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UFO 1

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UFO 1
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1970
RecordedJuly 1970
StudioJackson Studios, Rickmansworth, Herts, England
Genre
Length39:06
Label
ProducerGuy Fletcher, Doug Flett, Milton Samuel
UFO chronology
UFO 1
(1970)
UFO 2: Flying
(1971)
Singles from UFO1
  1. "Shake It About"
    Released: 19 June 1970[4]
  2. "(Come Away) Melinda"
    Released: August 1970 (UK)[5]
  3. "Boogie for George"
    Released: October 1970 (UK)[6]
  4. "C'mon Everybody"
    Released: December 1970 (Europe)[7]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]

UFO 1 is the debut studio album by British rock band UFO. It was first released in the UK by Beacon Records in October 1970. The first US release was on Rare Earth Records 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 four of the five tracks from the band's second album. This reissue shows a photo of the band from the 1980s on the cover.[citation needed]

The album was also reissued on the Flying: The Early Years 1970–1973 compilation album of 2004, along with all the other recordings made by the band with their original guitarist, Mick Bolton. 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

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All tracks are written by Pete Way, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker and Mick Bolton, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unidentified Flying Object" 2:19
2."Boogie for George" 4:16
3."C'mon Everybody"Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart3:12
4."Shake It About" 3:47
5."(Come Away) Melinda"Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff5:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Timothy" 3:29
7."Follow You Home"Way2:13
8."Treacle People"Bolton3:23
9."Who Do You Love?"Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley)7:49
10."Evil"Way3:27
  • "Unidentified Flying Object" is an instrumental.
  • The title "Boogie for George" was shortened in "Boogie" on the CD reissue (1994, Repertoire Records).

Personnel

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UFO
Production
  • Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett – producers
  • Milton Samuel – executive producer

References

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  1. ^ Neil Daniels (18 November 2013). High Stakes & Dangerous Men: The UFO Story. Soundcheck Books. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-0-9571442-6-2.
  2. ^ "UFO 1". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Graham Betts (2 June 2014). Motown Encyclopedia. AC Publishing. p. 676. ISBN 978-1-311-44154-6. UFO 1 ... introduced their brand of hard rock ....
  4. ^ Hung, Steffen. "UFO - Shake It About". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "UFO - (Come Away) Melinda". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ Hung, Steffen. "UFO - Boogie". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ Hung, Steffen. "UFO - C'mon Everybody". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ Anderson, Jason. "UFO UFO1 review". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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