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The British Invasion that failed: why Slade, Status Quo, the Sweet and Dr. Feelgood never conquered the USA
By Mark McStea published
Slade’s Noddy Holder and Jim Lea join Status Quo’s Francis Rossi, the Sweet’s Andy Scott and Dr. Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson (in one of his final interviews) to explain what did – and didn’t – go down in the ’70s

Francis Rossi: “You really need to be a s**t-hot player to make a Telecaster sound good. Particularly when playing lead”
By Jamie Dickson published
Status Quo’s Francis Rossi on baiting the purists, swapping guitars with Badfinger, and why he’s not an all-time-great Tele player

Alan Lancaster, bassist and founding member of Status Quo, dies aged 72
By Matt Parker published
Stalwart of the band’s hugely successful ‘Frantic Four’ period died at home in Sydney

Status Quo's Francis Rossi: "I put a Tune-o-Matic bridge on my Tele like the old Gibsons. I think all that stuff, and taking off the lacquer, added to the tone"
By Jonny Scaramanga published
How a hardware calamity led the Quo legend towards the Telecaster

Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi’s green Tele fetches more than $150,000 at auction
By Richard Bienstock published
Other instruments on the block included a KK Downing Hamer Mini V and George Harrison Zemaitis acoustic
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