Description

Misspressed version with Side 1 labels on both sides

Almost four years after their last studio album, and two years after Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt agreed to relaunch the hitherto moribund band, Status Quo bounced back with an album called In The Army Now that came as close as Christmas to restating the glories that most fans believed were buried a decade earlier. The title track, a Bolland And Bolland cover, was also released as a single and its a number that could not have been further from the Quo norm if it had tried. But the band make it its own and it peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. On 26 September 2010, Status Quo released a new version of the track with the Corps Of Army Choir. The 2010 track had modified lyrics, replacing some of the original anti-war passages. For examples:

A vacation in a foreign land
Uncle Sam does the best he can

Your finger’s on the trigger but it don’t seem right
– 1986 version

You’re on your way to a foreign land
Now’s the time to do what you can

Your finger’s on the trigger, now it’s time to fight
– 2010 version

This is the original 1986 vinyl single with an exclusive none album track on the B-side

Track listing:
1. In The Army Now
2. Heartburn