'From the makers of' is an album by British Rock band Status Quo.

STATUS QUO From The Makers Of...

This was released in 1982 in the UK on the Phonogram record label.
It was made available in three formats:

• LP boxed set (PRO LP 1)
• Special Edition metal container (PRO BX 1)
• Audio cassette boxed set (PRO MC 1)

The 36 tracks (35 on cassette) are listed across four sheets (circular in the LP version),
titled "HIT SINGLES AND STAGE CLASSICS in historical order",
starting with Pictures of Matchstick Men

Pictures of Matchstick Men

"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States...

. Each title is accompanied by an appropriate picture.
The final page lists the band's history, from the earliest beginnings in Peckham

Peckham

Peckham is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...

, South East London, in 1962 through to the set's release in 1982.

Track Listing (LP set)

• LP One - Side One

1. Pictures of Matchstick Men
   Pictures of Matchstick Men
   "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States...
   
   
2. Ice in the Sun
   Ice in the Sun
   "Ice in the Sun" is a song by the band Status Quo. The track was recorded in 1968, and appeared on Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo, an album by Status Quo that was released in August that year....
   
   
3. Down the Dustpipe
   Down the Dustpipe
   "Down the Dustpipe" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Carl Groszman. He was a client of Valley Music, who were affiliated to Status Quo’s management in their early days. The group recorded it, and in Francis Rossi’s words, “it was the first record to feature our soon-to-be...
   
   
4. In My Chair
   In My Chair
   "In My Chair" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1970.The song was written in a single afternoon by Francis Rossi and Bob Young in Rossi's kitchen.- Charts :...
   
   
5. Junior's Wailing
6. Mean Girl
   Mean Girl
   "Mean Girl" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1973. It was taken from the 1971 album Dog of Two Head.Pye released the old song after the success of the single "Paper Plane" on the Vertigo label. It became a UK Top 20 hit - previously only 3 of the 10 Pye singles had made...
   
   
7. Gerdundula
   Gerdundula
   "Gerdundula" is a single by the British Rock band Status Quo from their fourth studio album Dog of Two Head. Like previous single "Mean Girl", It was released by the band's previous label Pye to capitalise on their current success on a new label....
   
   
8. Paper Plane

• LP One - Side Two

1. Big Fat Mama
2. Roadhouse Blues
   Roadhouse Blues
   "Roadhouse Blues" is a blues-rock song written and recorded by the American rock band The Doors. The song, which appeared on the B-side of "You Make Me Real", was first released as a single from the album Morrison Hotel in March 1970 and peaked at #50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
   
   
3. Break the Rules
   Break the rules
   - Personnel :* Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals* Poppa L.Q. – vocals* Terry Bradford – background vocals* Alex Brown – background vocals* Andy Caine – background vocals* Jennifer Carr – background vocals* Debra Killings – background vocals...
   
   
4. Down Down
   Down Down
   "Down Down" is a popular song by the English rock band, Status Quo.Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, "Down Down" was one of Status Quo's two number one singles in the UK Singles Chart so far...
   
   
5. Bye Bye Johnny

• LP Two - Side One

1. Rain
   Rain (Status Quo song)
   "Rain" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1976. It was included on the album Blue for You.The track "Rain" was originally intended to be included on the album On The Level, but at the time of the recording sessions Rick Parfitt had not completed the song and so it was held...
   
   
2. Mystery Song
   Mystery Song
   "Mystery Song" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1976. It was included on the album Blue for You.The song concerns a young man's encounter with a prostitute...
   
   
3. Blue for You
   Blue For You
   Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English Rock band Status Quo, released in March 1976.Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached #7 in the UK charts after its release in February 1976. Its b-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Rossi and Young.The...
   
   
4. Is There a Better Way
5. Again and Again
   Again and Again (Status Quo song)
   "Again and Again" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1978. It was issued to coincide with the band's headline appearance at the Reading Festival on 26 August 1978.- Track listing :# "Again and Again"...
   
   
6. Accident Prone
   Accident Prone (song)
   "Accident Prone" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1978. It was included on the album If You Can't Stand the Heat.- Track listing :# "Accident Prone" # "Let Me Fly" - Charts :...
   
   

• LP Two - Side Two

1. Wild Side of Life
2. Living on an Island
   Living on an Island
   "Living on an Island" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1979. It was included on the album Whatever You Want.As with the 'penguin' theme started with the previous "Whatever You Want" single, the first 100,000 copies of "Living on an Island" were issued with a picture...
   
   
3. What You're Proposing
   What You're Proposing
   "What You're Proposing" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1980. It was included on the album Just Supposin.The B-side is "A B Blues", a non-album instrumental studio jam. Some later pressings of this single mis-credited Andy Bown as Andy BROWN on the B-side composers credit...
   
   
4. Lies
   Lies (Status Quo song)
   "Lies" / "Don't Drive My Car" is a double A-side single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1980. "Lies" was considered to be the most commercial of the two. It was included on the album Just Supposin....
   
   
5. Rock 'n' Roll
   Rock 'n' Roll (Status Quo song)
   "Rock 'n' Roll" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1981. It was included on the album Just Supposin. It was written in Ireland by Francis Rossi and Bernie Frost during a stay in the country, and was not originally intended to be recorded by Status Quo themselves.- Track...
   
   
6. Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
   Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
   "Something 'Bout You Baby " is a popular song written by guitarist Richard Supa in the early 1970s. Other artists have covered the song such as Tom Jones, who reached number 36 in the UK in 1974) and Glen Campbell & Rita Coolidge.- Status Quo cover :...
   
   
7. Dear John
   Dear John (Status Quo song)
   "Dear John" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1982. It was included on the album 1+9+8+2.- Track listing :# "Dear John" # "I Want The World To Know" - Charts :...
   
   

• LP Three - Side One

1. Caroline
2. Roll Over Lay Down
   Roll Over Lay Down
   "Roll Over Lay Down" is a song by the British Rock band Status Quo that was released as the A-side of a live EP, Quo Live in 1975. It was released to celebrate the band's 13 anniversary....
   
   
3. Backwater
4. Little Lady
5. Don't Drive My Car

• LP Three - Side Two

1. Whatever You Want
   Whatever You Want (song)
   "Whatever You Want" is a rock song by the British rock band Status Quo. Written by Rick Parfitt and Andy Bown, it was released on the album of the same name in 1979 and has become one of the band's better-known works...
   
   
2. Hold You Back
3. Rockin' All Over the World
   Rockin' All Over the World (song)
   "Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. Status Quo recorded their own, heavier arrangement of Fogerty's song for their 1977 album Rockin' All Over the World...
   
   
4. Over the Edge
5. Don't Waste My Time

LP Three tracks were recorded "Live" at the NEC Birmingham (Prince's Trust Concert) in 1982.

Track Listing (cassette set)

• Cassette One - Side One

1. Pictures of Matchstick Men
   Pictures of Matchstick Men
   "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States...
   
   
2. Ice in the Sun
   Ice in the Sun
   "Ice in the Sun" is a song by the band Status Quo. The track was recorded in 1968, and appeared on Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo, an album by Status Quo that was released in August that year....
   
   
3. Down the Dustpipe
   Down the Dustpipe
   "Down the Dustpipe" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Carl Groszman. He was a client of Valley Music, who were affiliated to Status Quo’s management in their early days. The group recorded it, and in Francis Rossi’s words, “it was the first record to feature our soon-to-be...
   
   
4. In My Chair
   In My Chair
   "In My Chair" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1970.The song was written in a single afternoon by Francis Rossi and Bob Young in Rossi's kitchen.- Charts :...
   
   
5. Junior's Wailing
6. Mean Girl
   Mean Girl
   "Mean Girl" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1973. It was taken from the 1971 album Dog of Two Head.Pye released the old song after the success of the single "Paper Plane" on the Vertigo label. It became a UK Top 20 hit - previously only 3 of the 10 Pye singles had made...
   
   
7. Gerdundula
   Gerdundula
   "Gerdundula" is a single by the British Rock band Status Quo from their fourth studio album Dog of Two Head. Like previous single "Mean Girl", It was released by the band's previous label Pye to capitalise on their current success on a new label....
   
   
8. Paper Plane
9. Big Fat Mama
10. Roadhouse Blues
    Roadhouse Blues
    "Roadhouse Blues" is a blues-rock song written and recorded by the American rock band The Doors. The song, which appeared on the B-side of "You Make Me Real", was first released as a single from the album Morrison Hotel in March 1970 and peaked at #50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
    
    
11. Down Down
    Down Down
    "Down Down" is a popular song by the English rock band, Status Quo.Written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young and produced by Status Quo, "Down Down" was one of Status Quo's two number one singles in the UK Singles Chart so far...
    
    

• Cassette One - Side Two

1. Bye Bye Johnny
2. Rain
   Rain (Status Quo song)
   "Rain" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1976. It was included on the album Blue for You.The track "Rain" was originally intended to be included on the album On The Level, but at the time of the recording sessions Rick Parfitt had not completed the song and so it was held...
   
   
3. Mystery Song
   Mystery Song
   "Mystery Song" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1976. It was included on the album Blue for You.The song concerns a young man's encounter with a prostitute...
   
   
4. Blue for You
   Blue For You
   Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English Rock band Status Quo, released in March 1976.Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached #7 in the UK charts after its release in February 1976. Its b-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Rossi and Young.The...
   
   
5. Is There a Better Way
6. Again and Again
   Again and Again (Status Quo song)
   "Again and Again" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1978. It was issued to coincide with the band's headline appearance at the Reading Festival on 26 August 1978.- Track listing :# "Again and Again"...
   
   
7. Accident Prone
   Accident Prone (song)
   "Accident Prone" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1978. It was included on the album If You Can't Stand the Heat.- Track listing :# "Accident Prone" # "Let Me Fly" - Charts :...
   
   
8. Wild Side of Life
9. Living on an Island
   Living on an Island
   "Living on an Island" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1979. It was included on the album Whatever You Want.As with the 'penguin' theme started with the previous "Whatever You Want" single, the first 100,000 copies of "Living on an Island" were issued with a picture...
   
   
10. What You're Proposing
    What You're Proposing
    "What You're Proposing" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1980. It was included on the album Just Supposin.The B-side is "A B Blues", a non-album instrumental studio jam. Some later pressings of this single mis-credited Andy Bown as Andy BROWN on the B-side composers credit...
    
    
11. Lies
    Lies (Status Quo song)
    "Lies" / "Don't Drive My Car" is a double A-side single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1980. "Lies" was considered to be the most commercial of the two. It was included on the album Just Supposin....
    
    

• Cassette Two - Side One

1. Rock 'n' Roll
   Rock 'n' Roll (Status Quo song)
   "Rock 'n' Roll" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1981. It was included on the album Just Supposin. It was written in Ireland by Francis Rossi and Bernie Frost during a stay in the country, and was not originally intended to be recorded by Status Quo themselves.- Track...
   
   
2. Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
   Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
   "Something 'Bout You Baby " is a popular song written by guitarist Richard Supa in the early 1970s. Other artists have covered the song such as Tom Jones, who reached number 36 in the UK in 1974) and Glen Campbell & Rita Coolidge.- Status Quo cover :...
   
   
3. Dear John
   Dear John (Status Quo song)
   "Dear John" is a single released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1982. It was included on the album 1+9+8+2.- Track listing :# "Dear John" # "I Want The World To Know" - Charts :...
   
   
4. Caroline
5. Roll Over Lay Down
   Roll Over Lay Down
   "Roll Over Lay Down" is a song by the British Rock band Status Quo that was released as the A-side of a live EP, Quo Live in 1975. It was released to celebrate the band's 13 anniversary....
   
   
6. Backwater
7. Little Lady

• Cassette Two - Side Two

1. Don't Drive My Car
2. Whatever You Want
   Whatever You Want (song)
   "Whatever You Want" is a rock song by the British rock band Status Quo. Written by Rick Parfitt and Andy Bown, it was released on the album of the same name in 1979 and has become one of the band's better-known works...
   
   
3. Hold You Back
4. Rockin' All Over the World
   Rockin' All Over the World (song)
   "Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. Status Quo recorded their own, heavier arrangement of Fogerty's song for their 1977 album Rockin' All Over the World...
   
   
5. Over the Edge
6. Don't Waste My Time

From Cassette Two, Side One, Track 4 onwards, tracks were recorded "Live" at the NEC Birmingham (Prince's Trust Concert) in 1982.