Summary
In this episode of The Quo-Cast, Jamie Dyer presents his 2011 interview with Status Quo founding member Alan Lancaster. It was originally conducted to play as part of a 24 hour charity broadcast for Macmillan Cancer Support. Extra context is provided by Jamie in between segments.
This interview was conducted in 2011:
- This was prior to the announcement of Alan G Parker’s Hello Quo documentary.
- This was before the two Frantic Four reunion tours
- Quo had released the Quid Pro Quo album a year or so before.
- Francis Rossi had released his One Step At a Time album, and subsequently toured with it as a solo artist.
About Alan Lancaster
Alan and Francis first formed a band in 1962, which would eventually become Status Quo. He was the bass player on all the bands singles and albums from inception to 1984. He also sang vocals on a number of memorable Quo staples including Backwater, Just Take Me, Roadhouse Blues, and Is There a Better Way. His last performance (prior to 2013) was in 1985 while opening Live Aid.
In life after Quo, he played with a number of bands in Australia including The Party Boys and The Bombers. He would reunite with Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi and John Coghlan during the 2013/2014 Frantic Four reunion tours.
About the Recording
This was originally recorded on a primitive mono mixer with a low-budget dynamic microphone plugged into a guitar effects unit. The call was made to Australia over Skype, using their VOIP to phone technology. The call was made at around 3am to compensate for the time difference. This was the first interview which Jamie conducted from his (then) home in Chichester, West Sussex.
Every effort has been made to clean and remaster the audio from the original Audacity files. It has been edited to remove overlong gaps, but is close to the original broadcast version. The final edit was mixed using Auphonic to ensure consistent volume on Alan’s voice; This results and in occasional loud static from the telephone line.
Please Note: This episode was recorded and released before the passing of Alan Lancaster in 2022.
