''Live!'' is the first live album by British rock band Status Quo. The double album is an amalgam of performances at

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between 27 and 29 October 1976, recorded using the

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. Guitarist and singer

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described ''Live!'' as "the worst album we ever made", continuing, "I always thought we were better than that. Rick Parfitt and I were left to mix it, and we went through the recordings of the three nights we played, only to pick the first one." Parfitt disagreed, saying, "There are bits of the live album that still give me goosebumps." : The album includes a typically extended version of "

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". "The first part of the song was the song, but we'd make the extra bits up…" recalled Parfitt. "You'd just know when to get softer and then take it somewhere heavier. It was incredible. You'd be swept away by this rollercoaster of music. The only way to end it was to nod, 'Shall we finish it here?'"

Various issues

The original album included the full gig minus the crowd singing "

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" before the encore, but swapped around to accommodate the running times of a double vinyl album. The USA release featured a different cover. The 2005 remaster by Tim Turan re-sequenced the concert in gig order. In 2014, a box set was released that included the live album plus two additional bonus discs. For this release (remastered by

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), the original packaging was adapted to the CD format, and the tracklisting went back to the original vinyl order. The unreleased disc 4 "Australia '74" re-used the artwork of the US "Live!" release.

Track listing

Side one # "Intro/Junior's Wailing" ( Kieran White,

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), 5:16 # "Backwater/Just Take Me" ( Rick Parfitt,

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), 7:39 # "Is There a Better Way" (

, Lancaster), 4:30 # "In My Chair" (Rossi, Bob Young), 4:00 Side two # "Little Lady/Most of the Time" (Parfitt/Rossi, Young), 7:00 # "

" (Rossi, Parfitt), 16:42 Side three # " Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, John Coghlan, Young), 5:59 # "Big Fat Mama" (Rossi, Parfitt), 5:10 # "Caroline/Bye Bye Johnny" (with drum solo) (Rossi, Young/

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), 12:50 Side four # "

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" (Parfitt), 4:48 # "Don't Waste My Time" (Rossi, Young), 4:08 # "

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" (

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, Ray Manzarek), 14:12

Remastered CD track listing

Disc 1

# "Junior's Wailing" (White, Pugh) # "Backwater/Just Take Me" ( Parfitt, Lancaster) # "Is There a Better Way" ( Rossi, Lancaster) # "In My Chair" (Rossi, Young) # "Little Lady/Most of the Time" (Parfitt, Rossi,

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) # "Rain" (Parfitt) # "Forty-Five Hundred Times" (Rossi, Parfitt)

Disc 2

# "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) # "Big Fat Mama" (Rossi, Parfitt) # "Don't Waste My Time" (Rossi, Young) # "

" ( Morrison,

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, Krieger, Manzarek) # "Caroline" (Rossi, Young) # "Bye Bye Johnny" ( Berry)

2014 box set disc 3: Tokyo Quo

# "Is There a Better Way" (Rossi, Lancaster) # "Little Lady" (Parfitt) # "Most of the Time" (Rossi, Young) # "Rain" (Parfitt) # "Caroline" (Rossi, Young) # "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) # "Big Fat Mama" (Rossi, Parfitt) # "Don't Waste My Time" (Rossi, Young) # "Bye Bye Johnny" (Berry) Originally Japan-only live album, recorded at Sunplaza Hall 1976. First international CD release.

2014 box set disc 4: Australia '74

# "Junior's Wailing" (White, Pugh) # "Backwater" (Parfitt, Lancaster) # "Just Take Me" (Parfitt, Lancaster) # "Claudie" (Rossi, Young) # "Railroad" (Rossi, Young) # "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) # "Big Fat Mama" (Rossi, Parfitt) # "Don't Waste My Time" (Rossi, Young) # "Roadhouse Blues" Part 1 (Morrison, Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek) # "Roadhouse Blues" Part 2 (Morrison, Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek) # "Caroline" (Rossi, Young) # "Drum Solo" (Coghlan) # "Bye Bye Johnny" (Berry) Soundboard recording from Quo tour. A part of Roadhouse Blues is missing.

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

* Rick Parfitt - guitar, vocals *

- bass, vocals * John Coghlan - drums ;Additional personnel * Andy Bown - keyboards * Bob Young - harmonica * Jackie Lynton as MC, who introduced the band.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

{{Status Quo 1977 live albums Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis Status Quo (band) live albums Capitol Records live albums Vertigo Records live albums