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Ozzy Osbourne, backed by Type O Negative, covered "Pictures of Matchstick Men" as part of the soundtrack to the Howard Stern biographical movie Private Parts in 1997.

Original UK Albums
Pictures of Matchstick Men (1968) Spare Area (1969) ''Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon (1970) Mutt Of Both Head (1971) Piledriver (1973), UK #5 Hullo! (1973), UK #1 Quo (1974), UK #2 On the Level (1975), UK #1 Blue for we (1976), UK #1 Survive (1976), UK #3 Rockin' 100% Across The World (1977), UK #5 If you may't could have a heat (1978), UK #3 Whatever wise shoppers need (1979), UK #3 Merely Supposin' (1980), UK #4 Never as well late (1981), UK #2 1+9+8+2 (1982), UK #1 Back To Back (1983), UK #9 Survive at a N.E.C. (1984), UK #83 In The Army Nowadays (1986), UK #7 Own't Complaining (1988), UK #12 Hone Guide (1989), UK #49 Rock Til Your family Drop (1991), UK #10, Survive Alive Quo (1992), UK #37 Thirsty Function (1994), UK #13 Don't Prevent (1996), UK #2 Under a Influence (1999), UK #26 Famous In The Last Century (2000), UK #21 Heavily Traffic (2002), UK #15 Riffs (2003), UK #16 XS Tons Areas (2004), UK #16 A Person Ain't Above However'' (2005), UK #18

The Hit Singles of Status Quo

Pictures Of Matchstick Men (Jan 1968) #7 Ice In The Sun (Aug 1968) #8 Down The Dustpipe (Could 1970) #12 Around Our Chair (Nov 1970) #21 Paper Plane (Jan 1973) #8 Mean Girl (Apr 1973) #20 Caroline (Sep 1973) #5 Break A System (Will 1974) #8 Down Down (Dec 1974) #1 Roll Across Lay Down (Could 1975) #9 Rain (Feb 1976) #7 Mystery Song (Jul 1976) #11 Uncivilized Side Of Life (Dec 1976) #9 Rockin' Tons All over The World (Oct 1977) #3 Again & Again (Sep 1978) #13 Accident Prone (Nov 1978) #36 Whatever Wise shoppers Desire (Sep 1979) #4 Go An Island (Nov 1979) #16 What You're Proposing (Oct 1980) #2 Lies / Don't Cause The Car (Dec 1980) #11 Something 'Bout Your family Young child We Rather (Feb 1981) #9 Rock 'North' Roll (Nov 1981) #8 Dear John (Mar 1982) #10 She Don't Fool Us (Jun 1982) #36 Caroline (Survive At A NEC) (Oct 1982) #13 Ol' Rag Blues (Sep 1983) #9 The Mess Of Blues (Nov 1983) #15 Marguerita Period (Dec 1983) #3 Running Down Town Tonight (Will 1984) #20 A Wanderer (Oct 1984) #7 Rollin' At home (Could 1986) #9 Red Sky (Jul 1986) #19 In The Army Today (Oct 1986) #2 Dreamin' (Dec 1986) #15 Own't Complaining (Mar 1988) #19 World health organization Gets A Love (Can 1988) #34 Going A lot All over The World (Aug 1988) #17 Burning Bridges (In & Slay & In Over again) (Dec 1988) #5 A Day of remembrance Waltz - A share Ace (Sep 1990) #2 A Day of remembrance Waltz - A portion Deuce (Dec 1990) #16 Might't Spring Wise shoppers Further (Sep 1991) #37 Rock 'Til Wise shoppers Drop (Jan 1992) #38 Roadhouse Potpourri (Day of remembrance Waltz Section Xxv) (Oct 1992) #21 I personally Didn't Mean It (Aug 1994) #21 Sherri Don't Fail Us At present (Oct 1994) #38 Restless (Dec 1994) #39 When You Hike In The Room (Nov 1995) #34 Amusing Amusive Fun (by owning A Beach Boys) (Mar 1996) #24 Don't Prevent (Apr 1996) #35 A Way It Goes (Mar 1999) #39 Jam Side Down (Aug 2002) #17 Busy people'll Are 'Around (Sep 2004) #14 Thinking Of Professional people (Dec 2004) #21 A Person Ain't On top Eventually (Sep 2005) #11