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Aug 29, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day August 29 1986 – In the Army Now by Status Quo Was Released.

On this day August 29 1986, In the Army Now by Status Quo was released. As the band’s seventeenth studio album, it marked a significant shift in their sound with the addition of keyboards and a more polished production style suited to the mid 80s music landscape.

The album’s title track, a cover of a 1982 song by Dutch duo Bolland and Bolland, became a massive hit and reached number two on the UK Singles...

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