Phenomenon (UFO album)
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| Studio album by UFO | ||
| Released | May 1974 | |
| Recorded | Morgan Studios, London | |
| Genre | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Label | Chrysalis Records | |
| Producer(s) | Leo Lyons | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| UFO chronology | ||
| Flying (1971) |
Phenomenon (1974) |
Force It (1975) |
Phenomenon is an album by the British rock band UFO, released in May, 1974. Guitarist Michael Schenker joined UFO in June, 1973 arriving in the UK directly from his German band, Scorpions, and without speaking a word of English. However, he managed to make friends with Phil Mogg, Pete Way and Andy Parker and they began to work together.
In that third studio album and debut on Chrysalis, UFO fortunately left their strong Zeppelin-Sabbath-Purple influences behind, in part thanks to Schenker, to find a new way of playing good ol' rock'n'roll. All tracks were recorded at Morgan Studios, London and produced by Ten Years After bass player Leo Lyons. It was remastered at Sound Recording Technology, Cambridge in 1994. Original cover design & photos by Hipgnosis.
The new Schenker guitar style surrounded the whole record. "Oh My" opens the album with a jumping-hard-happy tune in the same style of other album tracks like "To Young To Know". There are also ballads, such as "Time On My Hands", "Crystal Light" or "Space Child", with acoustic guitars, melodic bass and the baritone full passion of Mogg's voice.
A tribute to Willie Dixon ("Built For Comfort") and a Schenker instrumental ("Lipstick Traces") were also included to magnify an album that ends with "Queen Of The Deep". The American version had "Too Young To Know" as the first track on Side One while "Oh My" kicked off Side Two.
[edit] Track listing
- "Oh My"
- "Crystal Light"
- "Doctor Doctor"
- "Space Child"
- "Rock Bottom"
- "Too Young To Know"
- "Time On My Hands"
- "Built For Comfort"
- "Lipstick Traces"
- "Queen Of The Deep"
Singles:
- "Doctor Doctor" / "Lipstick Traces" (1974)
- "Rock Bottom" (1974)
- "Rock Bottom" / "Doctor Doctor", "High Flyer" (1975) ("High Flyer" was taken from Force It album)
| UFO |
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| Phil Mogg | Jason Bonham | Pete Way | Vinnie Moore | Paul Raymond |
| Michael Schenker | Andy Parker | Paul Chapman | Danny Peyronel | Neil Carter | Mick Bolton | Paul Gray | Atomik Tommy M | Laurence Archer | Clive Edwards | Aynsley Dunbar | Bernie Marsden | Larry Wallis | Robbie France |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: UFO | Flying | Phenomenon | Force It | No Heavy Petting | Lights Out | Obsession | No Place To Run | The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent | Mechanix | Making Contact | Misdemeanor | Ain't Misbehavin' | High Stakes & Dangerous Men | Walk on Water | Covenant | Sharks | You Are Here |
| Live albums: Live | Live In Concert | Lights Out In Tokyo | Strangers in the Night | Live In Japan | T.N.T. | Live In Texas | Heaven's Gate | X-Factor: Out There & Back | On With The Action | Showtime |
| Compilations: Space Metal | Anthology | The Essential UFO | Best Of UFO:Gold Collection |
