Bula Quo! (album)
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| Released | 10 June 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 at ARSIS Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 1:16:23 | |||
| Label | Fourth Chord Records | |||
| Producer | Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Mike Paxman | |||
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Bula Quo is the thirtieth studio album and the first soundtrack album by English rock band Status Quo, released on Monday 10 June 2013. It is the last Status Quo album recorded with drummer Matt Letley, who announced his departure from the band before the album had been released.
A double album, its release coincides with the band's first feature film of the same name, and features many of the songs from that movie. In addition to nine new songs, the album also features, on its second disc, new studio recordings of four of their previously released songs. One of these – "Living on an Island" – is a remake in a Fijian style (in keeping with the film's setting), while "Rockin' All Over the World" features in a special edited version. Two further studio recordings, "Frozen Hero" and "Reality Cheque", were culled from the band's previous studio release, Quid Pro Quo (2011).
The album also features six previously released live recordings, culled from the band's 2009 live album Pictures – Live at Montreux and the 2010 Official Bootleg album that was included with Quid Pro Quo.
To promote the album, Status Quo appeared on BBC One's magazine show The One Show on Tuesday 11 June 2013.