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Alan Lancaster, original bassist of the veteran U.K. rock band Status Quo, died Saturday at age 72 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Lancaster's deat ....
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What a difference 32 years can make. It’s late 1981 and Status Quo are in Switzerland recording the album that will mark their 20th anniversary when John Coghlan kicks his snare drum across the studio. The hot-headed drummer (aka the Mad Turk) informs his bandmates: “That’s it, I’m leaving.” The reply from Francis Rossi must have stung: “Fucking good job. This time you’re out [for good].” And Rossi meant it. Coghlan was quickly replaced by Pete Kircher. Coghlan’s departure brought a fractious end to the ‘classic’ line-up of Quo, which is now widely referred to as the Frantic Four, thanks to a song introduction from their celebrated 1977 album Quo Live!. Four years later, bass player Alan Lancaster quit Quo after their appearance at Live Aid, leaving Rossi and fellow guitarist/vocalist Rick Parfitt to carry on the name. A legal battle saw th ....