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 - The Anniversary Waltz - misprinted sleeve - UK - 12" vinyl - £19.99, $25.99, €22.99 (New Item) (arrived 15-Mar-2019 16:26)
STATUS QUO The Anniversary Waltz (1990 UK 3-track 12" featuring The Power Of Rock & Perfect Remedy, misprinted sleeve features 2 pictures of Rick Parfitt on reverse instead of one. The sleeve shows very little wear and the vinyl lookds almostunplayed QUO2812) […]
- Status Quo - Can't Give You More - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.40, €9.20 (New Item) (arrived 04-Mar-2019 15:53)
STATUS QUO Can't Give You More (1991 UK 7" vinyl single, also including Dead In The Water, glossy card picture sleeve QUO30) […]
- Status Quo - The Best Of - Ruby Red Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.50, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 27-Feb-2019 12:37)
STATUS QUO The Best Of (1973 first UK issue 11-track stereo LP compilation on the powder blue & black label, pressed on Ruby Red Vinyl, visible when held to the light. The matte picture sleeve shows just alittle light ring wear & the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play NSPL18402) […]
- Status Quo - Living On An Island - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.40, €9.20 (New Item) (arrived 26-Feb-2019 13:56)
STATUS QUO Living On An Island (1979 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Runaway, picture sleeve. There is a little shelfwear to the sleeve but the vinyl remains in excellent condition) […]
- Status Quo - Piledriver - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.50, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 21-Feb-2019 15:57)
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 a little shelf shelfwear with a few scuffs evident and some discolouration at the edges but nothing to excess. The vinyl remains in VG+/EX- condition with just light surface scuffs to show for over forty five years) […]
- Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men - UK - 7" vinyl - £6.99, $9.09, €8.04 (New Item) (arrived 21-Feb-2019 15:11)
STATUS QUO Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1983 UK Old Gold 7" vinyl single, also including Down The Dustpipe, die-cut series sleeve OG9298) […]
- Status Quo - From The Makers Of… - EX - UK - vinyl box set - £15.00, $19.50, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 21-Feb-2019 14:44)
STATUS QUO From The Makers Of... (1982 UK limited edition 35-track 3-LP box set, housed in a superb 12" square picture box with four circular insert sheets. The box has some minor shelfwear mostly edge and corner scuffing with a little foxing to the inserts, otherwise this remains a great collection with the vinyl in excellent condition! PROLP1) […]
- Status Quo - Quo + Poster - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.50, €28.75 (New Item) (arrived 06-Feb-2019 08:53)
STATUS QUO Quo (1974 UK 'spaceship' label 8-track LP, the seventh studio album from the British rock group, featuring guest musicians Bob Young & Tom Parker, who play harmonica & piano respectively on the single 'Break The Rules', matt picturesleeve with fold-out illustrated lyric poster insert. The sleeve shows just a little light wear from storage, the fold-out insert has a small crease & the vinyl appears in Excellent condition with just minor cosmetic wear. A great example) […]
- Status Quo - If You Can't Stand The Heat... - Japanese - vinyl LP - £40.00, $52.00, €46.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Jan-2019 10:42)
STATUS QUO If You Can't Stand The Heat... (1978 Japanese issue 10-track vinyl LP on the Vertigo 'spaceship' label, manufactured by Nippon Phonogram, die-cut gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inner and Japanese insert. The sleeve displays someminor wear mostly to the edges and the vinyl shows only light signs of play, making an ideal play copy at an advantagous price RJ-7530) […]
- Status Quo - On The Level - Japanese - vinyl LP - £35.00, $45.50, €40.25 (New Item) (arrived 28-Jan-2019 10:37)
STATUS QUO On The Level (1975 Japanese issue 10-track vinyl LP on the Vertigo 'spaceship' label, including the hit single Down Down, within a back-pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve displays minor wear mostly to the edges and the vinyl has only afew light signs of play, making this example an ideal play copy at an advantagous price RJ-6033) […]
- Status Quo - You're In The Army Now + Ticket Stub - UK - tour programme - £20.00, $26.00, €23.00 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jan-2019 16:26)
STATUS QUO You're In The Army Now (Official 1986 UK 32-page 13" x 11" tour programme including European tour dates, map, tour personnel, discography & interview with each band member, equipment and merchandise, complete with spot-lacquered outer cover. This copy comes with an advertisement insert for the 'Rocking Through The Years' VHS, along with a ticket stub for the 15th December show at the Sheffield City Hall) […]
- Status Quo - Whatever You Want - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.40, €9.20 (Back In Stock) (arrived 24-Jan-2019 18:16)
STATUS QUO Whatever You Want (1979 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, pressed in France for the UK market, also including Hard Ride, Phonogram group die cut paper sleeve) […]
- Status Quo - Whatever You Want - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.40, €9.20 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jan-2019 18:16)
STATUS QUO Whatever You Want (1979 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Hard Ride, Phonogram group die-cut paper sleeve) […]
- Status Quo - Ice In The Sun - EX - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $19.50, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jan-2019 08:30)
STATUS QUO Ice In The Sun (1968 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also including When My Mind Is Not Live, wavy-cut Pye company die cut paper sleeve. The vinyl has some light surface scuffs, but remains in excellent condition fifty years on 7N.17581) […]
- Status Quo - Piledriver - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $97.50, €86.25 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jan-2019 16:12)
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. The gatefold picture sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with minor discolouration at the edges and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play) […]
- Status Quo - Accident Prone - P/S - UK - 7" vinyl - £7.99, $10.39, €9.19 (New Item) (arrived 11-Jan-2019 09:38)
STATUS QUO Accident Prone (1978 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Let Me Fly, card picture sleeve. The sleeve on this copy has some wear, whilst the vinyl shows only light evidence of play QUO2) […]
- Status Quo - Tour Itinerary Information 1990-1991 - UK - Itinerary - Promo - £50.00, $65.00, €57.50 (New Item) (arrived 09-Jan-2019 10:32)
STATUS QUO Tour Itinerary Information 1990-1991 (Rare collection of A4-size tour itinerary and information sheets. Comprises twenty-one pages detailling their itinerary for of their 'Rock 'Til You Drop' event on 21st September 1991, where Quo played four shows on the same day - at Sheffield Arena, Glasgow SECC, Birmingham NEC and Wembley Arena - with extensive information on this complex project. Also includes information sheets on their European dates in June 1990, along with shows at Glastonbury 1990 and Somerwestworld in October 1990. Although they have been used and have a few notations, the itineraries all remain in excellent condition. A great collection, giving a fantastic insight behind the scenes of touring) […]
- Status Quo - Dog Of Two Head - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $45.50, €40.25 (New Item) (arrived 31-Dec-2018 10:09)
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 - Rockin' All Over The World - Wide-centred - UK - 7" vinyl - £6.99, $9.09, €8.04 (New Item) (arrived 20-Dec-2018 09:17)
STATUS QUO Rockin' All Over The World (1977 UK Vertigo wide-centred injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Ring Of A Change, Phonogram company die cut paper sleeve) […]
- Status Quo - Burning Bridges - Injection - UK - 7" vinyl - £6.99, $9.09, €8.04 (New Item) (arrived 13-Dec-2018 15:13)
STATUS QUO Burning Bridges (1988 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also includes the classic hit Whatever You Want. Both the picture sleeve and vinyl remain in excellent condition QUO25) […]
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