''Mechanix'' is the tenth
studio album
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by the British
hard rock
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band
UFO
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, released in February 1982.
:
Music press adverts carried the tagline, 'Mechanix: it will tighten your nuts.'
Immediately after the accompanying tour, founding member Way left to join former
Motörhead
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guitarist
"Fast" Eddie Clarke in
Fastway.
''Mechanix'' was reissued in 1994 on
Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 1960s and 1970s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen.
See also
* List of record labels
File:Alvino ...
. It was also reissued in 2009, remastered and with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.
Track listing
Personnel
;UFO
*
Phil Mogg – vocals
*
Paul Chapman – lead guitar
*
Neil Carter – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, sax, orchestral arrangements
*
Pete Way – bass
*
Andy Parker – drums
;Production
*Gary Lyons – producer, engineer, orchestral arrangements
*Peter Thea – engineer
*
George Marino – mastering at
Sterling Sound
George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s.
Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...
, New York
*
John Pasche
John Pasche (born 24 April 1945) is a British art designer, best known for designing the Rolling Stones'
tongue and lips logo. Pasche completed his BA degree in graphic design from the Brighton College of Art between 1963 and 1967. He completed ...
– cover design
Charts
Album
Singles
References
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UFO (band) albums
1982 albums
Chrysalis Records albums