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The Status Quo* – Messages From The Status Quo

Status Quo - Messages From The Status Quo album cover

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Label:Cadet Concept – LPS 315, Cadet Concept – LPS-315
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis pressing
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Rock
Style:Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1Black Veils Of Melancholy
Written-By – Frances Rossi*
A2When My Mind Is Not Live
Written-By – R. Parfitt*
Written-By [Uncredited] – Francis Rossi
A3Ice In The Sun
Written-By – M. Wilde*, R. Scott*
A4Elizabeth Dreams
Written-By – M. Wilde*, R. Scott*
A5Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe
Written-By – Kenny Young
B1Paradise Flat
Written-By – M. Wilde*, R. Scott*
B2Technicolor Dreams
Written-By – T. King*
B3Spicks And Specks
Written-By – Barry Gibb
B4Sunny Cellophane Sky
Written-By – A. Lancaster*
B5Pictures Of Matchstick Men
Written-By – Frances Rossi*
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Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Pye Records
  • Record Company – Cadet Concept Records
  • Published By – Duchess Music
  • Published By – Duchess
  • Published By – Kangaroo Music
  • Published By – Bigtop Records
  • Published By – Northern Music
  • Recorded At – Pye Studios
  • Manufactured By – Chess Producing Corp.
  • Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

Credits

  • Bass, Guitar – Alan Lancaster
  • Design [Cover Design] – Jerry Griffith
  • Drums – John Coghlan
  • Engineer – Alan Florence
  • Lacquer Cut By – dh*
  • Lead Guitar, Vocals – Mike Rossi (4)
  • Organ, Vocals – Roy Lynes
  • Producer – John Schroeder
  • Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Rick Parfitt

Notes

First catalog number on cover, second on label.
Some copies have a red hype sticker on the front cover: "Featuring Pictures of Matchstick Men"

Label variation: song titles/credits written in small serifed font, title in bold font.

[Labels]
Mfg. by Chess Producing Corp. Chicago, IL 60616

[Rear sleeve]
Recorded at Pye Studios, London, England, 1968
"A Pye Records, U.K., Recording"
Cadet Concept Records
320 E. 21st Street
Chicago, Ill.
60616

Publishing:
A1 - Duchess Music, BMI
A5 - Kangaroo Music, BMI
B2 - Big Top Records, BMI
B5 - Northern Music, ASCAP
Remaining tracks - Duchess, BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society (A1 to B4): BMI
  • Rights Society (B5): ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A, set 1): W4RS-5103
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A, set 2): #17087
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B, set 1): W4RS-5104
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B, set 2): #17088
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A [Variant 1]): W4RS-5103-1 #17087 LPS-315 S-1. dh
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B [Variant 1]): W4RS-5104-1 #17088 LPS-315 S-2 dh
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A [Variant 2] etched except "I A3" stamped ): W4RS-5103-1 #17087 LPS-315 S-1. dh I A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B [Variant 2] etched except "I A1", stamped): W4RS-5104-1 #17088 LPS-315 S-2. dh I A1

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Messages From The Status Quo (LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing)Cadet Concept, Cadet ConceptLPS 315, LPS-315US1968
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Messages From The Status Quo (Cassette, Album)Cadet Concept37-315US1968
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Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo (LP, Album, Mono)Pye Records, Pye RecordsN PL 18220, NPL.18220UK1968
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Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo (LP, Album, Stereo)Pye Records, Pye RecordsPYC 2148South Africa1968
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Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo (LP, Album, Stereo)Pye Records, Pye RecordsNPL 18220, NSPL 18220Netherlands1968

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  • RemyNi3's avatar
    RemyNi3
    Not great pressings. Very thin and tinny sound. Unfortunate because its a wonderful album. Still very enjoyable listen and qorth picking up.

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