Status Quo: Stoke-on-Trent mega fan completes huge collection

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Andy Campbell with Francis Rossi, from the bandImage source, Andy Campbell
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Andy Campbell (pictured, left) said several parts of his collection have been autographed by Status Quo's Francis Rossi

A Status Quo fan who needed one more album by the band to complete a huge collection has had a successful end to his quest.

Andy Campbell said he was just missing a rare vinyl from their film Bula Quo!

But, after appearing on BBC Radio Stoke to talk about it, his sister and brother-in-law bought it for him from a collector in Germany.

The Stoke-on-Trent-based fan believes he has the best collection of merchandise by the group.

The album is now on its way from Germany.

"I'll still keep collecting but my biggest problem is where I am going to put it - I think I'm going to need a bigger bedroom," he said.

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Andy Campbell fell in love with the band after seeing them on Top of the Pops

For every LP Mr Campbell has collected, he also has the matching CD. With more than 40 studio albums alongside dozens of compilations, singles and limited editions, Mr Campbell's collection goes into the hundreds.

The final album has taken him about four years to track down as he said he knew of only four copies in Europe.

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Andy Campbell believes his collection is the best in the world

Since his radio appearance plenty of people have got in touch about his collection via websites and social media, he said.

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