Andy Parker
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Maynard Parker |
| Born | March 21, 1952 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | drums |
| Years active | 1969 - present |
| Associated acts | UFO |
Andrew Maynard 'Andy' Parker was born 21 March 1952 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. Parker began drumming when he was only 7 years old. 10 years later he started his first rock band with high school friends Phil Mogg and Pete Way called UFO. He joined the group at the age of 17 in 1969. While he joined the band he recruited guitarist Mick Bolton. Later as the group left Parker and Mogg started havin "run-ins" with Bolton and shortly after fired him. Parker, Mogg, and Way then needed a guitarist and recruited German guitarist Michael Schenker. Parker has been in UFO from 1969 – Present. Andy has had medical problems since late 2005 - early 2007 and had to be replaced in UFO by Jason Bonham shortly until his medical reasons are taken care of.
[edit] Discography
[edit] UFO
- UFO 1 (1970) Uncharted
- Flying (1971) Uncharted
- Phenomenon (1974) Uncharted
- Force It (1975) Chart Position 71 (US)
- No Heavy Petting (1976) Chart Position 167 (US)
- Lights Out (1977) Chart Position 51 (UK), 23 (US)
- Obsession (1978) Chart Position 26 (UK), 41 (US)
- No Place to Run (1980) Chart Position 11 (UK), 51 (US)
- The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent (1981) Chart Position 19 (UK), 77 (US)
- Mechanix (1982) Chart Position 8 (UK), 82 (US)
- Making Contact (1983) Chart Position 32 (UK), 153 (US)
- Misdemeanor (1985) Chart Position 74 (UK), 106 (US)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (EP) (1988) Uncharted
- High Stakes & Dangerous Men (1992) Uncharted
- Walk On Water (1995) Uncharted
- Covenant (2000) Uncharted
- Sharks (2002) Uncharted
- You Are Here (2004) Uncharted
- The Monkey Puzzle (2006)
- UFO Live (1972) Uncharted
- Live In Concert (1974)
- Strangers In The Night (1979) Chart Position 42 (US), 8 (UK)
- Lights Out In Tokyo (1992)
- Live In Japan (1992)
- T.N.T. (1993)
- Heaven's Gate (1995)
- On With The Acton (1998)
- Live In Texas (2000)
- Regenerator - Live 1982 (2001)
- Showtime (2005)
- Space Metal (1976)
- Anthology (1986)
- The Essential UFO (1992)
- Best Of UFO: Gold Collection (1996)
- X-Factor: Out There & Back (1997)
- Flying : The Early Years 1970-1973 (2004)
- An Introduction To UFO CD (2006)
- The Best Of The Rest (1988)
