vinyl has just a few purely cosmetic marks and little real sign of play leaving it Excellent NSPL18371)
- Status Quo - The Best Of - Slate Blue Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 01-Mar-2021 14:37)
STATUS QUO The Best Of (1973 first UK issue 11-track stereo LP compilation on the powder blue & black label, pressed on Pale Slate Blue Vinyl, only visible when held to the light. The matte picture sleeve shows shows a few scuff marks with age & the vinyl is Excellent with just the odd light sign of play NSPL18402)
- Status Quo - From The Makers Of… - EX - UK - vinyl box set - £15.00, $20.40, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 01-Mar-2021 14:41)
STATUS QUO From The Makers Of... (1982 UK Limited Edition 35-track triple vinyl LP, housed in a superb 12" square picture box with four circular insert sheets. The box has some corner and edge scuffing with a little foxing forgiveable with age and the vinyl discs remain in EX/EX- condition with just a few light surface scuffs PROLP1)
- Status Quo - Piledriver - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.60, €11.20 (Back In Stock) (arrived 25-Feb-2021 09:09)
STATUS QUO Piledriver (1982 UK issue of the 1972 8-track LP, within a single pocket picture sleeve instead of a gatefold. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl has only light signs of play. A an ideal play copy to play very loud! PRICE17)
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