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| "Pictures of Matchstick Men" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 A-side label of the UK vinyl release | ||||
| Single by the Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo | ||||
| B-side | "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café" | |||
| Released | 5 January 1968 | |||
| Studio | Pye, London[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Francis Rossi | |||
| Producer(s) | John Schroeder[1] | |||
| The Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Mono Version) on YouTube | ||||
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by British rock band The Status Quo. It was released on 5 January 1968.[6]
- ^ a b "BI's Chart Fax" (PDF). Beat Instrumental (4): 17. April 1968.
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim (2003). "Ten Great Psychedelic Rock Songs". Turn On Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 162. ISBN 0-634-05548-8.
- ^ "Status Quo's 10 greatest songs, ranked". Goldradiouk.com.
- ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists (4th ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 113. ISBN 0-7935-4042-9.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Various Artists - Psychedelic Pop (1996) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "45cat - The Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men / Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe (75c Minimum) - Pye - UK - 7N 17449". 45cat.com. Retrieved 15 June 2024.