Auction update
The Status Quo collection will be available for public viewing on Friday, November 29th, and Monday, December 2nd, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on the day of the sale itself. The auction will take place at Gardiner Houlgate, 9 Leafield Way, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9SW on Tuesday 3 December.
Francis Rossi said: “This equipment has lived a life but can still deliver at the top of its range. All these items have been used directly by the band, have travelled miles with us and got an outing most recently at the 23 August show in Taunton in the UK. This is the real deal. This phase of Quo is over and it is time to pass these pieces on to our fans.”
More info on the lots: https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/233/day-one---artist-associated-guitars%2C-equipment-%26-memorabilia---including-the-chris-cross%2C-status-quo-%26-angelo-bruschini-collections
Francis Rossi 2025 UK Tour
We are delighted to announce the Francis Rossi UK 2025 Tour.
Join us for an evening of FR songs from the Status Quo songbook and more….
tickets: www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/francis-rossi/
A strictly limited amount of VIP tickets will be available at each show, and will include: a pre-show Meet & Greet with Francis, personal photo opportunity (please bring your own phone/camera for this), signing opportunity for one of your own items, one of the best seats in the house for the show, and an exclusive tour merchandise item.
The VIP/Meet & Greet tickets will be available direct from the venue websites on 28th June.
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ON VINYL
THE WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF COUNTRY-FLAVOURED DUETS BY STATUS QUO FOUNDER FRANCIS ROSSI AND VOCALIST HANNAH RICKARD
IN STORES MAY 3rd, 2024
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)
New single from Steeleye Span FEAT. Francis Rossi
Hard Times of Old England’ lyric video and single from Steeleye Span with Francis Rossi
Available on all good streaming services orcd.co/oe3zpv1
Lyric video https://youtu.be/E1sZ283jbh0?si=YtSNxsUaCLkPWdFf
Francis Rossi & Steeleye Span
Hard Times of Old England feat. Francis Rossi from forthcoming Steeleye Span album The Green Man Collection will be released online and for mail order from Friday 1st December 2023: https://parkrecords.com/product/prkcd159-the-green-man-collection/
TUNES AND CHAT ON STREAMING SERVICES
To celebrate The Tunes & Chat vinyl chart success we’ve now made it available on iTunes and other digital platforms: https://linktr.ee/francisrossi
A Perfect 10 from Status Quo founder
Francis Rossi is delighted to announce a Limited Edition 10” vinyl release. The ‘Tunes & Chat’ mini album, which celebrates four of his best-loved songs, will be out on 29 September 2023. Available exclusively from francisrossi.com, with only 1000 copies in this pressing, pre-orders are live now. The run-off groove features the lyric quote from ‘Rock ’N’ Roll’: “We can pray, what we say, makes a difference in the end”.
‘Tunes & Chat’ features alternate takes on four Status Quo favourites, all written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young. ‘Spinning Wheel Blues’ and ‘April Spring Summer and Wednesdays’, both originally on 1970’s ‘Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon’ album, ‘In My Chair’, a non-album single from the same year, plus ‘And It’s Better Now’ from 1973’s ‘Hello!’.
Spinning Wheel Blues - Francis Rossi - 2023
Live version taken from the Tunes & Chat Tour at Milton Keynes Stables on April 7th 2023. See here for tour dates and tickets;
Video - AVP Media Ltd
‘Until I Figure It Out’ - the debut album from Furs out now on all platforms.
Francis' son Furs’ debut album 'Until I Figure It Out' is out now on all streaming platforms.
After receiving support from BBC introducing on various singles and his first Radio 1 play with ‘It Feels Right’, Furs decided it was finally the right time to bring out a full length project.
A long time in the making, having dabbled with different genres/styles from a young age, Furs is really beginning to hone in on his sound creating an ever developing musical identity.
All tracks written, produced and mixed by Furs. Furs would like to thank Andy Brook for mastering and Roger Reid (his partner from side project ‘Searching for Sergio’) for his contributions on the keys.”
