''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.
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
* The title "Boogie for George" was shortened in "Boogie" on the CD reissue (1994,
Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records is a record label from Hamburg, Germany (with UK subsidiaries in Leatherhead, Surrey and London), specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 1960s and 1970s. It was founded in 1982 by Ki ...
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Personnel
;UFO
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Phil Mogg – vocals
* Mick Bolton – guitar
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Pete Way – bass
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Andy Parker – drums
;Production
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Guy Fletcher
Guy Edward Fletcher (born 24 May 1960) is an English musician, 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 Dire Straits fron ...
, 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
Fiction about unidentified flying objects