STATUS QUO – DEAR JOHN 7″ – Nr MINT UK 1982 ROCK

Status Quo – Dear John
(Vertigo Records  1982  QUO7)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(plays great apart from a few light pops/crackles)

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some light ringwear on the back

Status Quo are an English rock band known for their brand of boogie rock. The group originated in The Spectres, founded by schoolboys Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster in 1962. After a number of lineup changes, which included the introduction of Rick Parfitt in 1967, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969.

They have had over 60 chart hits in the UK, more than any other rock band, including “Pictures of Matchstick Men” in 1968, “Whatever You Want” in 1979 and “In the Army Now” in 1986 and 2010. Twenty-two of these reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In July 1985 the band opened Live Aid at Wembley Stadium with “Rockin’ All Over the World”. In 1991, Status Quo received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

Status Quo starred in their first feature film, Bula Quo!, which was released to cinemas in July 2013. The film coincided with the release of the soundtrack album Bula Quo!, which peaked at number 10 in the UK Albums Chart. The first single from the album, “Bula Bula Quo” was released in June 2013, and is Status Quo’s one hundredth single release.

“Dear John” is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1982. It was included on the album 1+9+8+2.

Track listing

1. “Dear John” (Jackie McAuley/John Gustafson) (3.12)
2. “I Want the World to Know” (Alan Lancaster/Keith Lamb) (3.21)