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Dave Oxley's Singles Discography Part 2 1979-1975 |
DOWN THE DUSTPIPE IN MY CHAIR TUNE TO THE MUSIC PAPER PLANE MEAN GIRL GERDUNDULA CAROLINE BREAK THE RULES DOWN DOWN ROLL OVER LAY DOWN |
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1970 DOWN THE DUSTPIPE (C Groszmann) (2.03) Face Without A Soul (Rossi/Parfitt) (3.07) Producer: John Schroeder 7 inch vinyl single - PYE 7N 17907 Released: 6 March 1970 'Down The Dustpipe' was written by a song writer from New Zealand called Carl Groszmann, who was signed to Ronnie Scott's publishing company Valley Music. This track was the first release to underline the change of musical direction that Quo had undertaken with their live performances during the past few months. With Bob Young once again featured on harmonica 'Down The Dustpipe' returned Quo to the charts in May 1970, when the single spent seventeen weeks in the charts. The track 'Face Without A Soul' had previously been released on the album 'Spare Parts'. 1970 IN MY CHAIR (Rossi/Young) (3.14) Gerdundula (Manston/James) (3.19) Producer: John Schroeder 7 inch vinyl single - PYE 7N 17998 (Picture sleeve) Released: 23 October 1970 'In My Chair' was written in one afternoon by Francis Rossi and Bob Young in the kitchen of the Rossi family home. Legend has it that the song was recorded in only two takes, with the second of the two recordings being used for the release of this single. Dispite little radio airplay the single became a hit reaching number twenty one and spending fourteen weeks in the charts. The track 'Gerdundula' was written by two individuals known only as Manston and James, and was given to Quo at a concert in Hereford during the summer of 1970. Both of the tracks featured on this release were recorded specifically for this single and were not included on the album 'Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon', which had been released the previous August. 'In My Chair' was not included on any UK Quo album until Pye Records issued 'The Best Of Status Quo' compilation album in May 1973. However, 'Gerdundula' was re-recorded by the band for their last official Pye album 'Dog Of Two Head' in November 1971. 1971 TUNE TO THE MUSIC (Rossi/Young) (3.07) Good Thinking (Status Quo) (3.34) Producer: John Schroeder 7 inch vinyl single - PYE 7N 45077 Released 18 June 1971 'Tune To The Music' has the distinction of being the last Status Quo single to be released while the band were signed to Pye Records. The track had not previously appeared on any album nor was it included on the last 'all new' Quo album to be released by Pye - 'Dog Of Two Head. 'Tune To The Music' did not appear on album until the release of 'The Best Of Status Quo' in May 1973. The flipside track 'Good Thinking' was basically a blues jam recorded live in the studio and was the first time Quo had released an instrumental track. The first album release for 'Good Thinking' did not come until a decade later in September 1981, when it was included on the PRT mini-album 'Fresh Quota', under the alternative title of 'Good Thinking Batman-Jam'. 1972 PAPER PLANE (Rossi/Young) (3.07) Softer Ride (Parfitt/Lancaster) (3.34) Producer: Status Quo 7 inch vinyl single - VERTIGO 6059 071 Released: 10 November 1972 This was the first Status Quo record release since the band signed to the new Philips label called Vertigo. Philips had launched the label on 7th November 1969 with the release of three albums, describing it as label for contemporary and progressive sounds. Quo earned their recording contract with the company due to their constant hard rocking performances in pubs and clubs around the UK, followed by appearances at several major festivals including; The Great Western Festival in Lincoln in May 1972 and Reading Festival three months later, in August. The lyrics for 'Paper Plane' were originally written by Bob Young as a poem which was later adapted for recording purposes for what would become an important single for the band, seeing them return to the top ten of the UK singles chart in January 1973. The third verse was written specifically for the song and had not been included in the original poem. The 'three grand Deutche car' mentioned in the verse was in fact an old Mercedes 600 series, which the band had used as their transport to and from gigs during the very early seventies. The release and subsequent success of 'Paper Plane' also served to promote the first Quo LP for their new label, with the song being featured on the break through album 'Piledriver', released in December 1972. The flipside track 'Softer Ride' was another track recorded during the 'Piledriver' sessions which was not not included in the final track selection for the album. However, due to popular demand this track was later released on the band's follow up album 'Hello!' in September 1973. 1973 MEAN GIRL (Rossi/Young) (3.53) Everything (Rossi/Parfitt) (2.35) Producer: John Schroeder 7 inch vinyl single - PYE 7N 45229 Released 22 February 1973 'Mean Girl' was the original recording which had been previously issued on the Quo album 'Dog Of Two Head'. It was released as a single by Pye Records in an effort to cash-in on the band's renewed successes with the release of their 'Paper Plane' single and 'Piledriver' album. The Pye strategy did work and 'Mean Girl' spent eleven weeks in the singles chart, reaching the number twenty slot. The flipside track 'Everything' was the original recording previously included on the Quo album 'Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon'. The release and subsequent success of this single marked the start of what would become a constant programe of reissues of Quo material which the band had recorded for the Pye label between 1966 (as The Spectres) and 1971, that would continue to appear in various forms from 1973 up to the present day. 1973 GERDUNDULA (Manston/James) (3.50) Lakky Lady (Rossi/Parfitt) (3.12) Producer: John Schroeder 7 inch vinyl single - PYE 7N 45253 Released: July 1973 This was a hastily released follow up to the 'Mean Girl' single, in a further attempt by Pye to achieve additional success with some of Quo's older material. This recording of 'Gerdundula' was the band's later recording previously included their 'Dog Of Two Head' album. Unfortunately for Pye this single failed to emulate their earlier success and missed out on the chart altogether. The flipside track 'Lakky Lady' was the original recording featured on the Quo album 'Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon'. The 'Gerdundula' single was promoted in the music media in a joint advertising campaign with the Mungo Jerry single 'Alright Alright Alright', issued by the Pye subsidary label Dawn Records. 1973 CAROLINE (Rossi/Young) (3.43) Joanne (Lancaster) (4.06) Producer: Status Quo 7 inch vinyl single - VERTIGO 6059 085 Released: 31 August 1973 'Caroline' was a song written by Bob Young and Francis Rossi on a table napkin in the dining room of a hotel in Perranporth, Cornwall some three years earlier, in 1970. It was originally written as a much slower song but the arrangement evolved over the interim period into the full ahead rock track that would also appear on Quo's first number one selling album 'Hello!' The single was promoted by Vertigo throughout the music media as 'the band's own choice of single from their forthcoming album', and went on to become their first top five selling single. The track 'Joanne' was a previously unreleased song which, following the initial pressing run, saw later copies display a change to the writer's credit from 'Lancaster' to 'Lancaster/Parfitt'. The track 'Joanne' did not appear on any album of Quo material until the re-issue of the 'Piledriver album in Germany during 1990. The song's first UK album release came on the 1995 compilation release 'The Other Side Of Status Quo'. 1974 BREAK THE RULES (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) (3.38) Lonely Night (Parfitt/Lancaster/Rossi/Young/Coghlan) (3.21) Producer: Status Quo 7 inch vinyl single - VERTIGO 6059 101 Released: 26 April 1974 'Break The Rules' was the track chosen by Vertigo to be released as a single to promote the forthcoming Status Quo album appropriately entitled 'Quo'. In addition to the established four man line up of Rossi/Parfitt/Lancaster and Coghlan, 'Break The Rules' also featured a harmonica solo by Bob Young and piano solo by seasoned session musician Tom Parker. Dispite not being the band's own prefered choice, the single reached number eight in the UK singles chart. The flipside track 'Lonely Night' was a previously unreleased song which was not included on a Quo album until the 1983 compilation release entitled 'To Be Or Not To Be'. Some copies of this single were mispressed with the moulded label for the track 'Lonely Night' on both sides. Nightride (Parfitt/Young) (3.52) Producer: Status Quo 7 inch vinyl single - VERTIGO 6059 114 Released: 29 November 1974 The version of 'Down Down' used for the single's release was edited from the full 5:24 minute track featured on the band's forthcoming album 'On The Level'. Originally entitled 'Get Down', this song saw Status Quo reach the number one position in the UK charts (replacing 'Lonely This Christmas' by Mud), for the first (and so far only) time in their career. The flipside track 'Nightride' was also included on the album 'On The Level'. Since its release, the track 'Down Down' has also been used in a television advertisement for the 'Kwik-Fit' car tyre and exhaust retailers in 1995. 1975 ROLL OVER LAY DOWN (Rossi/Young/Lancaster/Parfitt/Coghlan) (5.40) Gerdundula (Manston James) (2.45) - Junior's Wailing (K White/M Pugh) (3.50) Producer: Status Quo 7 inch vinyl EP - VERTIGO QUO 13 (Picture sleeve) Released: 13 May 1975 This EP (Extended Play) was entitled 'Quo Live' and released to celebrate the band's 13th anniversary. All of the tracks were recorded live and were taken from concerts at The Kursaal, Southend on 1 March 1975 and Trentham Gardens in Stoke the following night. The band released the EP against the advice of many people who predicted such a release would be a failure. With a picture sleeve that featured sleeve notes by Radio One DJ John Peel, 'Quo Live' became the first EP to reach the UK charts for some twelve years. The centre of each copy of the record was specially moulded to feature the well known 'four heads' design (drawn by J Ifield) from the sleeve of the 'Quo' album. Whilst the recordings of 'Gerdundula' and 'Junior's Wailing' were eventually included on the 1995 compilation album 'The Other Side Of Status Quo', the recording of 'Roll Over Lay Down' (recorded at The Kursaal) is unavailable elsewhere |
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