Live at the N.E.C.

Live at the N.E.C.
Live album by Status Quo
Released	1984
Recorded	14 May 1982
Venue	National Exhibition Centre (Birmingham, England)
Label	Vertigo
Producer	Status Quo
Status Quo chronology
Back to Back (1983) Live at the N.E.C. (1984) 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 (1984)

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Live at the N.E.C. is the second live album by British rock band Status Quo. It was recorded at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 14 May 1982. It had originally been released as part of the 3-LP box set From the Makers of... in 1982. In 1984 the recording became available as a separate album.

Track listings

1. "Caroline" (Rossi, Young)
2. "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Young, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan)
3. "Backwater" (Parfitt, Lancaster)
4. "Little Lady" (Parfitt)
5. "Don't Drive My Car" (Parfitt, Bown)
6. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt, Bown)
7. "Hold You Back" (Rossi, Young, Parfitt)
8. "Rockin' All Over the World" (John Fogerty)
9. "Over the Edge" (Lancaster, Keith Lamb)
10. "Don't Waste My Time" (Rossi, Young)

2006 remaster bonus tracks

1. "Dirty Water" (Rossi, Young)
2. "Down Down" (Rossi, Young)

2017 Deluxe Edition

Disc 1

1. "Caroline" (Rossi, Young)
2. "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi, Young, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan)
3. "Backwater" (Parfitt, Lancaster)
4. "Little Lady" (Parfitt)
5. "Don't Drive My Car" (Parfitt, Bown)
6. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt, Bown)
7. "Hold You Back" (Rossi, Young, Parfitt)
8. "Rockin' All Over the World" (John Fogerty)
9. "Over the Edge" (Lancaster, Keith Lamb)
10. "Don't Waste My Time" (Rossi, Young)
11. "Dirty Water" (Rossi, Young)

Disc 2

1. "Forty-Five Hundred Times" (Rossi, Parfitt)
2. "Big Fat Mama" (Rossi, Parfitt)
3. "Roadhouse Blues" (Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek)
4. "Rain" (Parfitt)
5. "Down Down" (Rossi, Young)
6. "Bye Bye Johnny" (Chuck Berry)

In 2010 the complete concert was released for the first time as part of the 7CD+1DVD collection Live at the BBC .

Personnel

Status Quo

• Francis Rossi - vocals, lead guitar
• Rick Parfitt - vocals, guitar
• Alan Lancaster - bass, vocals
• Andy Bown - keyboards, vocals
• Pete Kircher - drums

One single was released from Live at the N.E.C. in 1982: "Caroline" b/w "Dirty Water" on 7" Vertigo QUO 10 (6059583) and 7"-picture disc Vertigo QUO P10 - furthermore a 12"-single (Vertigo QUO 1012) featured "Down Down" as the b-side's second track.

Charts

Chart (1983–84)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [1]	43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [2]	45
UK Albums (OCC) [3]	83

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [4]	56

References

1. "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Live at the N.E.C." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
2. "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Live at the N.E.C.". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3. "Official Albums Chart on 29/7/1984 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
4. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/10/2017 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.