UFO 1

UFO 1 is the debut studio album by British rock band UFO. It was first released in the UK by Beacon Records in October 1970. The first US release was on Rare Earth Records in April 1971. Neither of these releases charted, but the album succeeded in Germany and Japan.

ReleasedOctober 1970

RecordedJuly 1970

StudioJackson Studios, Rickmansworth, Herts, England

Genre

• Space rock^[1]
• psychedelic rock garage rock^[2]
• hard rock^[3]

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UFO 1
Studio album by UFO
Released	October 1970
Recorded	July 1970
Studio	Jackson Studios, Rickmansworth, Herts, England
Genre	Space rock[1] psychedelic rock garage rock[2] hard rock[3]
Length	39:06
Label	Beacon (UK) Decca (Germany) Rare Earth (United States) Stateside (Japan)
Producer	Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
UFO chronology
UFO 1 (1970) UFO 2: Flying (1971)
Singles from UFO1
"Shake It About" Released: 19 June 1970[4] "(Come Away) Melinda" Released: August 1970[5] "Boogie for George" Released: October 1970[6] "C'mon Everybody" Released: December 1970 (Europe)[7]

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	3/10[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]

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The album was reissued under Unidentified Flying Object with four of the five tracks from the band's second album. This reissue shows a photo of the band from the 1980s on the cover.^{[citation needed]}

The album was also reissued on the Flying: The Early Years 1970–1973 compilation album of 2004, along with all the other recordings made by the band with their original guitarist, Mick Bolton. It was also given a straight reissue under the name All The Hits & More - The Early Days (XXX Media, Germany, 2011), with no additional tracks.