The Very Best of the Early Years

~ Release by Status Quo (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Pictures of Matchstick Men
recording of:
Pictures of Matchstick Men
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:17
2Ice in the Sun
recording of:
Ice in the Sun
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo2:13
3Green Tambourine
cover recording of:
Green Tambourine
writer:
Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Dominion Music Co. Ltd.
Status Quo2:19
4Spicks and Specks
recording of:
Spicks and Specks
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Status Quo2:54
5Down the Dustpipe
recording of:
Down the Dustpipe
lyricist and composer:
Carl Groszman
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo2:04
6Technicolor Dreams
recording of:
Technicolor Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Anthony King (songwriter, arranger)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:17
7Gerdundula
acoustic guitar:
Alan Lancaster
bongos:
John Coghlan
electric guitar:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
vocals:
Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970) and Precision Records & Tapes Ltd. (in 1971)
recording of:
Gerdundula
writer:
Colin James and John Manston (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher)
Status Quo3:22
8When My Mind Is Not Live
recording of:
When My Mind Is Not Live
lyricist and composer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:02
9Are You Growing Tired of My Love
recording of:
Are You Gowing Tired of My Love
lyricist and composer:
Anthony King (songwriter, arranger)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Enquiry Music Ltd.
Status Quo3:38
10Mean Girl
recording of:
Mean Girl
writer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:54
11Spinning Wheel Blues
recording of:
Spinning Wheel Blues
writer:
Francis Rossi and Bob Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:20
12Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe
recording of:
Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Young
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Enquiry Music Ltd.
Status Quo3:02
13Daughter
recording of:
Daughter
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:01
14Auntie Nellie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Auntie Nellie
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:33
15Black Veils of Melancholy
recording of:
Black Veils of Melancholy
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:14
16Little Miss Nothing
recording of:
Little Miss Nothing
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:03
17To Be Free
recording of:
To Be Free
lyricist and composer:
Roy Lynes
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo2:37
18I (Who Have Nothing)
cover recording of:
I (Who Have Nothing)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Mogol (Italian lyricist)
composer:
Carlo Donida
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orange Sky Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) (in 1961, in 1963), Milky Way Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Walden Music (publisher) (in 1979) and Yellow Dog Music (in 1979)
The Spectres3:03
19Hurdy Gurdy Man
recording of:
Hurdy Gurdy Man
writer:
Pat Barlow and Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Danver Music Ltd.
The Spectres3:17
20(We Ain't Got) Nothing Yet
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1967)
cover recording of:
(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet
writer:
Emil Thielhelm, Mike Esposito (Guitarist of the Blues Magoos), Ronnie Gilbert (bass player for the Blues Magoos, not the folk singer) and Ralph Scala
publisher:
Musicville Ltd.
The Spectres2:18
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shy Fly
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precision Records & Tapes Ltd. (in 1970) and PRT (UK label) (in 1970)
recording of:
Shy Fly
writer:
Francis Rossi and Bob Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:48
2Elizabeth Dreams
recording of:
Elizabeth Dreams
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:47
3Paradise Flat
recording of:
Paradise Flat
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:15
4Sheila
cover recording of:
Sheila
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Roe
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Status Quo1:56
5Sunny Cellophane Skies
recording of:
Sunny Cellophane Skies
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo2:48
6Make Me Stay a Little Bit Longer
recording of:
Make Me Stay a Bit Longer
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo2:55
7So Ends Another Life
recording of:
So Ends Another Life
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:12
8Face Without a Soul
recording of:
Face Without a Soul
writer:
Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:08
9You're Just What I Was Looking for Today
recording of:
You're Just What I Was Looking For Today
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
version of:
Hey Little Woman
Status Quo3:50
10Nothing at All
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precision Records & Tapes Ltd. (in 1969)
recording of:
Nothing at All
writer:
Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes and Bob Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:54
11The Price of Love
recording of:
The Price of Love
writer:
Don Everly and Phil Everly
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Opryland Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1965)
Status Quo3:41
12In My Chair
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pye Records Ltd. (company owning the label Pye Records) (in 1970) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recording of:
In My Chair
writer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:13
13Tune to the Music
recording of:
Tune to the Music
writer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:07
14Good Thinking
recording of:
Good Thinking
writer:
Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo), Francis Rossi and Bob Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:41
15Railroad
recording of:
Railroad
writer:
Francis Rossi and Bob Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo)
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo5:32
16Neighbour Neighbour
cover recording of:
Neighbour Neighbour
writer:
Valior
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chappell Morris Ltd.
The Spectres2:44
17I Want It
recording of:
I Want It
writer:
John Coghlan, Alan Lancaster, Roy Lynes and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Spectres3:02
18Laticia
recording of:
Laticia
writer:
Pat Barlow and Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30)
The Spectres3:02
19Almost but Not Quite There
recording of:
Almost but Not Quite There
writer:
Pat Barlow and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Miracle Songs Ltd.
Traffic Jam2:46
20Wait a Minute
recording of:
Wait Just a Minute
writer:
Roy Lynes
publisher:
Miracle Songs Ltd.
Traffic Jam2:14