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The one with Status Quo’s Alan Lancaster 

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Cat chats with Alan Lancaster.
For 25 years, Alan Lancaster was bassist with one of the most successful rock bands of all time. A band he founded with school friend Francis Rossi and one which enjoyed multi-platinum album sales and stadium gigs.
But an acrimonious split after Status Quo opened the stage at Live Aid in 1985 left Alan alone in the wilderness, trying to navigate his way through the music business jungle.
Alan tells me about how he survived rejection, playing with the Bombers and the Party Boys, and what it was like to be part of the biggest musical event the world has ever witnessed.

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@deanbrookes2483
@deanbrookes2483 2 года назад
Rip Alan you was an absolute legend and fantastic bass player 😢
@georgecohen5377
@georgecohen5377 2 месяца назад
A legend in his time, surely missed these day or nights, Alan always gave mi a boost. Thanks and you deserve Yr Rest! Hasta la vista and God bles! ❤🙏✌️💯😇💙👍
@michaeldyer4159
@michaeldyer4159 3 года назад
Status Quo where not the same when john and Alan left great group at the beginning , nice to here from Alan . Thanks😊
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
My pleasure. Xx
@iancrockert5110
@iancrockert5110 3 года назад
Sir Alan of Lancaster !
@joemartin6091
@joemartin6091 3 года назад
Alan you will always be the instigator in the creation of ''the number one rock and roll band in the land".
@blackflabbath6302
@blackflabbath6302 3 года назад
i really enjoyed that, it was good to just let Alan talk without being cut off & interupted by the interviewer. Quo lost it's soul, or should I say rock when Alan went, he had a sound that added so much to 'the real' Quo. I was introduced to Quo in 1978 age 12 by my 65 year old neighbour (a story in itself) who played me Softer Ride & 45 Hundred Times together with some Deep Purple & Sabbath, my life changed that day & the real Quo has been the soundtrack of my life. Nice one Alan & Good interview :-)
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Thank you for your lovely feedback. Glad you have enjoyed the interview x
@JeaneGenie
@JeaneGenie 3 года назад
Excellent interview and insight into the reality of life in and after being in a top band like Quo. Great interviewer too, empathetic, asked great questions, and then let Alan answer uninterrupted. Well done.
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Thank you for your lovely comments and I’m so pleased you enjoyed the interview x
@garyjanssen5388
@garyjanssen5388 3 года назад
Who gives their time for their fans, this guy who we are listening to, I had a beer in Hamilton New Zealand with Alan lancaster after he played with the Party Boys and all i could say to him after their gig was I'm a big fan of Quo. and he thanked me for that.. Wow. One cool Dude. Cheers. Chook.
@paulweston285
@paulweston285 Год назад
I had the pleasure of meeting Alan an absolute gentleman.
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast Год назад
💕
@alanstrom2221
@alanstrom2221 2 года назад
ALAN CHARLES LANCASTER otherwise known as NUFF, has passed away in Sydney, his home for 45 years. The founding member and the backbone of STATUS QUO had been suffering from Multiple Sclerosis for many years. Alan battled on bravely, performing at QUO's Reunion gigs in 2013 and 2014. Even though he had MS, Alan's performance and his vocals were the strongest of the three. My favourite member of QUO is Alan Lancaster. I had the pleasure of having a beer and a smoke with Alan at a Sydney pub gig, in Five Dock, when he had The Lancaster Bombers and The Lancaster/Brewster Bands in the late 80's. We had a longer chat at The Lewisham Hotel as well. These were dirty, grungy hotels, though this didn't phase the great man of the people. Alan was the most beautifil man, very humble, down to earth and a great guy to talk with and have a laugh. Vale Alan ( Nuff ) Lancaster RIP mate, you were one of the greatest Rockers of all time.
@jasonbult8050
@jasonbult8050 3 года назад
He has always been my favorite and after this I know why. Amazing gentle man.
@philipevans2726
@philipevans2726 3 года назад
In lock down just found this interview... Fantastic interview letting nuff have his say about what really happened behind the scenes with quo. After Alan and John were forced out of quo the band was never the same without the powerhouse behind parfitt and rossi.great to hear an interview where the person is not interrupted 👍👍
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Thank you for your lovely feedback, so pleased you enjoyed the interview x
@Guvnarides-WI2020
@Guvnarides-WI2020 2 года назад
Rest in peace, Alan. 😪
@mrmitch5054
@mrmitch5054 3 года назад
Brilliant, thank you Alan Charles Lancaster
@Stpaulus101
@Stpaulus101 3 года назад
Road house blues...just take me now...backwater junction 😎👍
@mattking241
@mattking241 3 года назад
Great to hear him. Quo was never the same after 1984, that really was the Final Gig. But it was good to see the reunion shows.
@SQ773
@SQ773 3 года назад
I met Alan many times during the Quo years. First time in 1978,in the Wisseloord Studio's, Hilversum, Holland,when Quo recorderd the album "If You Cant Stand The Heat". We made some photo's together,and also we met during Live gigs, backstage,chat many times. Great memories. Great and humble man.
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
How lovely. And yes, Alan is a very humble man x
@jesusvazquez5730
@jesusvazquez5730 3 года назад
IM FROM MEXICO CITY.. AND I WONDER IF HIM PLAY THE SONG .. CALLS ... YOUR KIND OF LOVE ...
@sandyembrey8586
@sandyembrey8586 2 года назад
RIP Alan a truly nice guy
@darrenrichardson9876
@darrenrichardson9876 3 года назад
Lovely interview, really good. What a gent he is!
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Thank you, Darren and, yes, he is! X
@shannontaylor3725
@shannontaylor3725 2 года назад
R.I.P Alan Lancaster 😥
@ronaldjames6067
@ronaldjames6067 2 года назад
Shit, man. When the 1st song came on I Duckduck'd Alan Lancaster's Bombers, just to find out he died a couple of days ago. So weird, I was playing the Quo again throughout this week without knowing about this. Anyway, very nice interview with a lovely bloke. Keep rocking, friends ! Enjoy life while it lasts.
@23rdjune
@23rdjune 3 года назад
Sound out to the interviewer for letting him talk and not interrupting every 20 seconds! Brilliant.
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
23rdJune Thank you, I really appreciate your feedback xx
@23rdjune
@23rdjune 3 года назад
@@cattalespodcast No problem.
@highdownmartin
@highdownmartin 3 года назад
Quite agree. Very listenable and well steered
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Thank you for the lovely comments, Martin. So glad you enjoy listening! Xx
@deltic223
@deltic223 3 года назад
What a brilliant and lovely interview, thank you so much for letting us hear his very personal story of Quo and beyond.
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Thank you, Andy. The pleasure was all mine. Feel free to subscribe to the channel or at cattales.co.uk for more tales. Xx
@clausm2203
@clausm2203 2 месяца назад
Great interview
@koekelmetperen
@koekelmetperen 3 года назад
Come on Alan you’re we’re the best bass player Specially on the song Rock&Roll from the Just supposing album. Unbelievable good bass playing After you left the bass groove was gone Francis wrote famous Quo songs and most of the singles He has the most recognized Vocal of Quo We are 35 years further now Enjoy you’re history and don’t be that bitter
@Editing72337
@Editing72337 3 года назад
A great Interview with a great guy. All credit to the person doing the interview she let it flow im not sure her name but is really good 😀
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
davie.b1972 thank you for your lovely feedback, Cat will be thrilled to hear your comments. So glad you enjoyed the show. X
@hamishanderson6738
@hamishanderson6738 2 года назад
I d love to hear his other stuff. It s a shame they dont get money from spotify and things like this
@FundamentalsUK
@FundamentalsUK 3 года назад
Thanks Nuff, great voice and songs contributed to complete and original classic Quo sound! Stay safe 🤘🏻
@Stpaulus101
@Stpaulus101 3 года назад
1974 Quo album 😎👍
@tokensupremo3396
@tokensupremo3396 2 года назад
Rip Alan you was an absolute legend
@peteallen935
@peteallen935 3 года назад
Always a soft spot for Quo, was my first concert in '74
@mathill6869
@mathill6869 3 года назад
This is well worth listening to Alan is literate and still got his marbles a well presented interview.
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Thank you for your lovely feedback. So glad you enjoyed it x
@jimbanda
@jimbanda 2 года назад
That's bull about him being left alone in the wilderness . Alan had made it clear that his move to Australia was permanent, so how could a band that gigs 230days per year fit that in. That said , I am glad I saw him in the 1984 tour and again in 2014. A legend who will be missed. RIP Alan, hopefully Rick is there to welcome you. 🙏🎸🎸
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 2 года назад
I am shocked and saddened to wake up this morning to the news that the lovely Alan Lancaster of Status Quo has passed this morning. Such a genuine, humble man, a rarity in the music business and a loss to the world. RIP Alan xx
@grahambarker2186
@grahambarker2186 2 года назад
im pretty sure ive heard him say he had never meant it to be a move to be away permenantly and francis rossi made the decsion to leave him out...rossi has never been one for being too attached to the other members....
@TDCTCAS
@TDCTCAS 2 года назад
RIP Alan
@markcodd3296
@markcodd3296 3 года назад
Great honest interview Alan Quo lost the plot after you and Spud departed.....they now sound like Smokie Loved your final gig with Quo in Dublin Best wishes for 2021
@Stpaulus101
@Stpaulus101 3 года назад
I think 1974 album QUO was their best ....and they did go down down when John n alan left 😥
@alanstrom2221
@alanstrom2221 2 года назад
Alan Lancaster 7/02/1949 - 26/09/2021 Bassist/Singer/Songwriter/ Producer/Genius of STATUS QUO fame, has died aged 72 of Multiple Sclerosis at his Sydney home, surrounded by his family. Born in London, he moved to Australia in 1976 after marrying his beautiful wife Dayle. Alan wrote and co-wrote many classic Rock songs The 9 1/2 minute Psych/Rock song "Is It Really Me, Gotta Go Home" was written by the Genius of Alan Charles Lancaster. Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon album 1970 on the Astor / Pye Label. Produced by the late / great John Schroeder. Anyone who met Nuff would know first hand what a beautiful, sweet and charming gentleman he was. I had the pleasure of socialising with Alan at a few gigs in the late 80's, at some of his gigs with The Lancaster Bombers and The Lancaster / Brewster Band and The Party Boys, the latter having 2 Chart Topping Hits. " Hold Your Head Up " by Argent and " He's Gonna Step On You Again " by John Kongos. Alan produced a multi-platinum selling album for Pianist Roger Woodward.
@luchoterron3738
@luchoterron3738 2 года назад
GOOD BYE ALAN LANCASTER...LEGEND 🇲🇽
@MrRocker1958
@MrRocker1958 3 года назад
Only just listened to this. Great interview, some good insight from Alan. Hope that the tracks with Rick and John are released soon , if Rossi won't do it get someone else . Alan was right about people changing .
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
So glad you enjoyed it x
@stevegraham6877
@stevegraham6877 2 года назад
RIP Alan Lancaster
@vilamor007
@vilamor007 3 года назад
I think Francis got too big for his boots and didn't treat Alan and John too good in the end.
@goesjem
@goesjem 3 года назад
Massive egomaniac, Rossi is.
@martacecilianovoventurino748
@martacecilianovoventurino748 3 года назад
@@goesjem I dont think so..Rossi worked very hard all his lide for the group. .Shame your opinion.....
@spiderswain9966
@spiderswain9966 2 года назад
Rossi turned into a complete wanker!! I use to be a big fan of the 70's stuff till Rossi fucked it up!! He turned it into a pop band!!
@23rdjune
@23rdjune 3 года назад
Lovely guy.
@iangillon6981
@iangillon6981 3 месяца назад
Just his name is Cool. Big up Alan, up there with Rick, and Lemmy :) R.I.P. :)
@alanstrom2221
@alanstrom2221 3 года назад
Coghlan quit after kicking over his Drum Kit in the studio one day. Alan told the other guys that " he'll be back " Coghlan got on a plane and flew home, never to return. Rossi and Parfitt were imbibing way too muck cocaine and inadvertently were blocking John and Alan out of their inner sanctum. Rick and Francis had their own private codes and language that no one else understood. Even Rick had a meltdown at an airport one day, when he exploded at Francis, saying that he was sick of being No.2 in the band or 2nd fiddle, words to that effect. Francis has a dictatorial facet to his personality and if you didn't " fall into line " then you did what John and Alan did and left the greatest Rock band of all time. Very, very sad.
@WilliamAlanWebb
@WilliamAlanWebb 3 года назад
Great interview,, loving the part about the PLC tracks.
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Thank you! So pleased you’ve enjoyed it x
@Mark_T
@Mark_T 2 года назад
Poignant now. Rest easy, Mr. Lancaster.
@luchoterron3738
@luchoterron3738 2 года назад
GOOD BYE ALAN LANCASTER 🇲🇽
@peteallen935
@peteallen935 2 года назад
Sad news Cat, Alan was a key in the Frantic Four
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 2 года назад
Very sad indeed, Pete x
@abijag100
@abijag100 3 года назад
I've got the live AL Bombers album.......It's great.....they should've gone further.
@jaggass
@jaggass 2 года назад
I didn't know he died until i saw the repeat the Royal Variety show 2021.
@martacecilianovoventurino748
@martacecilianovoventurino748 3 года назад
Tipuco englush man" me encanta¡¡¡¡ igual Rossi....y ¡cuanto se le echa de menos a Rick......
@colinrgage
@colinrgage 3 года назад
I always think they should have ditched Rossi after blue for you,saying that Nuff does sound a little bitter here IMO
@andrewjohnson388
@andrewjohnson388 3 года назад
The UK end of the 90s was the decline of the music industry here, the LIVE AID captured the great artists from 70s and 80s. BBC banning Quo, which was terrible, record companies no longer existed, and things like Britain's got talent, which they didn't, was the norm...things change....shame, thanks for the music Nuff....
@andrewjohnson388
@andrewjohnson388 3 года назад
Well I can further ..South London boy myself ..I went into to music ..Played with name bands..on EmI.. 12 years old ..Quo Album ..I wanted to be a rock star ..nearly did it ..nice girls along the road ..and the study ..You started it all for me ..im a drummer ..loved John Coughlan ..Cant express my love ...Apart of Quo Army ..sort of went down myself ...years later ..England is awful ..insular ..Loved you so much as my starter in music.. words cannot say .. I play Quo when Im down ..they lift me up always ..when I need it ..like when I was 12 ..piece of my heart ..just is
@cuneytaklselim3700
@cuneytaklselim3700 2 года назад
He seems almost he was about to turn into Einstain.
@kevansimister3967
@kevansimister3967 3 года назад
I think the new members are brilliant but there is still a part of me that thinks the original members are still missed
@steveclem
@steveclem 3 года назад
He should write is autobiography.
@Mark_T
@Mark_T 3 года назад
Apparently he is/was, but that was about ten years ago.
@highdownmartin
@highdownmartin 3 года назад
Good luck to you mr Lancaster. A bit bitter but not twisted.
@StevenMotmans
@StevenMotmans 3 года назад
Strange thing... I am a member of several Status Quo groups on Facebook. I placed this link on some of those facebook pages and it got always refused by their administrators. A shame because this a very interesting interview wich is part of the Quo story.
@StevenMotmans
@StevenMotmans 3 года назад
Listen to this... this is very very good music. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vxhP9852_V4.html&ab_channel=johnswanmusic ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hroG6zWQbdo.html&ab_channel=EssentialQuo
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
That is very sad to hear but I am so pleased you enjoyed the interview. Thank you for listening...and sharing. X
@wallybingbang7359
@wallybingbang7359 3 года назад
Saw the 4 reunion In Hammersmith 2013. All music up to 1976 🎶 Average
@wolfganghaarer6954
@wolfganghaarer6954 3 года назад
it`s sad, that he`s bitter about the ending of the Frantic Four. But life goes on and he sounds like in good spirit these days.
@1alsturgeon
@1alsturgeon 3 года назад
Obviously Alan's easy to wind up, he's a proud guy, from a generation where you had to fight I guess. The frantic four (two reunion tours) were great, but, with respect, Spud and Alan weren't match fit, but both of them had to play the way Rick and Francis had played since '86. The first tour they cut 4500 times into Rain, that's the way "Quo lite" played it for years wasn't a frantic four thing. A number of adjusting in both camps. The 2014 shows were much better and live a good way to go out, but behind the scenes Alan health wasn't getting any better. Francis is francis at the end of the day.
@WesW3187
@WesW3187 3 года назад
But all the Quo fans loved them, even so.
@1alsturgeon
@1alsturgeon 3 года назад
@@WesW3187 yep. 🤟
@dennism5731
@dennism5731 3 года назад
Disagree, the weak link on the 2013 tour was Rossi, that is how the 2014 tour happened, so that he could make amends. I have a recording of the 2013 gig in Glasgow and Rossi's lead is very erratic, sometimes on it, sometimes not. Nuff and Spud were steady in 2013 and killed it in 2014. Rick was Rick
@WesW3187
@WesW3187 3 года назад
@@dennism5731 I thought Francis Rossi had to assume the position in the Frantic Four concerts because, with all four old members, the status quo (no pun intended) returned. Ie Alan Lancaster was (at least equal) leader.
@petewoodroffemusic
@petewoodroffemusic 3 года назад
Terrible interviewer; sounds like my mum "that must be awful"
@davefincham2888
@davefincham2888 3 года назад
I was interested to dig into your singer songwriting career. Jesus, your last RU-vid video was 12 years ago. Terrible guitar skills that. If your guitar playing is that bad, I’d hate to hear what your singing and lyrics are like. Have you done any live radio interviews or just played at a few local clubs? If I owned a club, I would not expect you to bring any punters my way. X
@petewoodroffemusic
@petewoodroffemusic 3 года назад
@@davefincham2888 Xx
@davefincham2888
@davefincham2888 3 года назад
@@petewoodroffemusic , a man of many words. I guess very poor at writing also.
@renatoporcu3097
@renatoporcu3097 16 дней назад
13 luglio ROMA 🥮🥮🥮🥮🥮🥮 🥮🍎🍎🍎🍎🥮 🥮🥮🥮🥮🥮🥮
@Claymor621
@Claymor621 3 года назад
He comes across as likeable but also a tough-minded person who knows his mind so how much room would there be for two people like that in a band especially when the other one is the main songwriter?
@cattalespodcast
@cattalespodcast 3 года назад
Claymor Yes, he is a really lovely guy. X
@hamishanderson6738
@hamishanderson6738 2 года назад
I think Alan didn t like some of Rossi s later stuff, esp. Margeurita Time and said so. (I agree wt Alan on that one!) I m wondering if that was the final nail in the coffin? Just a theory.
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