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 - Who Gets The Love? - History Pack Part 2 - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $20.55, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 20-Sep-2021 09:10)
STATUS QUO Who Gets The Love? (1988 UK Limited Edition History Pack, includes the 7" vinyl single with Halloween on the B-Side, in a glossy picture sleeve, Part 2 of the fold-out family tree poster, and housed within the outer card picture envelope QUOH23)
- Status Quo - If You Can't Stand The Heat - Gatefold - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.70, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 06-Sep-2021 12:20)
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 has a small nuber sticker in one corner and shows only light shelf wear, while the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play)
- Status Quo - Dog Of Two Head - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $41.10, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 17-Aug-2021 13:28)
STATUS QUO Dog Of Two Head (1971 UK 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 shows just a little lightshelfwear with a little light fading & the vinyl remains Excellent with light cosmetic wear & just a little sign of play NSPL18371)
- Status Quo - Piledriver - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $34.25, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 17-Aug-2021 15:23)
STATUS QUO Piledriver (1972 UK 8-track Vertigo 'swirl' label LP, the fifth studio album by the English rock band, their first to be produced by the group themselves & first on the Vertigo label after their departure from Pye Records, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light shelfwear, with a little discolouration and general storage wear, but nothing to excess, whilst the disc has only a few small scuffs to show age)
- Status Quo - Golden Hour Of Status Quo - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.70, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 17-Aug-2021 17:13)
STATUS QUO Golden Hour Of Status Quo (1973 UK 21-track compilation LP, embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only light signs of shelf wear with a little age discoloration and the vinyl looks barely played GH556)
- Status Quo - On The Level + Inner - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.70, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 18-Aug-2021 13:57)
STATUS QUO On The Level (1975 UK 10-track vinyl LP, including the classic hit single Down Down. The textured gatefold picture sleeve has some shelfwear evident to the edges but comes complete with the lyric inner and the vinyl remains in excellent condition)
- Status Quo - Blue For You - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.70, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 18-Aug-2021 14:53)
STATUS QUO Blue For You (1976 UK 9-track vinyl LP, complete with illustrated lyric inner, silver embossed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little light shelfwear & apart from a few light paper scuffs, the vinyl remains in excellent condition)
- Status Quo - Red Sky - UK - 7" vinyl - £18.00, $24.66, €20.88 (New Item) (arrived 06-Sep-2021 09:26)
STATUS QUO Red Sky (1986 UK limited edition 4-track 7" vinyl single double pack, also includes Don't Give It Up, Rockin' All Over The World and Whatever You Want. The glossy gatefold picture sleeve displays just a little light general wear andthe vinyl remains excellent QUODP19)
- Status Quo - In The Army Now - UK - 7" picture disc - £35.00, $47.95, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 06-Sep-2021 09:35)
STATUS QUO In The Army Now (1986 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single, also including Heartburn, clear PVC sleeve QUOPD20)
- Status Quo - Ain't Complaining - Stickered - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.55, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 07-Sep-2021 12:40)
STATUS QUO Ain't Complaining (1988 UK 12-track vinyl LP, song hype stickered picture sleeve with blue credits inner. The cover shows minor wear & the vinyl reveals few signs of play VERH58)
- Status Quo - Ain't Complaining - History Pack Part 1 - UK - 7" vinyl - £18.00, $24.66, €20.88 (New Item) (arrived 20-Sep-2021 09:07)
STATUS QUO Ain't Complaining (1988 UK Limited Edition 'History Pack' 7" vinyl single, also including That's Alright, picture sleeve with Part One fold-out 1962-88 family tree insert, within picture card pack QUOH22)
- Status Quo - Live - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $20.55, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 10-Sep-2021 09:40)
STATUS QUO Live (1977 UK first press 15-track double vinyl LP on the 'spaceship' Vertigo label, comprising live recordings from their historic gigs at Glasgow's Apollo Theatre between 27th-29th October 1976. The gatefold picture sleeve has some ringwear scuffing with age and the vinyl is Excellent with barely any play)
- Status Quo - Just Supposin' - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.70, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 15-Sep-2021 09:37)
STATUS QUO Just Supposin' (1980 UK 9-track vinyl LP including Run to Mummy & Name of the Game [both co-written by keyboard player Andy Bown] plus the hit single What You're Proposing. The glossy picture sleeve has a little shelfwear at the edges, whilst the vinyl appears in excellent condition)
- Status Quo - To Be Or Not To Be - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $16.44, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 15-Sep-2021 09:41)
STATUS QUO To Be Or Not To Be (1983 UK 12-track compilation LP featuring songs that were originally chosen as singles but ended up as the b-side instead. The glossy picture sleeve shows just a little light edgewear, whilst the vinyl shows onlylight signs of play CN2062)
- Status Quo - Hello! - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $16.44, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 15-Sep-2021 09:43)
STATUS QUO Hello! (1982 UK issue of the 1973 8-track vinyl LP, picture sleeve with record company inner. The sleeve shows just a little edge scuffing & the vinyl is excellent with minimal play PRICE16)
- Status Quo - 12 Gold Bars Volume I+I + Insert - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £12.00, $16.44, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 15-Sep-2021 09:45)
STATUS QUO 12 Gold Bars Volume I+I (1984 UK 24-track double vinyl LP comprising Volumes 1 & 2, including the classic 'Caroline' in its original form and Live at the N.E.C. The glossy gatefold picture sleeve has a little shelfwear but comes with the merchandise insert and the two vinyl discs look barely played QUOTV2/1)
- Status Quo - Back To Back - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.96, €9.28 (New Item) (arrived 15-Sep-2021 09:57)
STATUS QUO Back To Back (1983 UK 10-track LP, includes four lead singles Ol' Rag Blues, A Mess of Blues, Marguerita Time and Going Down Town Tonight, housed in a glossy picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows just a little light wear with small split to inner & the vinyl looks barely played VERH10)
- Status Quo - 1982 - Nineteen Eighty Two - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.70, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 15-Sep-2021 10:02)
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 - Just For The Record - Red Vinyl - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $16.44, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 15-Sep-2021 10:04)
STATUS QUO Just For The Record (1979 UK Limited Edition 12-track LP pressed on Red Vinyl, featuring early material released on the Pye label before they moved to Vertigo. The picture sleeve [VG+] shows a bit of paper scuffing around the edges & the vinyl grades EX/EX- with some light paper hairlines & spindle marks to show play NSPL18607)
- Status Quo - Never Too Late - Dutch - vinyl LP - £12.00, $16.44, €13.92 (Back In Stock) (arrived 10-Aug-2021 14:14)
STATUS QUO Never Too Late (1981 Dutch 10-track LP with black & silver 'Spaceship' Vertigo labels pressed in France, featuring the classic track Something 'Bout You Baby I Like, glossy picture sleeve printed in Holland, and includes lyric inner. The sleeve displays some minor wear mostly to the edges, whilst the viny llooks barely played)
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