Biography
UFO are an English rock band that was formed in London in 1969. They became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal. The band’s current lineup includes vocalist Phil Mogg, guitarist Vinnie Moore, bass guitarist Rob De Luca, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Paul Raymond and drummer Andy Parker. They have gone through several line-up changes, leaving Mogg as the only constant member, and had two hiatuses (1983–1984 and again from 1989 to 1991). The band are also notable for featuring former Scorpions guitarist and MSG founder Michael Schenker, who had been a member of UFO occasionally between 1973 and 2003, when Moore replaced him. Over a career spanning 48 years, UFO have released 22 studio albums, 14 live recordings and 16 compilation albums. They achieved moderate success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with several albums and singles (including their 1979 live album Strangers in the Night) in the UK and US Top 40 charts, and have sold over ten million records worldwide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO
Album & Cover
Making Contact is the eleventh studio album released by the British hard rock band UFO, the first album without founder bassist Pete Way. UFO disbanded after an unsuccessful European tour and a few UK dates in 1983. It reached No. 32 and 153 in the UK album and Billboard charts respectively. Jason Anderson reviewed it in AllMusic as a band gone past its sell by date. Read it at https://www.allmusic.com/album/making-contact-mw0000523808
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Cover Design – Hipgnosis/STd. Photography – A.Powell. Graphics – A.W.Ellis. Art Direction – John Pasche. Illustration – Alan Adler
Label: Chrysalis FV41402(US), Chrysalis CHR1402(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side one Blinded by a Lie Diesel in the Dust A Fool for Love You and Me When It’s Time to Rock |
Side two The Way the Wild Wind Blows Call My Name All Over You No Getaway Push, It’s Love |
Credits
Drums – Andy Parker
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Peter Thea, Richard Mainwaring
Engineer [Assistant] – Gavin McKillop, Keith Nixon, Leigh Mantle
Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals – Neil Carter
Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar – Paul Chapman
Management – Carl Leighton-Pope
Producer, Engineer – Mick Glossop
Vocals – Phil Mogg
Written-By – Carter (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5), Chapman (tracks: A5, B1, B4), Mogg
