ArtistInfo

UFO

Band, *1969 GB
Rock

British heavy metal/hard rock band formed in 1969. UFO’s success story began in London way back in 1969, when vocalist Phil Mogg, drummer Andy Parker, guitarist Mick Bolton and bassist Pete Way formed the group. Even in the Seventies, the band distinguished themselves with their very own, unmistakable style, touching a nerve among their growing following with rock numbers like ‘Prince Kajuku’, ‘Follow You Home’ or ‘C’mon Everybody’ from their albums UFO 1, Flying and UFO Live. The global breakthrough arrived when German guitarist, Michael Schenker, joined the fold in 1973, having left his band Scorpions to follow an offer by Phil Mogg and Pete Way. UFO released three consecutive rock classics with Schenker (Phenomenon (1974), Force It (1975) and No Heavy Pettin’ (1976)), featuring classics like ‘Doctor Doctor’, ‘Shoot, Shoot’, or ‘Rock Bottom’. Following the arrival of keyboarder/rhythm guitarist Paul Raymond, UFO released their two studio albums Lights Out (1977) and Obsession (1978), including the hit singles ‘Too Hot To Handle’, ‘Lights Out’ and ‘Only You Can Rock Me’. Their live cut Strangers In The Night came out in 1979 and is referred to by the press to this day as one of the best live releases of all time, while also signalling the end of the Mogg, Way, Schenker, Parker & Raymond line-up. The reorganised band underwent fifteen years marked by various eras and numerous line-up changes. To everyone’s surprise, autumn 1993 saw the return of the former UFO line-up consisting of Mogg, Way, Schenker, Parker and Raymond. This new edition of the classic team brought out Walk On Water, their first joint effort after one and a half decades, and embarked on a world tour. However, Schenker left UFO during the Walk On Water tour again to continue working with his own group, MSG, while Mogg & Way went on to release their second album, Chocolate Box. The UFO albums Covenant and Sharks, recorded by Mogg, Way and Schenker, arrived at the stores in 2000 and 2002. Vinnie Moore went on to follow in Schenker’s footsteps, who had returned to MSG, recording the songs on You Are Here with Jason Bonham. During the subsequent world tour, UFO cut a show in Germany, which was later released on the live album, Showtime, and the same-named DVD featuring additional bonus material. Later, Bonham bid his farewells and UFO’s original drummer Andy Parker returned on The Monkey Puzzle (2006) and its successors The Visitor (2009) and Seven Deadly (2012). So with Phil Mogg and Andy Parker, the band today consists of two original members, plus classic-era Paul Raymond and American guitar slinger Vinnie Moore – the perfect complement.

Members

	Billy Sheehan b, voc *1953 US
	Aynsley Dunbar dr *1946 GB
	Michael Schenker g *1955 DE
	Larry Wallis g, voc *1949 GB
	Vinnie Moore g *1964 US
	Bernie Marsden g, voc *1951 GB
	Jason Bonham dr *1966 GB
	Paul Chapman g *1954 GB
	Paul Raymond key, g, voc *1945 GB
	Andy Parker dr *1952 GB
	Pete Way b *1951 GB
	Phil Mogg voc *1948 GB
	Danny Peyronel key, voc *1953 GB
	Rob DeLuca b
	Clive Edwards dr *1953 GB
	Paul Gray b *1958
	Mick Bolton g GB
	Jim Simpson dr, perc GB
	Simon Wright dr *1963 GB
	Robbie France dr, perc 1959-2012 GB
	Laurence Archer g, bvoc GB
	Tommy McClendon voc
	Martin Gregory Smith eg, b, dr GB