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 - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 11:25)
STATUS QUO 12 Gold Bars (1980 UK vinyl LP featuring a compilation of twelve classic Quo hits, including Rockin' All Over The World, Down, Down, Roll Over, Lay Down, Whatever You Want & more. The picture sleeve is Excellent with light shelf wear & the vinyl shows only minor signs of play QUOTV1)
- Status Quo - Piledriver - 1st - Complete - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $93.75, €87.75 (Back In Stock) (arrived 02-Apr-2024 08:21)
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 - Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo - UK - vinyl LP - £495.00, $618.75, €579.15 (New Item) (arrived 18-Mar-2024 12:59)
STATUS QUO Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo (Impossibly rare DEBUT album from one of the world's best known rock bands, here in their first psychedelic incarnation, which they were soon to discard in favour of their morefamiliar sound as the album failed to chart and the follow-up Spare Parts fared as badly. The acid-induced sound makes some good use of phasing and psychedelic whimsy vocals to give a very definite 1967-68 sound. The album includes covers ofSpicks And Specks and Green Tambourine as well as the original standout tracks Black Veils OF Melancholy and Technicolor Dreams as well as the well known Pictures Of Matchstick Men, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light creasing to the laminate, whilst the unlaminated reverse still remains a nice off-white & the text on the spine is clear and legible. The labels shows just light spindlewear and the vinyl itself has a smattering of light marks leaving it EX/EX- and a knockout copy! NPL18220)
- Status Quo - Rollin' Home - UK - shaped picture disc - £45.00, $56.25, €52.65 (New Item) (arrived 20-Mar-2024 17:16)
STATUS QUO Rollin' Home (Scarce 1986 UK limited edition 'Q' shaped 7" Picture Disc single, also featuring Lonely. This is the only Quo shaped picture disc to date, later reissued for Record Store Day in 2015 QUOPD18)
- Status Quo - The Best Of - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2024 11:13)
STATUS QUO The Best Of Status Quo (1973 UK blue Pye label 11-track stereo LP, including Gerdundula, Railroad & Mean Girl, picture sleeve. The picture sleeve does display just some ring/edgewear with a small split to the top edge due to vinyl shift, whilst the vinyl shows minimal signs of play NSPL18402)
- Status Quo - End Of The Road - UK - tour programme - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2024 13:33)
STATUS QUO End Of The Road (Official 1984 UK 36-page 11" x 13" programme issued during their extensive UK & European tour, packed with superb photographs and illustrations of the band, information, quotes, discography and tour dates, completewith fantastic textured 'denim' picture cover)
- Status Quo - Live + Inners - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2024 15:35)
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, gatefold picture sleeve with portrait inners. The sleeve has minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played)
- Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 28-Mar-2024 15:37)
STATUS QUO Rockin' All Over The World (1977 UK 12-track vinyl LP including the classic title track. Complete with tracklisting inner, the picture sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play)
- Status Quo - Live + Inners - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2024 08:04)
STATUS QUO Live (1977 UK first press 15-track double LP on the 'spaceship' Vertigo label, comprising live recordings from their historic gigs at Glasgow's Apollo Theatre between 27th-29th October 1976, gatefold picture sleeve with the pictureinners. The sleeve shows light wear with a split to one inner, whilst the vinyl remains in Excellent condition)
- Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 04-Apr-2024 11:15)
STATUS QUO The Party Ain't Over Yet (2005 UK limited edition 7" vinyl single, also including a live version of the classic hit Gerdundula recorded in 2005, glossy card picture sleeve SANSE400)
- Status Quo - In The Army Now - UK - 12" vinyl - £8.00, $10.00, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 19-Apr-2024 08:58)
STATUS QUO In The Army Now (1986 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single taken from the eponymous album, including the Military Mix of the title track, Heartburn and Late Last Night, picture sleeve QUO2012)
- Status Quo - In The Army Now - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.00, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 05-Apr-2024 14:51)
STATUS QUO In The Army Now (1986 UK 11-track vinyl LP, including Red Sky and Rollin' Home, picture sleeve with illustrated credits inner VERH36)
- Status Quo - In The Army Now - Song Hype Stickered - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.00, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 09-Apr-2024 16:07)
STATUS QUO In The Army Now (1986 UK 11-track LP, including Red Sky & Rollin' Home, hype stickered picture sleeve with illustrated credits inner. The sleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition VERH36)
- Status Quo - Blue For You - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 11-Apr-2024 10:02)
STATUS QUO Blue For You (1976 UK 9-track vinyl LP, complete with illustrated lyric inner, silver embossed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some shelfwear and ringwear & apart from a few light paper scuffs, the vinyl remains in excellent condition)
- Status Quo - On The Level - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.00, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 11-Apr-2024 11:14)
STATUS QUO On The Level (1975 UK 10-track vinyl LP including the classic hit 'Down Down', complete with lyric inner, textured gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear and the vinyl remains in excellent conditionwith few signs of play)
- Status Quo - In The Army Now - Inj - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.00, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 12-Apr-2024 10:20)
STATUS QUO In The Army Now (1986 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Heartburn, picture sleeve QUO20)
- Status Quo - In The Army Now - Inj - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.00, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 12-Apr-2024 15:58)
STATUS QUO In The Army Now (1986 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Heartburn, picture sleeve QUO20)
- Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 17-Apr-2024 10:25)
STATUS QUO Down The Dustpipe (1975 UK 18-track LP compilation, featuring original Pye recordings from 1969-71, embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve & vinyl are Excellent with just light signs of wear & play GH604)
- Status Quo - Rocking All Over The Years - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 18-Apr-2024 13:56)
STATUS QUO Rocking All Over The Years (1990 UK 22-track double LP compilation, covering the period 1965-1990 & featuring all their Top Ten hits including Pictures Of Matchstick Men, Down Down & The Wanderer, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeveshows light wear & the vinyl is Excellent with just faint signs of play)
- Status Quo - Hello! - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.00, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 11-Mar-2024 12:24)
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)
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