Status Quo Album: “Pictures of Matchstick Men [Hallmark]”

I first heard pictures of matchstick men when I was 9 years old and still love it to this day. Its a classic that is very difficult to find especially on cd. I highly recommend it

If you are looking for the first album by Status Quo, keep looking. This is a German compilation of some of their earlier works. 3 of the tracks, I (Who Have Nothing), Hurdy Gurdy Man and Laticia are from when the band was known as The Spectres and without Rich Parfitt. Granted this early material is worth having, but not totally what I was expecting when I purchased this CD. Other than that, this shows what Quo was like when they first started playing the head-down power-chord boogie that they are now known for. Some of the highlites of this CD are Down The Dustpipe, Ice In The Sun, Spicks And Specks (written by the Bee Gees), and of cuorse, Pictures Of Matchstick Men. Buy this CD and you wont be disappointed.