The Very Best of the Early Years

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

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Pictures of Matchstick Men
recording of:
Pictures of Matchstick Men
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
MCA Music and Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:17
2Ice in the Sun
recording of:
Ice in the Sun
writer:
Ronnie Scott and Marty Wilde
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo2:13
3Green TambourineStatus Quo2:19
4Spicks and SpecksStatus Quo2:54
5Down the Dustpipe
recording of:
Down the Dustpipe
lyricist and composer:
Carl Groszman
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo2:04
6Technicolor Dreams
recording of:
Technicolor Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Anthony King
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:17
7GerdundulaStatus Quo3:22
8When My Mind Is Not Live
recording of:
When My Mind Is Not Live
lyricist and composer:
Rick Parfitt
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:02
9Are You Growing Tired of My LoveStatus Quo3:38
10Mean GirlStatus Quo3:54
11Spinning Wheel BluesStatus Quo3:20
12Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk CafeStatus Quo3:02
13Daughter
recording of:
Daughter
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:01
14Auntie Nellie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1968)
recording of:
Auntie Nellie
writer:
Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:33
15Black Veils of Melancholy
recording of:
Black Veils of Melancholy
lyricist and composer:
Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:14
16Little Miss NothingStatus Quo3:03
17To Be Free
recording of:
To Be Free
lyricist and composer:
Roy Lynes
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo2:37
18I (Who Have Nothing)
cover recording of:
I (Who Have Nothing)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Mogol
composer:
Carlo Donida
publisher:
Copyright Control, Orange Sky Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Cotillion Music Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Milky Way Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Walden Music (in 1979) and Yellow Dog Music (in 1979)
translated version of:
Uno dei tanti
The Spectres3:03
19Hurdy Gurdy ManThe Spectres3:17
20(We Ain't Got) Nothing Yet
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1967)
cover recording of:
(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet
writer:
Emil Thielhelm, Mike Esposito, Ronnie Gilbert and Ralph Scala
publisher:
Musicville Ltd.
The Spectres2:18
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Shy Fly
engineer:
Alan Florence
producer:
John Schroeder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precision Records & Tapes Ltd. (in 1970) and PRT (in 1970)
recording of:
Shy Fly
writer:
Francis Rossi and Bob Young
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:48
2Elizabeth DreamsStatus Quo3:47
3Paradise FlatStatus Quo3:15
4Sheila
cover recording of:
Sheila
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Roe
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Status Quo1:56
5Sunny Cellophane SkiesStatus Quo2:48
6Make Me Stay a Little Bit LongerStatus Quo2:55
7So Ends Another LifeStatus Quo3:12
8Face Without a SoulStatus Quo3:08
9You're Just What I Was Looking for TodayStatus 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
publisher:
PRT Records and Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:54
11The Price of LoveStatus Quo3:41
12In My Chair
producer:
John Schroeder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pye Records Ltd. (in 1970) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1970)
recording of:
In My Chair
writer:
Robert Keith Young and Francis Rossi
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo3:13
13Tune to the MusicStatus Quo3:07
14Good ThinkingStatus Quo3:41
15Railroad
recording of:
Railroad
writer:
Francis Rossi and Bob Young
publisher:
Valley Music Ltd
Status Quo5:32
16Neighbour NeighbourThe Spectres2:44
17I Want ItThe Spectres3:02
18Laticia
recording of:
Laticia
writer:
Pat Barlow and Alan Lancaster
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd.
The Spectres3:02
19Almost but Not Quite ThereTraffic Jam2:46
20Wait a Minute
recording of:
Wait Just a Minute
writer:
Roy Lynes
publisher:
Miracle Songs Ltd.
Traffic Jam2:14