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 - 12 Gold Bars - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.00, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 28-Nov-2022 15:00)
STATUS QUO 12 Gold Bars (1980 UK 12-track vinyl LP compilation of classic Quo hits including Rockin' All Over The World, Down Down, Roll Over Lay Down, Whatever You Want and many more, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl appears barely played QUOTV1)
- Status Quo - Ain't Complaining - Stickered - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.00, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 15-Nov-2022 08:28)
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 - From The Makers Of.... - 52 Fanzines - UK - fanzine - £250.00, $300.00, €290.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 27-Oct-2022 12:23)
STATUS QUO From The Makers Of.... (A quantity of Fifty Two, yes 52 different UK official fan club magazines from 1993 to 2020, each with exclusive articles, news, photographs and more. Including the first six volumes within their own plastic folder. Along with two t-shirts & pin badge, all from the fan club. Please see more details below, for the full list of the issues included)
- Status Quo - The Last Night Of The Electrics - UK - 3-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $29.99, €28.99 (New Item) (arrived 28-Oct-2022 13:01)
STATUS QUO The Last Night Of The Electrics (2017 UK/EU limited edition 20-track triple 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl LP [with an etching on Side Six] featuring live recordings from their gig at London's O2 on 11th December 2016. Thewide-spined gatefold picture sleeve has just a little shelfwear but comes with its original download code voucher while the three vinyl discs look barely played)
- Status Quo - Backbone - 180gm Vinyl - German - vinyl LP - £19.99, $23.99, €23.19 (New Item) (arrived 31-Oct-2022 09:18)
STATUS QUO Backbone (2019 UK limited edition 11-track LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl, the mighty Quo's thirty third studio album and their first since the sad passing of Rick Parfitt in 2016. Complete with its original download code voucher and lyric printed inner, the gatefold picture sleeve has minimal shelfwear to the top edge while the vinyl looks barely played)
- Status Quo - Hello! + Poster - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $24.00, €23.20 (New Item) (arrived 31-Oct-2022 11:29)
STATUS QUO Hello! (1973 UK 'spaceship' label 8-track LP, the sixth studio album by the British rock band including the top five UK hit Caroline, including the rare 32" x 22" fold-out poster, silver embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with some minor edge wear, the poster looks unused & the vinyl remains Excellent with just a few light cosmetic surface marks not affecting play)
- Status Quo - Blue For You - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.00, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 31-Oct-2022 11:31)
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 with a small residual sticker mark to front corner & apart from a few light paper scuffs, the vinyl remains in excellent condition)
- Status Quo - Tune To The Music - French - 7" vinyl - £50.00, $60.00, €58.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Nov-2022 11:20)
STATUS QUO Tune To The Music (1971 French wide centred 7" vinyl single on the Pye label manufactured by Disques Vogue, also includes Good Thinking, housed in a unique red tinted and yellow titled textured picture sleeve. This 'one owner' copy was obtained from a former French music executive and aside from a pen annotationon the reverse panel, the sleeve has just a little light general wear and vinyl looks barely played 45PV.15358)
- Status Quo - Hello! + Inner - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.00, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2022 11:06)
STATUS QUO Hello! (1973 UK 8-track LP on the Vertigo 'Spaceship' label, complete with lyric inner, silver embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear to the fron with minor creasing and the vinyl remains in excellent condition displaying some light signs of play)
- Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $9.60, €9.28 (New Item) (arrived 15-Nov-2022 12:50)
STATUS QUO Rockin' All Over The World (1977 UK Vertigo injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Ring Of A Change, Phonogram group die cut paper sleeve)
- Status Quo - Pye Big Deal EP - UK - 12" vinyl - £10.00, $12.00, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 28-Nov-2022 14:45)
STATUS QUO Pye Big Deal (1976 UK 4-track 12" EP, including Down The Dustpipe, In My Chair, Mean Girl & Gerdundula, 'Pye Big Deal' series die-cut paper sleeve. The vinyl appears barely played & glows a tint of purple when held to light to matchthe label BD103)
- Status Quo - Never Too Late - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $14.40, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 19-Nov-2022 14:09)
STATUS QUO Never Too Late (1981 UK 10-track LP featuring the classic track Something 'Bout You Baby I Like, glossy picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve has a little edge scuffing, and the inner shows a little light foxing, whilst the vinyllooks barely played)
- Status Quo - Blue For You - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.00, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 21-Nov-2022 11:15)
STATUS QUO Blue For You (1983 UK 9-track vinyl LP reissue of their 1976 ninth studio album including Ease Your Mind & Mystery Song. The glossy picture sleeve shows a little shelfwear while the vinyl looks barely played PRICE55)
- Status Quo - Dog Of Two Head - 1st - Red Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $54.00, €52.20 (New Item) (arrived 21-Nov-2022 12:53)
STATUS QUO Dog Of Two Head (1971 UK 10-track LP on the powder blue label,pressed on RED vinyl [visible when held to the light], gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit ofedge scuffing & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a couple of light surface hairlines to show for nearly fifty years NSPL18371)
- Status Quo - Quo + Poster - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.00, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 22-Nov-2022 08:52)
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', complete with fold out illustrated lyric poster, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play)
- Status Quo - Back To Back - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $9.60, €9.28 (New Item) (arrived 22-Nov-2022 09:22)
STATUS QUO Back To Back (1983 UK 10-track LP, Quo's sixteenth album & last to feature original bass player Alan Lancaster & drummer Pete Kircher. Includes the 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 has some light edge scuffing, whilst the vinyl looks barely played VERH10)
- Status Quo - On The Level + Inner - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.00, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 23-Nov-2022 12:17)
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 - Live + Inners - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £10.00, $12.00, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 24-Nov-2022 14:56)
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 shows a little edgewear but comes with the picture inners [which display a couple of seam splits] while vinyl remains in EX condition)
- Status Quo - From The Makers Of… - EX - UK - vinyl box set - £15.00, $18.00, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 28-Nov-2022 13:08)
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 - The Rest Of Status Quo - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.00, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 25-Oct-2022 15:21)
STATUS QUO The Rest Of Status Quo (1976 UK 8-track LP pressed on RED vinyl [visible when held to a strong light source], front laminated picture sleeve with band info on reverse. The sleeve shows just minor shelfwear, mainly to the unlaminated reverse and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play PKL5546)
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