UFO 2: Flying
| UFO 2: Flying | ||||
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 Original cover art (Beacon Records) | ||||
| Studio album by UFO | ||||
| Released | October 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 at Nova Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Space rock, progressive rock, heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 60:02 | |||
| Label | Beacon Records | |||
| Producer | Guy Fletcher & Doug Flett | |||
| UFO chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MelodicMusic | |
UFO 2: Flying (sometimes simply UFO 2 or Flying; also subtitled One Hour Space Rock) is the second album by UFO released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) on the Beacon label; it was issued on CD in 1999 on Repertoire Records.
This album is distinctive for its title track, which was among the longest tracks recorded in Rock up to that point and easily the longest song the band ever recorded. The track finishes with a backmasked reading from Rudyard Kipling's Gunga Din: "Tho' I've belted you an' flayed you, By the livin' God that made you, You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!" and a slowed phrase "Yes we know, it's all been done before before before".
The album was reissued on the Flying, The Early Years compilation, along with all of the band's other pre-Schenker work.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by UFO.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Silver Bird" | 6:54 |
| 2. | "Star Storm" | 18:54 |
| 3. | "Prince Kajuku" | 3:56 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Coming of Prince Kajuku" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Flying" | 26:30 |
| 2008 CD reissue bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 6. | "Galactic Love" (a-side single) | 2:57 |
Singles
- "Prince Kajuku" / "The Coming of Prince Kajuku" (1971)
Personnel
- Phil Mogg - Vocals
- Mick Bolton - Guitar
- Pete Way - Bass
- Andy Parker - Drums
References
- ↑ Foss, Richard. "Flying - UFO". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.