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Phenomenon

The third studio album and the first with Michael Schenker.
UFO, 1974

Leo Lyons of Ten Years After produced, Mike Bobak engineered at Morgan Studios, and the sleeve is by Hipgnosis. Phil Mogg sang, Schenker played guitar, Pete Way bass and Andy Parker drums; Bernie Marsden plays guitar on the 2007 reissue's bonus tracks. The singles were "Give Her the Gun" (Germany, 1973) and "Doctor Doctor" (March 22, 1974). It reached 76 in Australia and 202 on the US Bubbling Under chart. AllMusic gave it 3 of 5, Martin Popoff 7 out of 10 and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4. The 2019 three-CD deluxe edition adds a "Rock Bottom" single edit (3:38), a double-tracked vocal take (6:42), and a live disc from the Electric Ballroom in Atlanta on November 5, 1974, where "Rock Bottom" runs 8:00.

Track listing

  1. Too Young to Know3:10
  2. Crystal Light3:47
  3. Doctor Doctor4:10
  4. Space Child4:01
  5. Rock Bottom6:32
  6. Oh My2:28
  7. Time on My Hands4:10
  8. Built for Comfort3:01
  9. Lipstick Traces2:20
  10. Queen of the Deep5:49

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Sources

  1. Phenomenon (UFO album), Wikipedia
  2. UFO discography, Wikipedia