Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on turquoise coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. In South London members Alan Lancaster (bass) and Francis Rossi (guitar) were the original members and founders of Status Quo. Formerly known as The Spectres and later renamed to Traffic or Traffic Jam they settled for Status Quo as their band name in 1967. The following years they were joined by John Coghlan (drums), Roy Lynes (keyboard) and Rick Parfitt (guitar). Status Quo's first hit record InchPictures of Matchstick MenInch was released in 1968.The single reached #7 in the UK, and remains the band's only major hit single in the US, where it reached #12. Their debut Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo soon followed. It features several covers, including InchGreen TambourineInch by The Lemon Pipers and InchSpicks and SpecksInch by The Bee Gees. Another highlight from the album is their second single, InchIce in the Sun.Inch Even if this is not the most representative album from Status Quo, it is a good psychedelic pop exercise. Album Tracks 1. Black Veils of Melancholy 2. When My Mind Is Not Alive 3. Ice in the Sun 4. Elizabeth Dreams 5. Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café 6. Paradise Flat 7. Technicolor Dreams 8. Spicks and Specks 9. Sheila 10. Sunny Cellophane Skies 11. Green Tambourine 12. Pictures of Matchstick Men