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 - Official World Tour Programme - UK - tour programme - £25.00, $31.75, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 20-Nov-2024 18:00)
STATUS QUO Official World Tour Programme (Official 1979 UK 28-page tour programme printed on textured paper, featuring band member profiles, tour personnel and lots of colour photographs, with superb textured picture cover)
- Status Quo - 12 Gold Bars - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.70, €12.00 (New Item) (arrived 13-Nov-2024 18:00)
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 some edge/shelfwear & a small sticker mark on the reverse. The vinyl shows only minor signs of play. QUOTV1)
- Status Quo - Again And Again - German - 7" vinyl - £18.00, $22.86, €21.60 (New Item) (arrived 06-Nov-2024 18:00)
STATUS QUO Again And Again (1978 German injection moulded wide centre 7" single, also including Too Far Gone, textured picture sleeve with just the name across the front in white on a black background whilst the back has a colour image of theband on stage, almost as if it was manufactured backwards. The cover displays just a little light age wear with no splits or rips, and the vinyl has minimal signs of play, a really nice example)
- Status Quo - Ol' Rag Blues - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.60 (New Item) (arrived 06-Nov-2024 18:00)
STATUS QUO Ol' Rag Blues (1983 UK limited edition 7" single pressed on Blue Vinyl, also including Stay The Night, housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The cover shows light wear and the vinyl has minimal signs of play QUOB-11)
- Status Quo - Dreamin' (Wet Mix) - UK - 12" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.60 (New Item) (arrived 11-Nov-2024 09:07)
STATUS QUO Dreamin' (1986 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including Long Legged Girls and Quo Christmas Cake Mix [the 7-songs], picture sleeve with tour dates and venues on reverse. The glossy picture sleeve displays very little wear and the vinyl looks barely played QUO2112)
- Status Quo - 12 Gold Bars Volume I+I + Insert - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £12.00, $15.24, €14.40 (New Item) (arrived 11-Nov-2024 12:43)
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 some minor shelf/edgewear butcomes with the merchandise insert and the two vinyl discs look barely played QUOTV2/1)
- Status Quo - Dreamin' (Wet Mix) - UK - 12" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.60 (New Item) (arrived 11-Nov-2024 18:00)
STATUS QUO Dreamin' (1986 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including Long Legged Girls and Quo Christmas Cake Mix [the 7-songs], picture sleeve with tour dates and venues on reverse. The glossy picture sleeve displays very little wear and the vinyl looks barely played QUO2112)
- Status Quo - 12 Gold Bars Volume I+I + Insert - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £12.00, $15.24, €14.40 (New Item) (arrived 11-Nov-2024 18:00)
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 some minor shelf/edgewear butcomes with the merchandise insert and the two vinyl discs look barely played QUOTV2/1)
- Status Quo - 12 Gold Bars - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.70, €12.00 (New Item) (arrived 13-Nov-2024 08:46)
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 some edge/shelfwear & a small sticker mark on the reverse. The vinyl shows only minor signs of play. QUOTV1)
- Status Quo - Going Down Town Tonight - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.60 (New Item) (arrived 14-Nov-2024 10:24)
STATUS QUO Going Down Town Tonight (1984 UK injection moulded 7" single, featuring a Re-recorded Version of the title track, also including Too Close To The Ground, paper picture sleeve. The sleeve displays light wear and the vinyl shows little signs of play. A Quo classic! QUO15)
- Status Quo - Official World Tour Programme - UK - tour programme - £25.00, $31.75, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 20-Nov-2024 12:03)
STATUS QUO Official World Tour Programme (Official 1979 UK 28-page tour programme printed on textured paper, featuring band member profiles, tour personnel and lots of colour photographs, with superb textured picture cover)
- Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men - 4 Prong - UK - 7" vinyl - £45.00, $57.15, €54.00 (New Item) (arrived 14-Nov-2024 10:42)
THE STATUS QUO Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1968 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also including Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe, Pye Records company die-cut paper sleeve. The vinyl on this copy remains in excellent condition with just a few hairlines to show for its age 7N17449)
- Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men - 4 Prong - UK - 7" vinyl - £45.00, $57.15, €54.00 (New Item) (arrived 14-Nov-2024 18:00)
THE STATUS QUO Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1968 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also including Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe, Pye Records company die-cut paper sleeve. The vinyl on this copy remains in excellent condition with just a few hairlines to show for its age 7N17449)
- Status Quo - Going Down Town Tonight - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.60 (New Item) (arrived 14-Nov-2024 18:00)
STATUS QUO Going Down Town Tonight (1984 UK injection moulded 7" single, featuring a Re-recorded Version of the title track, also including Too Close To The Ground, paper picture sleeve. The sleeve displays light wear and the vinyl shows little signs of play. A Quo classic! QUO15)
- Status Quo - Something 'Bout You Baby I Like - French - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.60 (New Item) (arrived 15-Nov-2024 16:54)
STATUS QUO Something 'Bout You Baby I Like (1981 French injection moulded label vinyl 7" single, also including Enough Is Enough, paper picture sleeve, that has a couple of creases. The vinyl looks unplayed QUO5)
- Status Quo - Caroline - UK - 7" picture disc - £10.00, $12.70, €12.00 (New Item) (arrived 18-Nov-2024 16:25)
STATUS QUO Caroline (1982 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single featuring a live version recorded at the Birmingham N.E.C., also including Dirty Water, issued in a clear PVC sleeve QUOP10)
- Status Quo - Caroline - UK - 7" picture disc - £10.00, $12.70, €12.00 (New Item) (arrived 18-Nov-2024 18:00)
STATUS QUO Caroline (1982 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single featuring a live version recorded at the Birmingham N.E.C., also including Dirty Water, issued in a clear PVC sleeve QUOP10)
- Status Quo - Rock 'til You Drop - UK - 7" vinyl - £12.00, $15.24, €14.40 (New Item) (arrived 19-Nov-2024 16:52)
STATUS QUO Rock 'Til You Drop (1991 UK 7" vinyl single, also featuring a medley of Caroline, Down Down, Whatever You Want and Rocking All Over The World, housed in a glossy flipback style card picture sleeve with tour dates on the reverse QUO32)
- Status Quo - Rock 'til You Drop - UK - 7" vinyl - £12.00, $15.24, €14.40 (New Item) (arrived 19-Nov-2024 18:00)
STATUS QUO Rock 'Til You Drop (1991 UK 7" vinyl single, also featuring a medley of Caroline, Down Down, Whatever You Want and Rocking All Over The World, housed in a glossy flipback style card picture sleeve with tour dates on the reverse QUO32)
- Status Quo - Thinking Of You - UK - 7" picture disc - £15.00, $19.05, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 06-Nov-2024 18:00)
STATUS QUO Thinking Of You (2004 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single, also including a live medley of Something 'Bout You Baby I Like & Break The Rules recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival & exclusive to this format, hype stickered clear PVC sleeve)
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