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‘Down the Dustpipe’ was a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Carl Groszmann. Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music This article is about the electronics company Pye Ltd. For other uses of Pye see Pye (disambiguation. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing John Schroeder (born November 12, 1945) is an American Professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He was a client of Valley Music, who were affiliated to Status Quo’s management in their early days. Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" The group recorded it, and in Francis Rossi’s words, “it was the first record to feature our soon-to-be trademark boogie shuffle”. Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of ^[1] It became one of the most popular numbers in their live set. Released as a single in March 1970, it took the media by surprise as it was so different in sound from their previous work. Radio 1 presenter Tony Blackburn dismissed it on air the first time he played it with the comment, “Down the dustbin for this one. Tony Blackburn (born 29 January 1943 in Guildford, Surrey) is an award winning English Disc jockey, who broadcast on the ”^[2]

The harmonica was played by Bob Young, a former member of pop group The Attack, best known for a cover version of “Hi Ho Silver Lining” in 1967 which lost out to a more successful recording by Jeff Beck. Robert Keith Young (born 16 May, 1945 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) is an English musician and author who became famous " Hi Ho Silver Lining " is an iconic 1960s rock song written by Scott English (born 10 Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English Young had recently joined Status Quo as their roadie, but became an unofficial member, playing harmonica on several subsequent recordings and co-writing many of their singles and album tracks.

Although it was initially ignored by Radio 1, it made the charts largely through the group’s increasing popularity as a live band, and reached No. 12 in the UK charts in July. Its slow progress gave it a 17-week stay in the Top 50, something never achieved by any of their subsequent, more well-known singles.

It remained unavailable on LP until the release of the compilation 'The Best of Status Quo' in 1973, and has appeared on several compilations since then. The band re-recorded it on their 2003 album 'Riffs', the new version being very similar to the original but about 20 seconds longer.

References

^ Rossi, F. , Parfitt, R. & Wall, M. , 'XS All Areas: The Status Quo Autobiography' (Sidgwick & Jackson, 2004)
^ Rossi, F. & Parfitt, R. , 'Just For The Record' (Bantam Press, 1993)

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