Francis Rossi’s ‘The Accidental“ Picture Disc is now exclusively available at HMV (UK) and JPC (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
HMV: https://hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/the-accidental
JPC: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/francis-rossi-the-accidental/hnum/12629960
Two Quo release on April 24th
First up is the official CD release for this incredible live concert from Status Quo at their loudest and best in 1979, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. Restored and newly mixed by the band’s Archivist Andy Gamble from tapes found in Francis Rossi’s library and presented in deluxe 2CD gatefold packaging.
Live in Hammersmith 2CD: https://statusq.lnk.to/livehammersmith
If that’s not enough, ‘Live In Glasgow’, recorded at the Glasgow Apollo in 1976, features the complete recording of night one (27th October 1976) in its entirety and is released on black vinyl.
The audio has been mixed and mastered from newly discovered multi-track recordings (one was in a box marked Peters and Lee!) by Andy Gamble at AVP Productions from the original ¼ master tapes and approved by Francis Rossi.
Live in Glasgow night 1 2LP: https://statusq.lnk.to/LiveGlasgow
FRANCIS ROSSI 2026 UK TOUR
FR is delighted to announce that he will be heading out on the road with his Quo Songbook - Past, Present, Future - 2026 UK Tour.
NEW ALBUM FROM FRANCIS ROSSI
“For anyone who liked any of my solo albums previously… well, I’ve no idea what you’ll make of this one because it’s a real departure, but I love it. It’s loud, the guitars are right to the fore, and there are some great songs there”. FR
‘The Accidental’, the new album by Francis Rossi, will be released on 30th January 2026 on Black LP, Limited Crystal Clear LP, CD and Streaming & Digital Download
The new single "Something In The Air (Stormy Weather) / Go Man Go" is now available on streaming and download.
Album order link: https://francis-rossi.lnk.to/TheAccidental
Limited editions of the album, exclusive T-shirt and signed picture available in limited quantities on the official album web-shop, check it out!
Tracklist
1. Much Better
2. Go Man Go
3. Push Comes To Shove
4. Back On Our Home Ground
5. Dead Of Night
6. Going Home
7. Bye My Love
8. Something In The Air (Stormy
Weather)
9. Picture Perfect
10. November Again
11. Things Will Get Better
12. Oh So Good
13. Beautiful World
14. Time To Remember
NEW ALBUM FROM ANDY BOWN
Andrew Bown will be releasing a new album entitled Out There: A Deep Space Love Story by Russell Hoban & Andy Bown on November 21, 2025
The album will be released in 2 formats:
CD album with text and lyric booklet. Price: £15.00 + postage
12" Vinyl album with text and lyric insert. Price £33.90 + Postage (from Elastic Stage)
Both can be ordered via Andrew’s website here: www.andybown.com
Please note that the orders will not be dispatched until November 21, 2025
Track listings as follows:
1. Out There.
2. Flick and Fade
3. Boondocks 3
4. Flicker Freako
5. There’s a Black Hole Called Regret
6. Frogs and Owls
7. City Of Love (featuring Judie Tzuke)
8. Deep-Space Freighter
Andy explains how OUT THERE came about:
"I first met Russell in the mid-nineties when our sons attended the same school. I was a little in awe of such a successful novellist but when sharing a bottle of wine one afternoon he suggested we try and write a song together, I jumped at it. It was then that I read Ridley Walker. I was blown away and never looked back.
Over the ensuing three or four years that song gradually morphed into a mind-bending operatic deep-space love story; a musical with cojones. We recorded a few demos and, pleased with the way it was going spent a little time attempting to find development funding. Short story: Brick wall.
So Russ went back to his typewriter and I went back on the road with Quo and we thought no more about it.
Sadly we lost Russell in 2011.
Early on this year my memory was severely jogged by an email from a chap to whom Russell had given a cassette tape of the demos way back when - and 2025 being Russ's centenary year this chap was trying to organise celebrations. He thought this weird song stuff might interest Hoban fans. That was food for thought. Hmm... maybe.
Luckily all the original files were still lurking in the bowels of Mike Paxman's studio and we went through them. We liked what we heard. A lot. We went to work. Mike gave it the sonic French kiss of life. It lives, it breathes.
We thought - let’s get it OUT THERE !"
Music by Andy Bown, lyrics by Russell Hoban
Cover art by Terry Pastor
Produced by Mike Paxman
‘The Way We Were Vol.1’ Out Now
Straight from Francis Rossi’s personal archive, ‘The Way We Were Vol.1’ is a remarkable collection of handpicked demo recordings of Francis Rossi and Status Quo songs. Featuring five previously unreleased tracks, the album also includes early versions of beloved classics, captured in their earliest form. The album offers an exclusive insight into the creative process that has shaped Francis Rossi’s and Quo’s music over the years.
Now available everywhere: https://francis-rossi.lnk.to/TheWayWeWereVol1
‘Status Quo - Live!’ BOX SET
This collection offers up - for the first time ever - the full live sets from each of those legendary nights at the Glasgow Apollo Theatre in 1976. This edition contains the original ‘Live!’ album itself, newly mastered – plus the original mixes - as well as the full concert recordings from the 27th, 28th and 29th October 1976, which have never before been released in their entirety.
Available now: https://statusq.lnk.to/live
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ON VINYL
Francis said of the impending release, “It is great that ‘We Talk Too Much’ is getting a vinyl release. It looks fantastic. This album is close to my heart, it’s a different kind of sound to what I do with Quo, but I love this music. ‘Broken Memory’ also deserves to see the light of day, so I am glad we’ve been able to include that as an extra”.
Tracklisting:
LP Side A
01. I'll Take You Home
02. I’ve Tried Letting It Go
03. Oughta Know By Now
04. But I Just Said Goodbye
05. Waiting For Jesus
06. I'm Only Happy
LP Side B
01. Rearrange
02. I Talk Too Much
03. Heartbreaker
04. Good Times Bad Times
05. Sinking In Blue
06. Maybe Tomorrow
07. Broken Memory (Bonus Track)
Rhino news - new solo album
We are delighted to announce that 'Just Sayin', the new album from John 'Rhino' Edwards, is out now in the following formats: digipak CD (numbered limited edition of 1,000) and 140g black vinyl (hand-numbered and signed limited edition of 250).
Both formats are exclusively available from Rhino's official website and can be ordered here: http://www.rhinosrevenge.com/
