On December 15, 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Piledriver”, the fifth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan.

Personnel:

• Francis Rossi – vocals, guitar, arrangements
• Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, arrangements
• Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass, 12 string acoustic guitar, arrangements
• John Coghlan – drums, percussion, arrangements
• Jimmy Horowitz – piano
• Bob Young – harmonica 
• Damon Lyon-Shaw – engineer
• Richard Manwaring – engineer
• Paul Robert Lodge – technician
• Malcolm George Kingsnorth – technician

Track listing:

1. Don’t Waste My Time – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
2. Oh Baby – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
3. A Year – Alan Lancaster, Bernie Frost
4. Unspoken Words – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
5. Big Fat Mama – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
6. Paper Plane – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
7. All the Reasons – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
8. Roadhouse Blues – Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek