The Makers Of... the live recordings

The live recordings

When a live version of "Don't Waste My Time" appeared on the Reading Festival sampler in 1973 it was just the first of many live recordings to become available on official releases.
Meanwhile Status Quo have released four full live concerts on album/CD (1976, 1982, 1990/1992 and 2006). The 2006 concert was recorded for DVD release mainly, but a limited edition came with an additional CD. Furthermore one live EP (1975) and one Japan-only live album (1976, 4) were released as well. Various other live versions on appeared as b-singles releases and on other occasions, e.g. the "Rockers Rollin'" anthology. This page lists all official live recordings in alphabetical order, including the BBC sessions (3) which were also recorded live. Follow the links to see on which records a live version of the song in question appeared. (Please note that the year of the concert/recording is given, not the year of the release on record!)
Further BBC live recordings (dating from 1973, 1988 and 1990) had been announced for release by Universal Records in spring 2007. Unfortunately these releases has been cancelled.
Many more concerts were recorded by fans and appeared on bootleg recordings. Hopefully I'll be able to add these recordings one day. Also, several live recordings are available on Video / DVD. I plan to add them sometime in the future. Currently only recordings are listed which appeared on either vinyl or CD on official releases.

Legend:
(1) indicates recordings from the official live albums (full concert)
(2) indicates recordings from the "Rockers Rollin'" anthology
(3) indicates recordings "Live At The BBC" (live in the studio)
(4) indicates Japanese releases
(5) indicates recordings from other official releases (e.g. B-sides etc.)

Again And Again

2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Almost But Not Quite There

1967 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes (as "Traffic Jam")

Backwater

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher

Beginning Of The End

2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Belavista Man

2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Big Fat Mama

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1976 (4) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan

Black Veils Of Melancholy

1968 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Bloodhound

1968 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Break The Rules

1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Burning Bridges

1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Bye Bye Johnny

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1988 (2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich, Pip Williams
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Caroline

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1976 (4) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
1996 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2002 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Cream Of The Crop

1988 (2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

Creepin' Up On You

2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Dirty Water

1982 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1985 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

Don't Drive My Car

1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1990 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Don't Waste My Time

1973 (2,5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1976 (4) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Down Down

1982 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
2000 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley, Paul Hirsh
2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andrew Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Down The Dustpipe

1970 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes, Bob Young

Forty-Five Hundred Times

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
2000 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Gerdundula

1975 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
2000 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Gloria

1966 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes (as "The Spectres")
1968 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Hold You Back

1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1982 (2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1990 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

I Don't Want You

1967 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes (as "Traffic Jam")

I (Who Have Nothing)

1966 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes (as "The Spectres")

In My Chair

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown

In The Army Now

1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Is There A Better Way

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1976 (2,4) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan

Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)

1968 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Junior's Wailing

1970 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes
1975 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown

Just Take Me

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown

Little Lady

1976 (1,2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1976 (4) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1989 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

Living On An Island

1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Make Me Stay A Little Bit Longer

1969 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Marguerita Time

1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

Mean Girl

1972 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan

Most Of The Time

1976 (1,2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1976 (4) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1984 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Mystery Medley

2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Mystery Song

1984 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Need Your Love

1970 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Neighbour, Neighbour

1966 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes (as "The Spectres")

Over The Edge

1982 (1)with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1982 (2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher

Paper Plane

1989 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Pictures Of Matchstick Men

1968 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Proposin' Medley

2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Proud Mary

1996 (2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

Railroad

1969 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bob Young
1984 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Rain

1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1976 (4) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
2000 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2002 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Roadhouse Blues

1975 (2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

Roadhouse Medley

1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

Rockin' All Over The World

1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1990 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2000 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley, Paul Hirsh
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Roll Over Lay Down

1975 (2,5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1976 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown
1976 (4) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan
1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Rollin' Home

2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Slow Train

1984 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Something 'Bout You Baby I Like

1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Spicks And Specks

1967 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes (as "Traffic Jam")
1968 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Spinning Wheel Blues

1970 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes, Bob Young

The Milton Keynes Medley

1984 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher

The Oriental

2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

The Party Ain't Over Yet

2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

The Price Of Love

1992 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

The Wanderer

1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Things Get Better

1968 (3) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes

Twenty Wild Horses

1999 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich + full orchestra

Whatever You Want

1982 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
1990 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
1992 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich
1999 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich + full orchestra
2005 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2006 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley
2008 (1) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Who Gets The Love?

1988 (2) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Jeff Rich

Wild Side Of Life

1984 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Pete Kircher
2004 (5) with: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Matt Letley

Legend:

(1) indicates recordings from the official live albums
(2) indicates recordings from the "Rockers Rollin' " anthology
(3) indicates recordings "Live At The BBC"
(4) indicates Japan only releases
(5) indicates recordings from other regular releases