STATUS QUO - Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo (reissue)
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STATUS QUO

Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo (reissue)

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limited numbered 180 gram audiophile turquoise vinyl LP Cat: MOVLP 1864C
Rel: 8 Sep 25
Rock Side 1 - Track 1. Black Veils Of Melancholy Side 1 - Track 2. When My Mind Is Not Live Side 1 - Track 3. Ice In The Sun Side 1 - Track 4. Elizabeth Dreams Side 1 - Track 5. Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe Side 1 - Track 6. Paradise Flat Side 2 - Track 1. Technicolor Dreams Side 2 - Track 2. Spicks & Specks Side 2 - Track 3. Sheila Side 2 - Track 4. Sunny Cellophane Skies Side 2 - Track 5. Green Tambourine Side 2 - Track 6. Pictures Of Matchstick Men

Status Quo's debut captures a band caught in the kaleidoscopic swirl of late-60s psychedelia before their hard-charging boogie era took hold. The shimmering single 'Pictures of Matchstick Men' still stands as their lone US hit, but it's not the only gem here: 'Ice In The Sun' offers clipped, melodic pop with a modish lilt, while 'Technicolor Dreams' leans into hazy whimsy. There's a youthful confidence across both originals and covers - their take on The Lemon Pipers' 'Green Tambourine' is all swirling organs and fuzz, and 'Spicks And Specks' reinterprets the Bee Gees with brittle charm. It's an intriguing look at a band before they settled into their long-term sound, fizzing with naive colour and British pop ambition.


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