Official Bootleg Box Set, 1975-1982 [Import, Live]

UFO | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 6
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B0027HB9UE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,618 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

2009 six CD box set of live recordings by the British Hard Rock institution. The Official Bootleg Box represents a completely comprehensive view of UFO's live performances. This box brings together six different UFO live dates: Live At The Record Plant NYC, Live At The Roundhouse 1976, Live At The Roundhouse 1977, Live In Cleveland, Live In Hammersmith and Live In Hammersmith: BBC In Concert, Hard rock pioneers UFO are one of the UK's most prolific and influential Rock bands and during the course of nearly four decades they have built up an extremely loyal and dedicated fan base. EMI

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recording date clarifications and corrections, January 30, 2011

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Mick (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Official Bootleg Box Set, 1975-1982 (Audio CD)

Disc 1: Record Plant, NYC, Sept. 1, 1975
Disc 2: Roundhouse, London, UK, April 25, 1976
Disc 3: Roundhouse, London, UK, April 2, 1977
Disc 4: Cleveland, Ohio, October 16, 1978
Disc 5: Hammersmith Odeon, Feb 29, 1981
Disc 6: Hammersmith Odeon, Jan 28, 1982

Michael Schenker plays guitar on discs 1-4 and Paul Chapman plays on disc 5 & 6. Another reviewer states that Chapman is on disc 4, but he is confusing that with a 1977 Cleveland show in which Chapman substituted for temporarily departed Schenker. Schenker permanently left the band after the 1978 US tour.

Also, Disc 4 is not entirely previously unreleased. "Cherry" was part of the 1999 and 2008 expanded edition of "Strangers in the Night", although the 1999 version erroneously said it was from a 1978 Chicago show.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Schenker era live material, September 19, 2009

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taginnp - See all my reviews

This review is from: Official Bootleg Box Set, 1975-1982 (Audio CD)

Covered on the first 4 discs are several of the tunes that weren't included on the stellar "Strangers in the Night". "On With The Action, "Highway Lady", "Can You Roll Her", as well as other classics "Shoot Shoot" and "Let It Roll, and of course "Rock Bottom". I highly recommend purchasing this set.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A UFO fans wet dream!, August 26, 2009

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lonesome crow (ca,) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Official Bootleg Box Set, 1975-1982 (Audio CD)

Like the other reviews , I too also have the live recordings from disc 1 & 2.,that have been previously released individually.However, what I am amazed by is the fact that this is actually licensed and released by E.M.I/Chrysalis and it is an official U F O release. It is definitely a gem for UFO fans such as myself, I also agree with other reviews on the price. Fortunatly for me I was able to get it from an Amazon dealer, 60% less than how much it is selling for. But it is well worth it if you a true die hard fan. I would like to see the Scorpions release something like this , and have it include shows as far back as the Uli Roth days , as well as hopfully any shows they did with Michael Schenker from the "Lovedrive" tour and the "Lonesome Crow" tour(if they ever had any recorded back then). I hope eventually UFO will release more stuff like this, maybe even some stuff When Schenker first joined,or even if thay have anything during the Bernie Marsden days.
So for any of you fans who don't have this yet, get it before it goes out of print, because who knows how much it will cost when it does.