Allen Lanier

Real Name:
Allen Glover Lanier
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Allen Lanier (June 25, 1946 – August 14, 2013) was an original member of Blue Öyster Cult. Lanier played keyboards and rhythm guitar.

Lanier wrote several songs for Blue Öyster Cult albums, including "True Confessions", "Tenderloin", "Searchin' for Celine", "In Thee" and "Lonely Teardrops". In addition to his work with Blue Oyster Cult, he also contributed to music by Patti Smith, Jim Carroll, The Dictators and The Clash, among others. He dated Patti Smith for several years during the 1970s.
Lanier first performed with the band (then known as Soft White Underbelly) in 1967. He left the group in 1985, and was replaced by Tommy Zvoncheck (of Clarence Clemons and Public Image Ltd fame).
He returned in 1987. He retired from performing with them after the autumn of 2006.

Without any official announcement from Blue Öyster Cult, the band's line-up photograph was updated to remove Allen, and a brief mention on the page for Richie Castellano has the following to say: "Since the retirement of Allen Lanier, Richie has switched over to the guitars/keyboards position, both of which he's quite the master!", which would seem to indicate that Allen Lanier retired from both Blue Öyster Cult and music, in 2007, having played his last concert with them in late 2006. He would rejoin them for their 40th anniversary concert in New York in November 2012, which proved to be his last ever appearance with the band.

Allen's death was announced by Blue Öyster Cult on August 14, 2013. According to their official Facebook page, "Allen succumbed to complications from C.O.P.D.".
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PC 34164 Agents Of Fortune — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune (Album) Columbia PC 34164 US 1976 Sell This Version
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CGT 38218, GT 38218 Agents Of Fortune + Spectres — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune + Spectres (Comp, Album) CBS CGT 38218, GT 38218 US 1982 Sell This Version
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BM 036/2 A Night On The Road — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - A Night On The Road (Album) Beech Marten Records BM 036/2 Italy 1981 Sell This Version
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CSK 16767 Expanded Editions Sampler · God Save Blue Öyster Cult From Themselves — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Expanded Editions Sampler · God Save Blue Öyster Cult From Themselves(CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr) Columbia, Legacy CSK 16767 US 2001 Sell This Version
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CFU01010 Secret Treaties — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Car) Culture Factory CFU01010 US 2013 Sell This Version
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JC 36009 Mirrors — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors (Album) CBS, CBS, CBS JC 36009 US 1979 Sell This Version
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COL 487931 2 Some Enchanted Evening — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening(CD, Album, RE) Columbia COL 487931 2 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
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Instruments & Performance

AS-40 Bootleg EP — Allen Lanier The Blue Öyster Cult* The Blue Öyster Cult* - Bootleg EP (EP, MiniAlbum) Columbia AS-40 US 1972 Sell This Version
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C 31063 Blue Öyster Cult — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult (Album) Columbia C 31063 US 1972 Sell This Version
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KC 32017 Tyranny And Mutation — Allen Lanier The Blue Öyster Cult* The Blue Öyster Cult* - Tyranny And Mutation (Album) Columbia KC 32017 US 1973 Sell This Version
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KC 32858 Secret Treaties — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties (Album) Columbia KC 32858 US 1974 Sell This Version
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CBS 88116, 88116 On Your Feet Or On Your Knees — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - On Your Feet Or On Your Knees (Album) CBS, CBS CBS 88116, 88116 Europe 1975 Sell This Version
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AL 4066 Horses — Allen Lanier Patti Smith Elegie Patti Smith - Horses (Album) Arista AL 4066 US 1975 Sell This Version
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PC 34164 Agents Of Fortune — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune (Album) Columbia PC 34164 US 1976 Sell This Version
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CBS 82086 Hard Rock Stars — Allen Lanier Various Buck's Boogie Various - Hard Rock Stars (Comp) CBS CBS 82086 France 1977 Sell This Version
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CBS 82371 Spectres — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres (Album) Columbia CBS 82371 Europe 1977 Sell This Version
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JE 35543 Give 'Em Enough Rope — Allen Lanier The Clash Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope (Album) CBS, CBS JE 35543 US 1978 Sell This Version
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32749 Some Enchanted Evening — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening (Album) Columbia 32749 Greece 1978 Sell This Version
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1A 058N-60561, 1 A 058-60561, 5C 058-60561 Easter — Allen Lanier Patti Smith Group Space Monkey Patti Smith Group - Easter (Album) Arista, Arista 1A 058N-60561, 1 A 058-60561, 5C 058-60561 Netherlands 1977 Sell This Version
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1-11145 You're Not The One (I Was Looking For) — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - You're Not The One (I Was Looking For)(7", Single, Promo) Columbia 1-11145 US 1979 Sell This Version
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JC 36009 Mirrors — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors (Album) CBS, CBS, CBS JC 36009 US 1979 Sell This Version
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11-11401 Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan) / Divine Wind — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan) / Divine Wind(7", Single, Promo, Styrene, Pit) Columbia 11-11401 US 1980 Sell This Version
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SD 38-132 Catholic Boy — Allen Lanier The Jim Carroll Band I Want The Angel and 1 more… The Jim Carroll Band - Catholic Boy (Album) ATCO Records SD 38-132 US 1980 Sell This Version
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SBP 237493 Cultösaurus Erectus — Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult - Cultösaurus Erectus (Album) Columbia SBP 237493 Australia 1980 Sell This Version
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306 King Biscuit Flower Hour [Airdate: September 14, 1980] — Allen Lanier Black Sabbath / Blue Oyster Cult* Black Sabbath / Blue Oyster Cult* - King Biscuit Flower Hour [Airdate: September 14, 1980](2xLP, Transcription) D.I.R. Broadcasting Corp. 306 US 1980 Sell This Version