STATUS QUO 'HELLO ' UK 1st PRESS W/ POSTER '73 W/CAROLINE
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Status Quo
'Hello'
Vertigo, UK, 1973
6360 098
QUO FANS are united in their appreciation of this fabulous album - most agreeing that it is unquestionably the pinnacle of their early seventies three man guitar army blitzkreig. 'Piledriver' the previous album set them up big time for this album and they didn't disappoint. Amazingly the songs got stronger, the guitars louder and the rhythm section heavier.
Of course it was the lead track that put it over the edge. 'Caroline' was a bonafide hit single and remains one of the bands most important and memorable tracks built on a hugely effective riff and Francis Rossi's simple lead guitar motif. I still get the same goose bumps when I hear it today.
Every track is a winner from the short sharp jab of 'Blue Eyed Lady', the country tinged 'Claudie', the delicate 'And It's Better Now', the menacing 'Softer Ride' and two huge blockbusters in 'Roll Over Lay Down' and 'Forty Five Hundred Times'. The former is built like a brick poop house, all muscles and chug-chug guitar with lyrics that suggest one thing but actually mean something entirely different. The latter is a Quo work horse - a twenty minute jam of epic proportions with enough lead guitar to shame Ted Nugent. It ebbs and flows like a massive larva spill, setting fire to everything in its path and crushing the living daylights out of anyone foolish enough to question such power and passion.
If you've never heard this record you need to take stock of your life and get a few things straight. Bidding on this auction might make amends.
Pressing: Vertigo, UK, 1973
Vinyl: Superb clean condition. No spindle marks on labels and virtually no other signs of use. Grades as Ex+
Cover: Again, only minimal signs of use. Issued in a beautifully illustrated silver embossed cover - normally found trashed as its predominantly black and prone to massive wear and tear - this one is in superb condition. Sharp corners, no dings, no bends, no ring wear, no split seams and no creases. Spine is straight, stiff and square. Just a hint of storage wear. Grades as top Ex+
Inserts: Large fold out poster and two sided printed inner lyric sleeve both in Mint condition
Matrix:
1st Pressing
Side One: 6360098 2Y//3
Side Two: 6360098 1Y//2
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