| Born: Genre: Style: |
1969 – London, United Kingdom Rock Hard Rock, Space Rock |
| Year | Album Title | Label | In House |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UFO 1 | Beacon | No |
| 1971 | Live | Decca | No |
| 1971 | UFO II: Flying-Spacerock | Beacon | No |
| 1974 | Phenomenon | Chrysalis | No |
| 1975 | Force It | Chrysalis | No |
| 1976 | No Heavy Petting | Chrysalis | No |
| 1977 | Lights Out | Chrysalis | No |
| 1978 | Obsession | Chrysalis | No |
| 1979 | Strangers In The Night | Chrysalis | On Website |
| 1980 | No Place To Run | Chrysalis | No |
| 1981 | Mechanix | Chrysalis | No |
| 1981 | The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent | Chrysalis | No |
| 2009 | The Visitor | Steamhammer | No |
| 2012 | Seven Deadly | Steamhammer | No |
| 2012 | A Conspiracy of Stars | Steamhammer | No |
| 2017 | The Salentino Cuts | Cleopatra | No |
| 2018 | The Monkey Puzzle | SPV GmbH | No |
| 2018 | You Are Here | SPV GmbH | No |
| 2023 | Walk On Water | CMC International Records | No |
ocalist Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and drummer Andy Parker formed the British space metal group UFO in 1969. The group, originally known as Hocus Pocus and adopting the name UFO in honor of a London club, made their debut in 1971 with UFO 1. Both the album and its follow-up Flying, released in the same year, were successful. Both the album and its follow-up Flying were highly successful in Japan, France, and Germany, but were largely ignored in the band's native country; as a result, their third album, 1972's Live, was released only in Japan.
In 1974, Bolton left the group; after brief trial runs with ex-Pink Fairies guitarist Larry Wallis and future Whitesnake member Bernie Marsden, former Scorpion Michael Schenker stepped in as a permanent replacement for the recording of 1974's Phenomenon, employing a harder-edged guitar sound. After 1975's Force It and 1976's No Heavy Petting brought UFO greater visibility to American audiences, keyboardist Paul Raymond joined the band for 1977's Lights Out. However, Schenker left the group after 1978's Obsession, first to rejoin the Scorpions and later to form his own band. Despite the addition of guitarist Paul Chapman, the next UFO LP, No Place to Run, failed to match the success of its predecessors.
In 1982, the band released Mechanix, which scored a minor US hit with "Back into My Life"; later that year, Way left the band to form Waysted and was replaced by ex-Eddie & the Hot Rods bassist Paul Gray. After 1983's Making Contact, UFO disbanded, only to reunite two years later for Misdemeanor; however, the album received little response and they called it quits again. In 1993, the most popular group — Mogg, Schenker, Way, Raymond and Parker — reunited and recorded the 1995 album Walk on Water; after a tour, the members went their separate ways again. Mogg and Way continued to work as Mogg/Way, releasing the albums Edge of the World (1997) and Chocolate Box (1999).
Schenker reunited with veteran drummer Aynsley Dunbar in 2000 for the two-CD Covenant, which featured one disc of new studio recordings and one of live recordings. Sharks came in 2002, with Schenker and Dunbar departing and being replaced by Vinnie Moore and Jason Bonham, respectively. This new band welcomed returning keyboardist Paul Raymond for 2004's You Are Here and the 2005 live album Showtime. Bonham departed next, being replaced by the band's original drummer, Andy Parker, for 2006's The Monkey Puzzle. The Visitor — an album recorded without Pete Way due to the bassist's health problems — followed in 2009. Seven Deadly came out in 2012, and in early 2015 the group released its 21st studio long-player, Conspiracy of Stars, featuring core members Phil Mogg, Paul Raymond and Andy Parker, along with Vinnie Moore and bassist Rob De Luca. Two years later the band released the all-covers LP The Salentino Cuts.
