Album Sleeve
MESSAGES FROM THE STATUS QUO
CADET CONCEPT LPS 315

Release Date: 09.68
UK Chart Position: N/A
Tracklisting
BLACK VEILS OF MELANCHOLY
WHEN MY MIND IS NOT LIVE
ICE IN THE SUN
ELIZABETH DREAMS
GENTLEMAN JOE'S SIDEWALK CAFE
PARADISE FLAT
TECHNICOLOR DREAMS
SPICKS AND SPECKS
SUNNY CELLOPHANE SKY
PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN

Quo's US debut comes with a number of label variants. Many unsold copies found their way over from the States after the success in the UK of Piledriver, they were plentiful in the London record shops for a pound each.
As an interesting non-vinyl item, we have included an image below of the reel to reel tape that was produced in the US for this release

MESSAGES FROM THE STATUS QUO Standard Sleeve Front MESSAGES FROM THE STATUS QUO Standard Sleeve Rear MESSAGES FROM THE STATUS QUO Standard Sleeve Front MESSAGES FROM THE STATUS QUO Standard Sleeve Rear MESSAGES FROM THE STATUS QUO Standard Sleeve Front
ALL VERSIONS FEATURE A "STEREO" SLEEVE. SOME HAVE A RED HYPE STICKER ON THE FRONT (SEE BELOW)

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SANS SERIF FONT USED FOR SONG TITLES
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SMALLER, BUT THICKER FONT FOR TITLES. LARGE "STEREO" PRINT BELOW SIDE INDICATOR. SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE "MONARCH" PRESSING
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SERIF FONT USED FOR SONG TITLES
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THICKER ALBUM TITLE AND BOLD SANS SERIF FONT FOR SONG TITLES. LABEL ALSO REFERENCES "XCSV-141232"
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MISPRESSED LABEL WITH "CADET" SHOWING IN WHITE ON SIDE 'A'
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PROMO HOUSED IN A STANDARD SLEEVE. SERIF FONT ON LABEL FOR SONG TITLES
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The majority of the images shown are from the personal collections of Les Wainwright and Matthew Bradshaw. A few have been obtained from 45cat.com, eBay, Discogs etc. Others have been given to us by fellow collectors - and this is very much appreciated. If you are the copyright holder of any images shown and wish to receive a credit (or have the images removed) then please use the contact page to request this.

The Definitive Status Quo Vinyl Discographies: US Albums : MESSAGES FROM THE STATUS QUO