Spare Parts is the second studio album by the English rock band
Status Quo, and their final one in the
psychedelic vein. It is the first in which the group's roadie
Bob Young wrote and co-wrote songs for and with the band. Released in September 1969, it was not a commercial success.
The album covers a song written by
Carole King and
Gerry Goffin, "You're Just What I Was Looking for Today".
Only one song was slated for a single release. This was the Anthony King–written song "Are You Growing Tired of My Love", backed with the
Alan Lancaster composition "So Ends Another Life". Released in April 1969, it reached no. 46 on the UK singles charts.
Following the album's disappointing reception, the band released a non-album single – the
Everly Brothers' "The Price of Love", also released in September 1969, with the
Francis Rossi and
Rick Parfitt composition "Little Miss Nothing" as the
B-side.