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 - Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon - Fried Egg Vinyl - RSD 2020 - UK - vinyl LP - £34.99, $46.54, €40.94 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon (Record Store Day 2020 UK limited edition 50th Anniversary 10-track LP press on 'Fried Egg' Yellow, White & Clear Vinyl. The third studio album from the iconic British rock group, which showcased their new-found rock sound, housed in a picture sleeve. This example is still in the open shrink with hype sticker attached, and remains in a 'near mint' condition)
- Status Quo - Don't Stop - Transparent Heavyweight Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $33.24, €29.24 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Don't Stop (2017 UK 30th Anniversary 15-track double LP pressed on TRANSPARENT HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL - their album of cover versions including Fun Fun Fun with The Beach Boys, Raining In My Heart with Brian May, Get Back, When You Walk In The Room and many more, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has minimal wear and the vinyl remains in a 'near mint' condition DEMREC208)
- Status Quo - Collected - 180 Gram Purple Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $46.54, €40.94 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Collected (2018 UK/EU limited edition 24-track double album 2-LP pressed on audiophile quality 180-gram Purple Vinyl, featuring a collection of their classic hits including Pictures Of MatchstickMen, Caroline,Down Down, Rockin' All Over The World, Whatever You Want and more. Housed in an individually numbered picture sleeve with high quality embossed spot varnish guitars on the front with a 4-page booklet insert, in a resealable bagwith golden hype sticker attached. This copy has been opened, but remains in a 'near mint' condition)***Limited to only 4000 copies***
- Status Quo - Spare Parts - 180 Gram Orange & Gold Mixed Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $33.24, €29.24 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Spare Parts (2020 UK/EU limited edition 'Music On Vinyl' 26-track 2-LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180 Gram Orange & Gold Mixed Vinyl. Originally released in 1969, the groups second album and their final release in the psychedelic vein, featuring the Mono and Stereo mix; within an individually numbered picture sleeve in a resealable bag with golden hype sticker attached. This copy has been opened, but remains in a 'near mint' condition MOVLP2731)***Limited to only 2000 copies***
- Status Quo - Picturesque Matchstickable - 180 Gram Yellow Flamed Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $33.24, €29.24 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo (2020 UK/EU limited edition 'Music On Vinyl' 26-track 2-LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180 Gram Yellow Flamed Vinyl. Originally released in 1968, this features the Quoat their pre-boogie psychedelic best, featuring the Mono and Stereo mix, including the classics Pictures Of Matchstick Men and Ice In The Sun; within an individually numbered picture sleeve and remains in resealable bag with hype sticker attached. The sticker on the front has a small spot of paper loss, and this has been opened but remains in a 'near mint' condition MOVLP2731)***Limited to only 2000 copies***
- Status Quo - Accept No Substitute! - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £24.99, $33.24, €29.24 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Accept No Substitute! (2015 UK 25-track double vinyl LP compilation pressed on 180gram Vinyl, all the hits you could possibly need, glossy gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows has minimal wear and the vinyl remains in a'near mint' condition)
- Status Quo - Backbone - 180gm Vinyl - German - vinyl LP - £24.99, $33.24, €29.24 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
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, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has minimal wear, and the vinyl has minimal signs of play)
- Status Quo - Aquostic - Live @ The Roundhouse - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $33.25, €29.25 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Aquostic - Live @ The Roundhouse (2015 UK limited edition 25-track double vinyl LP featuring audio recordings from their ninety-minute performance at the Roundhouse in Camden town, London on 22nd October 2014 as part of the launch of their Aquostic! [Stripped Bare]' album which was recorded & broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series and saw them joined on stage by guitarist Freddie Edwards [son of bassist John Edwards]. The gatefold picture sleevehas just a little light shelfwear and the vinyl has minimal signs of play)
- Status Quo - Under The Influence - Blue vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $33.24, €29.24 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Under The Influence (2017 UK limited edition 12-track LP pressed on Light Blue Heavyweight Vinyl, originally a CD only release in 1999, this is the first vinyl issue. Housed in a picture sleeve with lyric printed inner. The sleeve has minimal wear and the vinyl remains in a 'near mint' condition DEMREC207)
- Status Quo - In Search Of The Fourth Chord - 180gm Orange Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £45.00, $59.85, €52.65 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO In Search Of The Fourth Chord (2017 UK Deluxe Edition 16-track double LP pressed on 180 GRAM ORANGE VINYL - their twenty-eight studio album with two bonus tracks - I Ain't Wasting My Time and One By One. Housed in a hand numbered gatefold picture sleeve, still sealed with hype sticker attached DEMRECDLX004)
- Status Quo - The Rest Of Status Quo - 180gm Purple Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £29.99, $39.89, €35.09 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO The Rest Of Status Quo (Record Store Day 2021 UK/EU exclusive limited edition 8-track LP pressed on 180gram Purple Vinyl, originally released in 1976, housed in an individually numbered picture sleeve in a resealable bag with golden hype sticker attached. This copy has been opened, but remains in a 'near mint' condition MOVLP2844) ***Limited to only 2,000 copies***
- Status Quo - In Search Of The Fourth Chord - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $33.25, €29.25 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO In Search Of The Fourth Chord (2007 UK limited edition 12-track vinyl LP which sees the Quo reunited with Pip Williams, the man who produced Rockin' All Over The World, Whatever You Want & In The Army Now, including the single Beginning Of The End, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played QUOLP001)
- Status Quo - Who Gets The Love? - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.64, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Who Gets The Love? (1988 UK 7" vinyl single, also including Halloween, within a glossy flipback style glossy card picture sleeve. the sleeve displays minimal wear & signs of play QUO23)
- Status Quo - The Anniversary Waltz - UK - 12" vinyl - £10.00, $13.30, €11.70 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO The Anniversary Waltz (1990 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including The Power Of Rock and Perfect Remedy, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows very little wear, with a little age discoloration and the vinyl looks barely played QUO2812)
- Status Quo - Not At All - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.64, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Not At All (1989 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Gone Thru The Slips, glossy flipback style card picture sleeve QUO26)
- Status Quo - Aquostic: Stripped Bare - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $33.25, €29.25 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Aquostic: Stripped Bare (2014 UK issue 22-track double vinyl LP, which sees Quo performing acoustic versions of their classics, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve and vinyl are both in near mint condition AQUOLP1)
- Status Quo - Backbone - UK - picture disc LP - £34.99, $46.54, €40.94 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Backbone (2019 UK limited edition 11-track Picture Disc Edition LP, the mighty Quo's thirty third studio album and their first since the sad passing of Rick Parfitt in 2016, including the singles Liberty Lane and the title track, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with lyric printed inner. The sleeve has only very light wear and the disc remains in a 'near mint' condition)
- Status Quo - Backbone - Red Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £34.99, $46.54, €40.94 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO Backbone (2019 UK limited edition mail order only 11-track LP pressed on Red Vinyl, the mighty Quo's thirty third studio album and their first since the sad passing of Rick Parfitt in 2016, including the singles Liberty Lane and the title track. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with lyric printed inner. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl remains in a 'near mint' condition)
- Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet - Yellow Vinyl - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £95.00, $126.35, €111.15 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Apr-2025 16:00)
STATUS QUO The Party Ain't Over Yet... (2017 UK limited edition 13-track double album 2-LP set pressed on Yellow Vinyl, the group's twenty-seventh album released to celebrate their 40th Anniversary, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve displays little wear and the vinyl remains in a 'near mint' condition DEMREC206)
- Status Quo - Who Gets The Love? - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.64, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 09:55)
STATUS QUO Who Gets The Love? (1988 UK 7" vinyl single, also including Halloween, within a glossy flipback style glossy card picture sleeve. the sleeve displays minimal wear & signs of play QUO23)
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