UFO – NO PLACE TO RUN LP – Nr MINT A1/B4 UK 1980

UFO – No Place To Run
(Chrysalis Records  1980  CDL1239)
Matrix No’s: A1/B4 – UK Pressing
Red Text on front cover

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

UFO were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal. The band’s final lineup consisted of vocalist Phil Mogg, lead guitarist Vinnie Moore, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Neil Carter, bass guitarist Rob De Luca, and drummer Andy Parker. They had gone through several line-up changes, leaving Mogg as the only constant member, and had disbanded three times (first between April 1983 and October 1984, second from 1989 to 1991 and third in 2024). The band’s classic line-up comprised Mogg, Parker, bassist Pete Way, keyboardist Paul Raymond and former Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker. In May 2018, Mogg announced that he would retire from UFO after one last tour as a member of the band in 2019; however, their farewell tour was set to conclude in 2022 before it was cancelled, due to Mogg’s health issues. Mogg confirmed UFO’s third disbandment in April 2024.

No Place to Run is the eighth album by the band UFO. It was released in January, 1980 on Chrysalis. It is the first album to feature Paul Chapman who replaced Michael Schenker on lead guitar.

The album was produced by George Martin, best known for his work with The Beatles. The record cover was issued in several different versions in the UK, although the only difference was the colour of the album title. Two singles were released from the album: “Young Blood” and “Letting’ Go”.

Track listing

Side one

1. “Alpha Centauri” (Paul Chapman) – 2:06
2. “Lettin’ Go” (Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Chapman) – 3:51
3. “Mystery Train” (Junior Parker, Sam Phillips) – 3:55
4. “This Fire Burns Tonight” (Mogg, Chapman) – 4:13
5. “Gone in the Night” (Mogg, Chapman) – 3:47

Side two

6. “Young Blood” (Mogg, Way) – 3:59
7. “No Place to Run” (Mogg, Chapman) – 3:58
8. “Take It or Leave It” (Paul Raymond) – 3:01
9. “Money, Money” (Mogg, Way) – 3:29
10. “Anyday” (Mogg, Chapman) – 3:48

Personnel

Band members

• Phil Mogg – vocals
• Paul Chapman – lead guitar
• Paul Raymond – keyboards, guitar, vocals
• Pete Way – bass
• Andy Parker – drums

Production

• George Martin – producer, engineer, mixing
• Steve Churchyard – assistant engineer
• Geoff Emerick – engineer, mixing