''UFO 1'' is the debut studio album by British
rock band
UFO
An unidentified flying object (UFO), more recently renamed by US officials as a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon), is any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. On investigation, most UFOs are id ...
. It was first released in the UK by Beacon Records in October 1970. The first US release was on
Rare Earth Records/Motown in April 1971. Neither of these releases charted, but the album did become a success in Germany and Japan.
The album was reissued under the name ''Unidentified Flying Object'' with 4 of the 5 tracks from the band's second album. This reissue shows a photo of the band from the 1980s on the cover.
The album was also reissued on the ''
Flying, The Early Years'' compilation, along with all of the band's other work from before guitarist
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 Schenke ...
joined the group. It was also given a straight reissue under the name ''All The Hits & More - The Early Days'' (XXX Media, Germany, 2011), with no additional tracks.
Track listing
* "Unidentified Flying Object" is an instrumental.
* The title "Boogie for George" was shortened in "Boogie" on the CD reissue (1994,
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
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Personnel
;UFO
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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
* Mick Bolton – guitar
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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. H ...
– bass
*
Andy Parker – drums
;Production
*
Guy Fletcher
Guy Edward Fletcher (born 24 May 1960) is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as one of the two keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subsequent work with Di ...
, Doug Flett – producers
*Milton Samuel – executive producer
References
External links
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UFO (band) albums
1970 debut albums
Beacon Records albums
Albums produced by Guy Fletcher (songwriter)
Space rock albums
Decca Records albums
Stateside Records albums