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The recently launched YouTube channel from iconic US TV series The Midnight Special continues to post footage that hasn’t been seen in decades, and Status Quo are the latest beneficiaries.
The most recent clip to appear on the channel features the Frantic Four playing Big Fat Mama, and is taken from the show broadcast on April 19, 1974. It’s an unusual choice: the track wasn’t from the band’s current album, the previous year’s Hello. Nor was it a preview of material from Quo, which would released the following month. Instead, the band played a live favourite from 1972’s Piledriver.
We’ll probably never know why this track (the only one they played on the show) was chosen. Rick Parfitt’s voice is largely shot, and Francis Rossi’s guitar solo certainly isn’t his best, but when it all comes together – as it does at the 2’50” mark – it’s a vivid reminder of how powerful Status Quo could be.
Quo’s episode was hosted by soul legend Curtis Mayfield – who performed four songs – while the other performers included two more soul acts in The Impressions and Gladys Knight & The Pips, plus folk musician Phil Ochs and Green Eyed Lady hitmakers Sugarloaf.
Status Quo would return to the US in August 1974, playing a mix of small club gigs and larger shows, sharing the stage with the likes of Montrose, Rory Gallagher, Todd Rundgren, Little Feat and Sly & the Family Stone.
Other artists who performed on The Midnight Special – whose appearances will presumably become available over the coming months – include Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Kiss, Elton John, AC/DC, Badfinger, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Genesis, Heart, Little Feat, Prince, Roxy Music, Steely Dan, Thin Lizzy and ELO
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- Status Quo - Golden Hour Of Status Quo - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.20, €11.80 (New Item) (arrived 18-Sep-2024 16:58)on September 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
STATUS QUO Golden Hour Of Status Quo (1973 UK 21-track compilation LP, embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only light signs of shelf wear with a little age discoloration and the vinyl looks barely played GH556)
- Status Quo - Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon - 1st - Translucent Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $66.00, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 05-Sep-2024 14:28)on September 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
STATUS QUO Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon (1970 UK first issue 10-track LP pressed on Speckled Translucent Vinyl, visible only when held to a strong light source, the third studio album from the iconic British rock group, which showcased their new-found rock sound, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows moderate shelfwear whilst the vinyl has a few very light surface scuffs which do not affect play NSPL18344)
- Status Quo - Live + Inners - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £10.00, $13.20, €11.80 (New Item) (arrived 05-Sep-2024 11:46)on September 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
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 picture inners. The sleeve shows some general age/shelf wear, whilst the vinyl remain in Excellent condition with light signs of play and just a few cosmetic scuffs )
- Status Quo - On The Level - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.84, €14.16 (New Item) (arrived 05-Sep-2024 11:47)on September 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
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 - Rocking All Over The Years - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $19.80, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 05-Sep-2024 12:10)on September 19, 2024 at 1:54 am
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 some edge and shelfwear whilst the vinyl is Excellent with just faint signs of play)
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