Status Quo - BBC Sessions, Volume 4: 1973-2005

Here's another Status Quo BBC album that I'd overlooked. This time, it's an album of studio sessions.

Boy, are these sessions spread out in time. The first three tracks come from a 1973 session hosted by BBC DJ John Peel. Tracks 4 through 7 come from a 1989 acoustic session. The remaining tracks are from a 2005. 

Status Quo did a bunch of studio sessions from 1966 to 1972, which make up Volumes 1 and 2 in this series. But it seems these are the only three sessions they did after that, even though their popularity grew quite a lot. I think a big part of that is that the BBC often switched to broadcasting concerts instead of studio sessions in the early 1970s, especially for a band like this one, which thrived in a concert setting.

All of the songs here come from the official box set "Live at the BBC." However, I had issues with the 1989 acoustic session, and I made changes to all the songs. The problem, in my eyes at least, is that the BBC DJ, Steve Wright, was one of those loud and aggressive morning DJ types, although he had an afternoon show at this time. It seems he couldn't help by try to make himself to focus on attention, loudly saying things all through the songs. So, using the UVR5 audio editing program, I tried to edit out his commentary over the music as much as possible. Sometimes I couldn't do it when he was talking while the band members were singing, but I got rid of most of it. I also got rid of the clapping and cheering, thanks to the MVSEP audio editing program. So now you can hear the actual songs being performed. If you prefer all the DJ talk, there's still the official box set version for you to have that option.

This album is 39 minutes long.

01 Paper Plane (Status Quo)
02 Softer Ride (Status Quo)
03 Don't Waste My Time (Status Quo)
04 In My Chair [Edit] (Status Quo)
05 Caroline [Edit] (Status Quo)
06 From a Jack to a King - Down the Dust Pipe [Edit] (Status Quo)
07 Railroad [Edit] (Status Quo)
08 Caroline (Status Quo)
09 The Party Ain't Over Yet (Status Quo)
10 Whatever You Want (Status Quo)
11 Belavista Man (Status Quo)
12 Rockin' All Over the World (Status Quo)

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The cover photo shows the band in 1978. That's Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt, John Cocklan, and Andy Bown.