''Live'' is the first live album by the British rock band
UFO
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, recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 25 September 1971. It was initially released exclusively in Japan in December 1971 entitled ''U.F.O. Landed Japan''. It was later released abroad from 1972 onwards with different titles, such as ''UFO Live in Japan'' and ''UFO Lands in Tokyo''.
The album features the original lineup of the band, with Mick Bolton on guitar, and consists of songs from their first two
space-rock
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albums and
cover version
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s of
blues
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songs. All of the tracks are in a
jam
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Jam or Jammed may also refer to:
Other common meanings
* A firearm malfunction
* Block signals
** Radio jamming
** Radar jamming and deception
** Mobile phone jammer
** Echolocation jamming
Arts and entertai ...
-oriented style that is very different from the aggressive, song-oriented style they would be later known for. It was the last album to feature Mick Bolton on guitar. He would be replaced with
Michael Schenker.
The album was reissued on the ''
Flying, The Early Years'' compilation, along with all of the band's other pre-Schenker work.
Track listing
;Side one
# "
C'mon Everybody
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Background
When Cochran recorded his lead vocal for the song, he also created an alternate version of the song called "Let's Get Together". ...
" (
Jerry Capehart
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,
Eddie Cochran
Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire ...
) – 4:10
# "
Who Do You Love?" (
Ellas McDaniel
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) – 9:00
# "Loving Cup" (
Paul Butterfield) – 5:10
;Side two
#
"Prince Kajuku"/"The Coming of Prince Kajuku" ( Mick Bolton, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, Pete Way) – 8:20
# "Boogie for George" (Bolton, Mogg, Parker, Way) – 11:30
# "Follow You Home" (Way) – 6:00
;Bonus track on Repretoire CD release
#"Loving Cup" (Single edit) – 3:59
Chart
Personnel
* Phil Mogg – vocals
* Mick Bolton – guitar
* Pete Way – bass
* Andy Parker – drums
References
External links
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1971 live albums
UFO (band) live albums
Live space rock albums
Decca Records live albums
Stateside Records live albums