Following Live Aid, Status Quo's Alan Lancaster's relationship with Francis Rossi became increasingly strained when Rossi and Rick Parfitt covertly began recording a new album. Unbeknownst to Lancaster who was now living in Australia – and the group's then recording company, Lancaster was substituted by session musician John 'Rhino' Edwards, who had been recording on Rick Parfitt's solo album 'Recorded Delivery' – which was eventually scrapped.
In 1987 Lancaster joined a new line-up of the Australian band The Party Boys and co-produced their self-titled album, achieving platinum sales. The single "He's Gonna Step on You Again" was #1 in the Australian charts for two weeks. In 1988, he formed The Bombers, which signed to A&M Records. It was paid the largest advance ever paid to an Australian-based band, but after the band had completed one album titled 'Aim High', A&M was sold to Phonogram.
The Bombers' original drummer was Lancaster's ex-Status Quo bandmate John Coghlan. The Bombers supported Cheap Trick (1988), Alice Cooper (1990) and Skid Row (1990) on their tours of Australia. When the Bombers disbanded, Lancaster continued with his then-partner John Brewster of The Angels with "The Lancaster Brewster Band", in which Angry Anderson performed as a guest artist for some time.
Lancaster then formed his own band: Alan Lancaster's Bombers which released an EP and toured Scandinavia before disbanding in 1995. As well as writing the theme song for the film Indecent Obsession, he also produced an album for classical pianist Roger Woodward, which achieved platinum sales in Australia. Steve Crofts died in 2016. Alan Lancaster died in 2021.
Members
Tyrone Coates (vocals, sax), John Brewster (guitar, harmonica), Alan Lancaster (bass), John Coghlan (drums), Angelo Salter (guitar), Steve Crofts (guitar), Peter Heckenberg (drums)
SINGLES
Worlds on Fire
| 25 MAR '90 | #93 |
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