Mechanix (album)
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| Released | February 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Mountain Studios, Attalens, Switzerland The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire Scorpio Sound and Maison Rouge Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:44 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Gary Lyons | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
Mechanix is the tenth studio album by the British hard rock band UFO; it was released in 1982. The contemporary music-press adverts on the album's release carried the tag-line 'Mechanix: it will tighten your nuts'. Immediately after the completion of the tour in support of the album, founding member and bassist Pete Way left the band to join former Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke in Fastway.
It was reissued in 1994 on Repertoire Records. The album was also reissued in 2009, remastered with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.
Track listings
- Side one
- "The Writer" (Paul Chapman, Phil Mogg, Neil Carter) – 4:12
- "Somethin' Else" (Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley) – 3:21
- "Back into My Life" (Pete Way, Mogg) – 4:59
- "You'll Get Love" (Carter, Chapman, Mogg) – 3:10
- "Doing It All for You" (Way, Chapman, Carter, Mogg) – 5:02
- Side two
- "We Belong to the Night" (Way, Carter, Mogg) – 3:57
- "Let It Rain" (Way, Carter, Mogg) – 4:01
- "Terri" (Chapman, Mogg) – 3:53
- "Feel It" (Way, Mogg) – 4:07
- "Dreaming" (Carter, Mogg) – 3:57
- Japanese CD edition bonus track
- "Heel of a Stranger" (Way, Chapman, Carter, Mogg) – 4:05
- 2009 Digital Remastered edition bonus tracks
- "We Belong to the Night" (live in Oxford, 25 March 1983) - 4:34
- "Let It Rain" (live in Oxford, 25 March 1983) - 3:07
- "Doing It All for You" (soundcheck at The Birmingham Odeon, 26 March 1983) - 5:21
Personnel
- UFO
- Phil Mogg — vocals
- Paul Chapman — guitars
- Neil Carter — keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, sax, orchestral arrangements
- Pete Way — bass
- Andy Parker — drums
- Production
- Gary Lyons - producer, engineer, orchestral arrangements
- Peter Thea - engineer
- George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- John Pasche - cover design
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Billboard 200[3] | 82 |
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "The Writer" | Mainstream Rock[5] | 23 |
| "Let It Rain" | UK Singles Chart[6] | 62 |
References
- ^ "UFO Mechanix review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 376. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Mechanix Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "Mechanix The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "Mechanix Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "Let It Rain The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-08-28.