UFO – NO PLACE TO RUN LP – Nr MINT A2/B3 UK 1980

UFO – No Place To Run
(Chrysalis Records  1980  CDL1239)
Matrix No’s: A2/B3 – UK Pressing
Red Text on front cover

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
 – some slight wear to corners

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
 

UFO are an English rock band that was 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 current lineup includes vocalist Phil Mogg, lead guitarist Vinnie Moore, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Neil Carter, bass guitarist Rob De Luca, and drummer Andy Parker. They have gone through several line-up changes, leaving Mogg as the only constant member, and had two breaks (1983–1984 and again from 1989 to 1991). The band are also notable for featuring former Scorpions guitarist and MSG founder Michael Schenker, who was a member of UFO from 1973 to 1978 and again, occasionally, between 1993 and 2003, when Moore replaced him. In May 2018, Mogg announced that he would retire from UFO after one last tour as a member of the band in 2019; however, the band plans to resume their farewell tour in 2022.

Over a career spanning 53 years, UFO have released 22 studio albums, 14 live recordings, 16 compilation albums and one album of cover songs. 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 20 million records worldwide. Some of their best-known songs include “Doctor Doctor”, “Rock Bottom”, “Natural Thing”, “Lights Out”, “Too Hot to Handle” and “Only You Can Rock Me”. UFO are considered one of the greatest classic hard rock acts, and often cited as one of the key influences on the 1980s and 1990s hard rock and heavy metal scenes.The band were ranked number 84 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock”.

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