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
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, 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, 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
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
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