U.K. (album)

U.K.
Studio album by U.K.
Released March 1978 (1978-03)
Recorded December 1977 – January 1978
Studio Trident Studios, London, England[1]
Genre Progressive rock, Jazz fusion
Length 45:14[2]
Label E.G.
Producer U.K.
U.K. chronology
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Singles from U.K.
  1. "In The Dead of Night"
    Released: 19 May 1978[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
DPRP[4]

U.K. is the self-titled debut album by the progressive rock supergroup U.K., released in May 1978 through E.G. Records and Polydor Records. It features John Wetton, Eddie Jobson, Bill Bruford, and Allan Holdsworth. "In the Dead of Night" and "Mental Medication" were both edited for single release. The album was well received by FM album rock radio and by the public during the summer of 1978. The LP sold just over 250,000 copies by 1 September 1978, with further sales thru the balance of the year. The album was remastered in 2016 and included as part of the box-set "Ultimate Collector's Edition". [5]

Writing

All lyrics were written by John Wetton, except "Mental Medication" by Bill Bruford. The first three tracks belong to a suite entitled "In the Dead of Night".

Legacy

In 2015 Rolling Stone magazine ranked it as the 30th best progressive rock album of all time.

The album has proven to be highly influential, especially on subsequent rock guitarists. In an interview with the TeamRock site in 2016, Ty Tabor of King's X selected the album as his top pick in a "5 Essential Guitar Albums" list, stating, "I had never heard anybody think about playing guitar the way that [Holdsworth] plays on that record."[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In The Dead of Night"Eddie Jobson, John Wetton5:38
2."By The Light of Day"Jobson, Wetton4:32
3."Presto Vivace and Reprise"Jobson, Wetton2:58
4."Thirty Years"Wetton, Jobson, Bill Bruford8:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alaska"Jobson4:45
2."Time To Kill"Jobson, Wetton, Bruford4:55
3."Nevermore"Allan Holdsworth, Jobson, Wetton8:09
4."Mental Medication"Holdsworth, Bruford, Jobson7:26[nb 1]

Personnel

U.K.
Production

Singles

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Duration incorrectly listed as 6:12 on original LP pressings of the album.
References
  1. 1 2 "allmusic ((( U.K. > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  2. ↑ "UK (3) - U.K. (LP) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  3. ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/2001783
  4. ↑ "DPRP : Counting Out Time : UK - UK". www.dprp.net. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  5. ↑ Kelman, John (25 September 2016). "U.K.: Ultimate Collectors' Edition". All About Jazz. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ↑ http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-11-22/kings-x-ty-tabor-5-essential-guitar-albums
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