{"id":26155,"date":"2025-02-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26155"},"modified":"2025-02-26T22:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:45:37","slug":"status-quo-live-super-deluxe-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26155","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Status Quo &#8211;\u00a0Live!\u2019\u00a0\u2013 Super Deluxe Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Across 8CDs, for the first time ever, the full live sets from the 3 legendary nights in 1976<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2-1140x1140.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2-65x65.jpeg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Status Quo<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0release\u00a0<strong>\u2018Status Quo &#8211;\u00a0<em>Live!<\/em>\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>on 16 May 2025 on Edsel Records as a super deluxe 8CD edition [Cat No EDSL0234] that has been described by Classic Rock as \u201cThe holy grail for fans of the \u2018Frantic Four\u2019 line-up\u201d. This collection offers up &#8211; for the first time ever &#8211; the full live sets from each of those legendary nights at the Glasgow Apollo Theatre in 1976. The set is delivered in a deluxe 7\u201d box format, with the 8CDs, fold out wallets, and a 24 page illustrated booklet. This edition contains the original\u00a0<strong>\u2018Live!\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0album itself, newly mastered \u2013 plus the original mixes &#8211; as well as the full concert recordings from the 27<sup>th<\/sup>, 28<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 29<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0October 1976, which have never before been released in their entirety.<br>\u00a0<br>Additionally, for\u00a0<strong>Record Store Day<\/strong>\u00a02025, there will be 2LP coloured vinyl exclusive release of the full newly mixed and mastered concert audio from night one &#8211; 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0October 1976 &#8211; of the Glasgow Apollo Theatre run . This will be available on both ticket stub mint, and blue 140g vinyl, coming with a single sleeve, printed inners, and 5mm spine,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Status Quo | Quo Live! Ad\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6PgkfMZ-_tE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The first live album that they released commercially, the original\u00a0<strong>\u2018Live!\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>album is an amalgam of those three performances:\u00a0<strong>\u2018Status Quo &#8211;\u00a0<em>Live!\u2019<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>the Super Deluxe Edition offers up each of the concerts in full.<br>\u00a0<br>The audio for this release has been mixed and mastered from newly-discovered multi-track tapes (one was in a mislabelled box marked Peters and Lee!) that came to light after some forensic tape library work by Andy Gamble.\u00a0<strong>Francis Rossi<\/strong>, who wasn\u2019t fully happy with the audio quality of the original album, has since given this project his personal seal of approval. Originally recorded using the Rolling Stones\u2019 Mobile Studio (also known as the RSM), a studio that was built inside a DAF F1600 turbo truck, the audio has been newly mixed from the source 24 tracks and remastered at AVP Productions Ltd.<br>\u00a0<br>The 7\u201d boxset also contains new sleeve notes by Classic Rock\u2019s Dave Ling, chronicling the making of the record, and the impact that it had upon release. The booklet is crammed with biographical information, photography and memorabilia relating to the shows, and is rounded off with a bonus article from Andy Gamble (AVP Studios) about the mastering processes and sound engineering behind the release.<br>\u00a0<br><strong>\u2018Live!\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0has long been regarded as the pinnacle of live rock albums of the seventies, and beyond. It was a Top 3 UK Chart hit for the band. This is Quo at their loudest; noisiest; and at their peak. The\u00a0<strong>\u2018Status Quo &#8211;\u00a0<em>Live!\u2019<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Super Deluxe Edition offers the full story, and the full experience, of a seminal moment in Rock history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-3-1024x704.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-3-1024x704.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-3-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-3-768x528.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-3-1140x784.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mail-3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pic Credit: Chris Craske\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across 8CDs, for the first time ever, the full live sets from the 3 legendary nights in 1976 Status Quo\u00a0release\u00a0\u2018Status Quo &#8211;\u00a0Live!\u2019\u00a0on 16 May 2025 on Edsel Records as a super deluxe 8CD edition [Cat No EDSL0234] that has been described by Classic Rock as \u201cThe holy grail for fans of the \u2018Frantic Four\u2019 line-up\u201d. 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