Records

The Vertigo Reissues Eleven of Quo's albums produced between 1973 and 1981 and originally released on the Vertigo label are now reissued by Universal on their Mercury label. All have been digitally remastered with the best quality edits, no track omissions as in previous releases and with bonus tracks. On 31st January 2005 the first phase were issued – Piledriver, Hello, Quo, On The Level, Blue For You and Live. The second phase of releases were issued on 7 March 2005 and features Rockin’ All Over The World, If You Can’t Stand The Heat, Whatever You Want, Just Supposin’ and Never Too Late. These lavish releases feature fantastic liner notes, lyrics, original LP artwork and pictures of rare overseas collectors' item sleeves.

PILEDRIVER The band's first chart album, this hit No.5 in 1972. Includes the single "Paper Plane" which reached No.8. The bonus track is the ultra-rare live version of "Don't Waste My Time" from the 1973 Reading Festival. Tracklisting: Don’t Waste My Time/O Baby/A Year/Unspoken Words/Big Fat Woman/Paper Plane/All The Reasons/Roadhouse Blues (Bonus Track: Don’t Waste My Time (Live))
HELLO The band’s first No.1 album. “Hello” includes legendary live staple "Caroline" which hit No.5 in 1973 while the bonus is the previously non-LP "Joanne". Tracklisting: Roll Over Lay Down/Claudie/A Reason Of Living/Blue Eyed Lady/Caroline/Softer Ride/And It’s Better Now/Forty Five Hundred Times (Bonus Track: Joanne)
QUO This album reached No.2 in the UK charts in 1974 and contains the Top Ten hit single "Break The Rules". The previously non-album number "Lonely Night" has been added as a bonus track. Tracklisting: Backwater/Just Take Me/Break The Rules/Drifting Away/Don’t Think It Matters/Fine Fine Fine/Lonely Man/Slow Train (Bonus Track: Lonely Night)
ON THE LEVEL Another No.1 album (1975) this time including the band's first No.1 single "Down Down". The bonus tracks is the Top Ten EP "Roll Over Lay Down", the 7" version of "Down Down" plus a 1975 live out take that has previously only appeared on the "Rockers Rollin" box set. Tracklisting: Little Lady/Most Of the Time/I Saw The Light/Over & Done/Nightride/Down Down/Broken Man/What To Do/Where I Am/Bye Bye Johnny (Bonus Tracks: Down Down/Roll Over Lay Down/Gerdundula/Junior’s Wailing/Roadhouse Blues)
BLUE FOR YOU The band's third No.1 also boasts three UK hit singles - "Rain" (No.7), "Mystery Song" (No.11) and "Wild Side Of Life" (No.9). The previously unreleased version of "Wild Side of Life" is a bonus as are the B-sides "You Lost The Love" and "All Through The Night" Tracklisting: Is There A Better Way/Mad About The Boy/Ring Of Change/Blue For You/Rain/Rolling Home/That’s A Fact/Ease Your Mind/Mystery Song (Bonus Tracks: You Lost The Love/Mystery Song/Wild Side Of Life/All through The Night/Wild Side Of Life)
LIVE A UK No.3 when first issued in 1976, this is a double CD which is now in the original concert running order for the first time. Tracklisting: Junior’s Wailing/Backwater-Just Take Me/Is There A Better Way/In My Chair/Little Lady-Most Of The Time/Rain/Forty Five Hundred Times/Roll Over Lay Down/Big Fat Mama/Don’t Waste My Time/Roadhouse Blues/Caroline-Bye Bye Johnny
ROCKIN’ ALL OVER THE WORLD Issued in 1977 and hitting No.5 in the UK charts, the title track is Quo's best known song - and the first song on the Live Aid DVD. Tracklisting: Hard Time/Can’t Give You More/Let’s Ride/Baby Boy/You Don’t Own Me/Rockers Rollin’/Rockin’ All Over the World/Who Am I?/Too Far Gone/For You/Dirty Water/Hold You Back (Bonus Track: Getting Better [Lennon/McCartney])
IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT Featuring the UK hit singles "Again & Again" (No.13) and "Accident Prone" (No.36), this album hit No.3 in 1978. Tracklisting: Again & Again/I’m Giving Up My Worryin’/Gonna Teach You To Love Me/Someone Show Me Home/Long Legged Linda/Oh! What A Night/Accident Prone/Stones/Let Me Fly/Like A Good Girl (Bonus Track: Accident Prone)
WHATEVER YOU WANT A UK No.3 hit in 1979 which features the title track which hit No.4 in the charts - and to this day is used in TV commercials for Woolworths. Also includes the No.16 single "Living On An Island" plus 4 LP demos previously only available on the "Rockers Rollin'" Box Set Tracklisting: Whatever You Want/Shady Lady/Who Asked You/Your Smiling Face/Living On An Island/Come Rock With Me/Rockin’ On/Runaway/High Flyer/Breaking Away (Bonus Tracks: Hard Ride/Bad Company/Another Game In Town/Shady Lady (Demo)/Rearrange/Living On An Island (Single)
JUST SUPPOSIN' Including the UK hit singles "What You're Proposing" (No.2) and "Lies" (No.11) plus the non LP "AB Blues" this album hit No.4 in 1980. Tracklisting: What You’re proposing/Run To Mummy/Don’t Drive My Car/Lies/Over The Edge/The Wild Ones/Name Of The Game/Coming & Going/Rock ‘n’ Roll (Bonus Track: AB Blues)
NEVER TOO LATE The last of the "Golden Era" albums of Parfitt / Rossi / Lancaster / Coghlan this reached No.2 in 1981 and includes the Top Ten hit single "Rock N Roll" Tracklisting: Never Too Late/Something ‘Bout you Baby I Like/Take Me Away/Falling In Falling Out/Carol/Long Ago/Mountain Lady/Don’t Stop Me Now/Enough Is Enough/Riverside (Bonus Track: Rock ‘n’ Roll (Single)

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