| 12 Gold Bars Volume II | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Status Quo |
| Cover: | 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2.jpg |
| Released: | 23 November 1984 |
| Recorded: | 1980–1984 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Vertigo |
| Prev Title: | Back to Back |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | In the Army Now |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
12 Gold Bars Volume II is a 1984 compilation album by English rock band Status Quo, released on Vertigo Records on 23 November 1984.[1] It compiles all their UK hit singles from 1980 to 1984. The album was packaged as a gatefold vinyl LP and double cassette, containing 12 Gold Bars as a bonus album alongside Volume II.
This compilation features all the band's UK hits from 1980 to 1984. Its release was preceded by a new single, "The Wanderer", a cover of the song by the American singer Dion. This was the last song that Status Quo recorded with bassist and founding member Alan Lancaster, who left the band in 1985.
The compilation reached number 12 in the UK charts and was certified gold in the UK. "The Wanderer" reached number seven in the singles chart.