''No Heavy Petting'' is the fifth studio album by the British

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, released in 1976. It is the first UFO album to feature a full-time keyboard player as a member of the band, making this their first record as a five-piece band. While keyboardist

Danny Peyronel Danny Peyronel (born Daniel Augusto Peyronel, 17 March 1953) is an Argentine-born English rock singer, songwriter, keyboard player and producer, best known for his work in rock groups such as the Heavy Metal Kids and UFO. He had an English publ ...

only stayed in the band for this one album, he did co-write several tracks on the record. In 1994, a CD including this album and '' Lights Out'' was released by BGO Records. Like many CDs in the UFO catalogue, it was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2007. No Heavy Petting was a rule posted in many public baths in England during the 1970s and 1980s.

Track listing

All previously unreleased studio tracks were recorded at

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in January 1976 except "All or Nothing" on September 15, 1975 and mixed at

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in June 2007.

Personnel

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Phil Mogg Phillip John Mogg (born 15 April 1948, Wood Green, London) is the lead singer for the English rock band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker.Buckley, Peter (1999) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, , p. ...

– vocals * Andy Parker – drums *

Pete Way Peter Frederick Way (7 August 1950 – 14 August 2020) was an English hard rock and heavy metal bassist. He was bassist for the rock band UFO from 1968 to 1982; Way rejoined the band briefly in 1988–1989, and full-time from 1991 to 2008. He ...

– bass *

Michael Schenker Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German guitarist. He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group. He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker ...

– guitar *

– keyboards, backing vocals ;Production *

Leo Lyons Leo David William Lyons (born 30 November 1943) is an English musician, who was most notably the bassist of the blues rock band Ten Years After. Biography Leo Lyons was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in November 1943 and became a profess ...

– producer *Mike Bobak –

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Hipgnosis Hipgnosis were an English art design group based in London, that specialised in creating album cover artwork for rock musicians and bands. Their commissions included work for Pink Floyd, T. Rex, the Pretty Things, Black Sabbath, UFO, 10cc, Ba ...

–

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Charts

References

UFO (band) albums 1976 albums Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis Albums produced by Leo Lyons Chrysalis Records albums Albums recorded at Morgan Sound Studios {{1970s-rock-album-stub