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Spare Parts
Studio album by Status Quo
Released	26 September 1969
Recorded	January–September 1969
Studio	Pye Studios, London
Genre	Psychedelic rock psychedelic pop
Length	41:50
Label	Pye
Producer	John Schroeder
Status Quo chronology
Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo (1968) Spare Parts (1969) Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon (1970)
Singles from Status Quo
"Are You Growing Tired of My Love" Released: 25 April 1969

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Spare Parts is the second studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, and their final one in the psychedelic vein. It is the first album to feature songwriting contributions from the band's road manager Bob Young. Released in September 1969, it was not a commercial success.

The only single released from the album was the Anthony King–written song "Are You Growing Tired of My Love", backed with the Alan Lancaster composition "So Ends Another Life". Released in April 1969, it reached no. 46 on the UK singles charts.

At the same time as the album's release in September 1969, the band released a non-album single – the Everly Brothers' "The Price of Love" with the album track "Little Miss Nothing", written by Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt, as the B-side.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Face Without a Soul" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt) - 3:08
2. "You're Just What I Was Looking for Today" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 3:50
3. "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" (Anthony King) - 3:37
4. "Antique Angelique" (Alan Lancaster, Bob Young) - 3:22
5. "So Ends Another Life" (Lancaster) - 3:12
6. "Poor Old Man" (Rossi, Parfitt) - 3:36

Side two

1. "Mr. Mind Detector" (A. King) - 4:01
2. "The Clown" (Lancaster, Young, Paul Nixon) - 3:22
3. "Velvet Curtains" (A. King) - 2:56
4. "Little Miss Nothing" (Rossi, Parfitt) - 2:59
5. "When I Awake" (Lancaster, Young) - 3:49
6. "Nothing at All" (Lancaster, Roy Lynes, Young) - 3:52

1998 remaster bonus tracks

1. "The Price of Love" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) - 3:41
2. "Josie" (Dion Francis DiMucci, Tony Fasce) - 3:37
3. "Do You Live in Fire" (Lancaster) - 2:16
4. "Hey Little Woman" (Previously unreleased version) (Lancaster) - 3:56
5. "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" (Original mono version) (A. King) - 3:39

2003 reissue bonus tracks

1. "Josie" (DiMucci, Fasce) - 3:37
2. "Do You Live in Fire" (Lancaster) - 2:16
3. "Nothing At All" (demo) (Lancaster, Young, Lynes)
4. "The Price of Love" (D. Everly, P. Everly) - 3:41

2009 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

1. "Josie" (DiMucci, Fasce) - 3:37
2. "Do You Live in Fire" (Lancaster) - 2:16
3. "Face Without a Soul" (Parfitt, Rossi) - 3:10
4. "You're Just What I Was Looking for Today" (Goffin, King) - 3:51
5. "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" (A. King) - 3:40
6. "Antique Angelique" (Lancaster, Young) - 3:25
7. "So Ends Another Life" (Lancaster) - 3:13
8. "Poor Old Man" (Parfitt, Rossi) - 3:41
9. "Mr. Mind Detector" (A. King) - 4:03
10. "The Clown" (Lancaster, Young, Nixon) - 3:25
11. "Velvet Curtains" (A. King) - 3:01
12. "Little Miss Nothing" (Parfitt, Rossi) - 3:03
13. "When I Awake" (Lancaster, Young) - 3:54
14. "Nothing at All" (Lancaster, Lynes, Young) - 3:59
15. "Nothing at All" (Lancaster, Lynes, Young) - 2:23
16. "The Price of Love" (D. Everly, P. Everley) - 3:42

Personnel

Status Quo

• Francis Rossi – guitar, vocals
• Rick Parfitt – guitar, vocals
• Alan Lancaster – bass, vocals
• John Coghlan – drums
• Roy Lynes – organ, vocals

References

1. "UK Albums 2". www.statusquo.org.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

• Status Quo (band) albums
• 1969 albums
• Pye Records albums
• Psychedelic rock albums by English artists