From the Makers Of

'From the makers of' is an album by British Rock band Status Quo.

STATUS QUO From The Makers Of...

This was released in 1982 in the UK on the Phonogram record label. It was made available in three formats:

• LP boxed set (PRO LP 1)
• Special Edition metal container (PRO BX 1)
• Audio cassette boxed set (PRO MC 1)

The 36 tracks (35 on cassette) are listed across four sheets (circular in the LP version), titled "HIT SINGLES AND STAGE CLASSICS in historical order", starting with Pictures of Matchstick Men. Each title is accompanied by an appropriate picture. The final page lists the band's history, from the earliest beginnings in Peckham, South East London, in 1962 through to the set's release in 1982.

Track Listing (LP set)

• LP One - Side One

1. Pictures of Matchstick Men
2. Ice in the Sun
3. Down the Dustpipe
4. In My Chair
5. Junior's Wailing
6. Mean Girl
7. Gerdundula
8. Paper Plane

• LP One - Side Two

1. Big Fat Mama
2. Roadhouse Blues
3. Break the Rules
4. Down Down
5. Bye Bye Johnny

• LP Two - Side One

1. Rain
2. Mystery Song
3. Blue for You
4. Is There a Better Way
5. Again and Again
6. Accident Prone

• LP Two - Side Two

1. Wild Side of Life
2. Living on an Island
3. What You're Proposing
4. Lies
5. Rock 'n' Roll
6. Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
7. Dear John

• LP Three - Side One

1. Caroline
2. Roll Over Lay Down
3. Backwater
4. Little Lady
5. Don't Drive My Car

• LP Three - Side Two

1. Whatever You Want
2. Hold You Back
3. Rockin' All Over the World
4. Over the Edge
5. Don't Waste My Time

LP Three tracks were recorded "Live" at the NEC Birmingham (Prince's Trust Concert) in 1982.

Track Listing (cassette set)

• Cassette One - Side One

1. Pictures of Matchstick Men
2. Ice in the Sun
3. Down the Dustpipe
4. In My Chair
5. Junior's Wailing
6. Mean Girl
7. Gerdundula
8. Paper Plane
9. Big Fat Mama
10. Roadhouse Blues
11. Down Down

• Cassette One - Side Two

1. Bye Bye Johnny
2. Rain
3. Mystery Song
4. Blue for You
5. Is There a Better Way
6. Again and Again
7. Accident Prone
8. Wild Side of Life
9. Living on an Island
10. What You're Proposing
11. Lies

• Cassette Two - Side One

1. Rock 'n' Roll
2. Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
3. Dear John
4. Caroline
5. Roll Over Lay Down
6. Backwater
7. Little Lady

• Cassette Two - Side Two

1. Don't Drive My Car
2. Whatever You Want
3. Hold You Back
4. Rockin' All Over the World
5. Over the Edge
6. Don't Waste My Time

From Cassette Two, Side One, Track 4 onwards, tracks were recorded "Live" at the NEC Birmingham (Prince's Trust Concert) in 1982.

Status Quo Francis Rossi • Rick Parfitt • Andy Bown • John 'Rhino' Edwards • Matt Letley John Coghlan • Alan Lancaster • Bob Young • Pete Kircher • Jeff Rich • Roy Lynes Studio albums (UK) Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo • Spare Parts • Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon • Dog of Two Head • Piledriver • Hello! • Quo • On the Level • Blue for You • Rockin' All Over the World • If You Can't Stand the Heat... • Whatever You Want • Just Supposin' • Never Too Late • 1+9+8+2 • Back to Back • In the Army Now • Ain't Complaining • Perfect Remedy • Rock 'Til You Drop • Thirsty Work • Don't Stop • Under the Influence • Famous in the Last Century • Heavy Traffic • Riffs • The Party Ain't Over Yet • In Search of the Fourth Chord • Quid Pro Quo UK Top 20 singles "Pictures of Matchstick Men" • "Ice in the Sun" • "Down the Dustpipe" • "Paper Plane" • "Mean Girl" • "Caroline" • "Break the Rules" • "Down Down" • "Roll Over Lay Down" • "Rain" • "Mystery Song" • "The Wild Side of Life" • "Rockin' All Over the World" • "Again and Again" • "Whatever You Want" • "Living on an Island" • "What You're Proposing" • "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" • "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" • "Rock 'n' Roll" • "Dear John" • "Ol' Rag Blues" • "A Mess of Blues" • "Marguerita Time" • "Going Down Town Tonight" • "The Wanderer" • "Rollin' Home" • "Red Sky" • "In the Army Now" • "Dreamin'" • "Ain't Complaining" • "Running All Over the World" • "Burning Bridges" • "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" • "Come on You Reds" • "Jam Side Down" • "You'll Come 'Round" • "The Party Ain't Over Yet" Other singles "Black Veils of Melancholy" • "Make Me Stay a Bit Longer" • "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" • "The Price of Love" • "In My Chair" • "Tune to the Music" • "Gerdundula" • "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" • "Accident Prone" • "She Don't Fool Me" • "Who Gets the Love?" • "Not at All" • "Little Dreamer" • "Can't Give You More" • "Rock 'til You Drop" • "Roadhouse Medley" • "I Didn't Mean It" • "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" • "Restless" • "When You Walk in the Room" • "Fun Fun Fun" • "Don't Stop" • "All Around My Hat" • "The Way It Goes" • "Little White Lies" • "Twenty Wild Horses" • "Mony Mony" • "Old Time Rock and Roll" • "All Stand Up" • "Thinking of You" • "All That Counts Is Love" • "Beginning of the End" • "It's Christmas Time" • "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" See also Status Quo discography • Bob Young Book