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UFO

UFO 1

Original UK LP released on Beacon Records in 1970.
Front-laminated cover.

BEAS 12 A-1   1   G   /   BEAS 12 B-1   2   O

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Singer Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and drummer Andy Parker formed the band in August 1969. Originally taking the name Hocus Pocus, the group changed their name in October 1969 to UFO in honour of the London club where they were spotted by Noel Moore, who signed them to Beacon Records label. Their eponymous first album debuted in 1970 and was a typical example of early hard rock including a heavy version of the Eddie Cochran's classic "C'mon Everybody". Both UFO 1 and its follow-up UFO 2: Flying, were successful in Japan and Germany, but generated poor interest in Britain and America. Consequently, their third effort, Live (later re-issued as UFO Lands In Tokyo), was originally only released in Japan in 1971.

Part of UFO's early work was strongly influenced by space rock (their second album, including a 26-minute long title track and a 19-minute long opus "Star Storm", was subtitled One Hour Space Rock) that was popular at the time, but the band soon realised the style was somewhat limited. In 1972 Mick Bolton left the group, and UFO set out to find a guitarist who could provide the band with a more standard rock sound.

After brief trial runs with Larry Wallis (February - October 1972) and Bernie Marsden (he toured with UFO in Europe and recorded a demo, "Give Her The Gun") the band recruited Michael Schenker from Scorpions in June 1973.

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Recorded on a shoestring budget, UFO has several challenging sonic moments. The uneven mixes and amateur performances that some listeners might find quaint or innocent could be distracting to others. In their pre-Schenker days, the band made a much more experimental noise that reflected psychedelic as well as R&B influences pitched with a dark resonance. This swirling mish-mosh barely suggests the early British metal of the group's commercial pinnacle that was still years off when they released their debut.

Blue Cheer, early Black Sabbath, and maybe a little bit of the Who (derived via Pete Way's meandering, over-saturated basslines) all come to mind on standouts like "Boogie," "C'mon Everybody," and "Follow You Home." While far from being the best offering from Pete Way, Phil Mogg, and company, U F O is a nice pre-metal study that reveals how the blues/psychedelic amalgam inspired would-be metal artists before pop was injected into the genre.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Unidentified Flying Object
Boogie For George
C'mon Everybody
Shake It About
(Come Away) Melinda

Side Two

Timothy
Follow You Home
Treacle People
Who Do You Love
Evil

 

Released on 'Beacon Records' in 1970

Catalogue No. BEAS 12

Disc is in VG+ condition (some light surface wear)

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (light storage wear / minor laminate creasing)

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We offer combined shipping on vinyl records: our shipping rates are listed below. HOWEVER shipping packages that weigh more than 2kg is VERY expensive. Therefore we can only offer combined shipping up to a maximum of SIX (6) LPs / 12" records. Any extra purchases will be invoiced, packaged and shipped separately.

***Due to the physical logistics of how I can package orders, I will not combine box sets with other items, I will only package them individually***

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UK POSTAGE RATES FOR 12" RECORDS (LPs & 10"/12" SINGLES):

1 LP £4.25
2 LP £4.25
3 LP £6.50
4 LP £6.50
5 LP £6.50
6 LP £6.50

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INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO EUROPE FOR 12" RECORDS:

1 LP £7.35
2 LP £8.65
3 LP £9.65
4 LP £10.45
5 LP £11.60
6 LP £12.40

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3 LP £14.50
4 LP £15.50
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2 LP £13.10
3 LP £15.25
4 LP £16.45
5 LP £18.25
6 LP £19.70

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POSTAGE RATES FOR 7” SINGLES & CDs:

UK: £2.00 – then £0.50 each extra.
EUROPE: £4.95 – then £0.50 each extra.
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COMBINED POSTAGE FOR DIFFERENT FORMATS will be invoiced at my discretion:

While I am happy to combine (for example) one or two 7” singles into one package with 12” records, sometimes it isn’t practical (like if you want me to combine one 12” record with three or more 7” records). I do not think that these combinations can be packaged together safely and securely. Therefore these will be invoiced separately as two packages.

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I am sorry to have to introduce these measures – I always try to be patient and allow buyers to bid on extra auctions and / or delay payment. Unfortunately some buyers have been stretching out transactions to unacceptable lengths so I have no option but to limit 'carried over' transactions to two weeks.