Phil Mogg
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Phillip John 'Phil' Mogg (born 15 April 1948, in Wood Green
, North London
) is a vocalist for the band
UFO
, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way
and Andy Parker. Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Schenker, and later, Raymond, but Schenker left to launch his solo career in 1979. In 1997 Mogg and Way put out a solo album called Mogg/Way. With UFO on hiatus, Phil formed the side project $ign of 4. In late 2003, having regained the rights to the UFO name from Schenker, Mogg spoke with Pete Way
and Paul Raymond
, and ended up having a reunion tour which later brought the band back for good. The band then released several new albums : Showtime, The Monkey Puzzle, You Are Here.
Mogg is the only member of UFO to appear on all of the band's albums.
Phil Mogg is the uncle of Nigel Mogg, bassist with The Quireboys
.
Wood Green
Wood Green is a district in north London, England, located in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated north of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London.-History:...
, North London
London
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) is a vocalist for the band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way
Pete Way
Peter 'Pete' Frederick Way is a bass player.He is the bassist of UFO, Waysted and formerly, Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne....
and Andy Parker. Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Schenker, and later, Raymond, but Schenker left to launch his solo career in 1979. In 1997 Mogg and Way put out a solo album called Mogg/Way. With UFO on hiatus, Phil formed the side project $ign of 4. In late 2003, having regained the rights to the UFO name from Schenker, Mogg spoke with Pete Way
Pete Way
Peter 'Pete' Frederick Way is a bass player.He is the bassist of UFO, Waysted and formerly, Fastway and Ozzy Osbourne....
and Paul Raymond
Paul Raymond (musician)
Paul Martin Raymond is an English keyboardist/guitarist.Raymond began his musical career as a keyboardist/vocalist for the band, Plastic Penny, in 1967. He left after the band split up in 1968. He replaced Christine Perfect in British blues band Chicken Shack when she left to join Fleetwood Mac...
, and ended up having a reunion tour which later brought the band back for good. The band then released several new albums : Showtime, The Monkey Puzzle, You Are Here.
Mogg is the only member of UFO to appear on all of the band's albums.
Phil Mogg is the uncle of Nigel Mogg, bassist with The Quireboys
The Quireboys
The Quireboys are an English hard rock band formed in 1984 in London, England, with strong ties to Newcastle. When the band formed they were originally known as The Queerboys and later as the London Quireboys in the United States....
.
Studio
- UFO 1Unidentified Flying Object (album)UFO 1 is the debut album by British rock band UFO.The album was reissued under the name "Unidentified Flying Object" with 4 of the 5 tracks from the band's second album. This reissue incorrectly shows a photo of the band from the 1980s on the cover....
(1970) Uncharted - Flying (1971) Uncharted
- Live (1972) Uncharted
- PhenomenonPhenomenon (UFO album)Phenomenon is the third studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in May 1974.- Production :This was the third studio album and the debut on Chrysalis. UFO left their blues-based "space rock" sound behind, in part due to the presence of new guitarist Michael Schenker. The album was...
(1974) Uncharted - Force ItForce ItForce It is the fourth album by UFO, released in 1975. It became their first album to chart in the United States.The album was produced by Ten Years After bass player Leo Lyons...
(1975) Chart Position 71 (US) - No Heavy PettingNo Heavy PettingNo Heavy Petting is the fifth studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in 1976. It is the first UFO album with staff keyboards player.In 1994, a CD including this album and Lights Out was released by BGO Records.-Side one:...
(1976) Chart Position 167 (US) - Lights OutLights Out (UFO album)Lights Out is the sixth studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in May and also on October 11, 1977 . All songs are band originals except for "Alone Again Or" which is a cover of a song by the band Love....
(1977) Chart Position 51 (UK), 23 (US) - ObsessionObsession (UFO album)Obsession is the seventh album by the British rock band UFO, released in 1978. This was the final studio album to feature Michael Schenker on lead guitar until he returned to the band in 1993....
(1978) Chart Position 26 (UK), 41 (US) - No Place to RunNo Place to Run (album)No Place to Run is the eighth album by the band UFO. It was released in January, 1980 No Place to Run is the eighth album by the band UFO. It was released in January, 1980 No Place to Run is the eighth album by the band UFO. It was released in January, 1980 (date by official UFO site on Chrysalis....
(1980) Chart Position 11 (UK), 51 (US) - The Wild, The Willing And The InnocentThe Wild, The Willing And The InnocentThe Wild, the Willing and the Innocent is the ninth studio album by British hard rock band UFO and the first to be entirely self-produced by the band. The song "Lonely Heart" was a minor UK hit single. The controversial original cover was as usual designed by the art studio Hipgnosis...
(1981) Chart Position 19 (UK), 77 (US) - MechanixMechanix (album)Mechanix is the tenth album by the British hard rock band UFO, released in 1982. The contemporary music-press adverts on the album's release carried the tag-line 'Mechanix: it will tighten your nuts'...
(1982) Chart Position 8 (UK), 82 (US) - Making ContactMaking Contact (UFO album)Making Contact is the eleventh studio album released by the British hard rock band UFO, the first album without founder bassist Pete Way.-Side one:#"Blinded by a Lie" – 3:58#"Diesel in the Dust" – 4:29...
(1983) Chart Position 32 (UK), 153 (US) - MisdemeanorMisdemeanor (UFO album)Misdemeanor is the twelfth studio album by the British hard rock band UFO. After the disastrous tour supporting Making Contact, UFO disbanded, with Phil Mogg spending time in Los Angeles, where he contacted through Mike Varney guitarist Atomik Tommy M...
(1985) Chart Position 74 (UK), 106 (US) - Ain't Misbehavin'Ain't Misbehavin' (UFO album)Ain't Misbehavin' is an EP by the British hard rock band UFO, recorded in 1986 after the band's USA tour, and released early in 1988.-Track listing:#"Between a Rock and a Hard Place" — 3:37#"Another Saturday Night" — 4:39...
(EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) (1988) Uncharted - High Stakes & Dangerous MenHigh Stakes & Dangerous Men (UFO album)High Stakes & Dangerous Men is the thirteenth album by British hard rock band UFO, released in 1992.-Track listing:All songs written by Phil Mogg, Pete Way and Laurence Archer, except as indicated.# "Borderline" - 5:17# "Primed for Time" - 3:22...
(1992) Uncharted - Walk On Water (1995) Uncharted
- CovenantCovenant (UFO album)Covenant is the fifteenth album by the British hard rock band UFO. It was published as a limited edition 2-disc album, with disc 1, entitled Covenant, containing entirely new material, and disc 2, entitled UFO Live USA, containing a collection of classics performed live...
(2000) Uncharted - Sharks (2002) Uncharted
- You Are HereYou Are Here (UFO album)You Are Here is the seventeenth studio album by the British hard rock band UFO, released in 2004 through the German label SPV/Steamhammer. This is the first album to feature new band members Vinnie Moore and Jason Bonham, who replaced long-time guitarist Michael Schenker and drummer Aynsley...
(2004) Uncharted - The Monkey Puzzle (2006)
- The VisitorThe Visitor (UFO album)The Visitor is the nineteenth studio album by the British hard rock band UFO, which was released on June 2, 2009. It was their first album in three years since the release of The Monkey Puzzle in 2006. Current UFO bassist, Pete Way, has been absent from the recording sessions due to a medical...
(2009)
Live
- Live In Concert (1974)
- Strangers In The NightStrangers in the Night (UFO album)Strangers in the Night with original subtitle A Double Live Album is a live album by the British rock band UFO, first released in 1979 on the Chrysalis label....
(1979) Chart Position 42 (US), 8 (UK) - Lights Out In Tokyo (1992)
- Live In JapanLive in Japan (UFO album)Live is the third album by the band UFO. It was the group's first live recording and was initially released only in Japan in 1971 entitled U.F.O Landed Japan...
(1992) - T.N.T. (1993)
- Heaven's Gate (1995)
- Showtime (2005)
Other
- On With The Action (1998)
- Live In Texas (2000)
- Regenerator - Live 1982Regenerator (UFO album)Live album by UFO recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 28 January 1982....
(2001) - Space MetalSpace Metal (UFO album)Space Metal is a double compilation album by UFO released on Nova Records in 1976. The double LP set combines tracks taken from their first three albums: UFO 1, Flying and their Japanese only release UFO Lands in Tokyo .-Side 1:#"Loving Cup" – 5:10#"Shake It About" –...
(1976) - AnthologyAnthology (UFO album)Anthology is a greatest hits collection by UFO, released in 1986.-Track listing:#"Rock Bottom"#"Built for Comfort"#"Highway Lady"#"Can You Roll Her"#"A Fool for Love"#"Shoot Shoot"#"Too Hot to Handle"#"Gettin' Ready"#"Only You Can Rock Me"...
(1986) - The Essential UFOThe Essential UFO (UFO album)The Essential UFO is a greatest hits album by UFO, released in 1992. This compilation covers the classic Michael Schenker era from 1974–79, with tracks from Phenomenon, Force It, No Heavy Petting, Lights Out, Obsession, and the live Strangers in the Night...
(1992) - Best Of UFO: Gold Collection (1996)
- X-Factor: Out There & Back (1997)
- Flying : The Early Years 1970-1973 (2004)
- An Introduction To UFO CDAn Introduction To UFO CDAn Introduction to UFO is a 2006 CD compilation of songs from the band UFO.-Track listing:#Boogie#Prince Kajuku#Timothy#C'mon Everybody#Follow You Home#Shake It About#Galactic Love# Melinda#Unidentified Flying Object#Loving Cup...
(2006) - The Best Of The RestThe Best of the RestThe Best of the Rest is a compilation album by the band UFO released in 1988. As the title implies, it focuses on the post-Michael Schenker years.-Track listing:#"The Writer"#"Mystery Train"#"Makin Moves"#"Night Run"#"You and Me"#"Alpha Centauri"...
(1988)