Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men (Studio-Stereo 1968)

"Pictures of Matchstick Men"
Is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in January 1968. 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. It was originally intended to be a B-side to "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe", but it was decided to swap the B-side and the A-side of the single.

from the album: Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo