Review: UFO 'Strangers in the Night-Deluxe Box Set'

[@63mckenzie]

The moment when Paul Raymond switches from piano to guitar in the slow boogie section of This Kid's has to be one of my favourite moments of any live album.

[@UFOROX]

Dude you are right on. What a riff

[@pvdguitars2951]

Gives me chills every time again. And I listened to this song a zillion times!!!

[@lifeisnice23]

This box set is really fantastic and listening to those 6 versions of Rock bottom in a row is an incredible experience! Michael put all of his genius into those solos, I've always thought that the one on the classic version album was the ultimate Rock bottom showcase, but I've pleasantly discovered that the solo from the Kenosha show is even more jaw droppingly performed !! Long live Meister Schenker and UFO! 🤘🤘

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

That was the days of the touring bands! I was at the Louisville show at Louisville Gardens then 3 days later on 10/21 was Aerosmith and Golden Earring in Freedom Hall then four days later Jethro Tull at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati ---- great times.

[@mikenealon4042]

pete & butch thank yoU FOr this post. thank you all very much god bless g'nite.

[@diannecarpenter7718]

I love, UFO ‘ Strangers In The Night’ !! Thank you guys for this Review!! “Pete”, your shirt is cool, hot and spot-on!! Love it!!🎼🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@hansg.8557]

Great review Pete & Butch. I wish you do an interview with Michael someday and ask him all the questions you wanna ask. Kind regards and greetings to all out here on SoT from snowhite freezing Northern Bavaria.

[@leohenriq8032]

Still, after all these years my fav live album...and sentimentality for Tokyo Tapes...

[@agr7879]

Was waiting for you to do this Pete! Quite simply the greatest live album of all time. Nothing even comes close in my opinion. Mine arrived here in the U.K. as soon as it was released and I’d no hesitation in listening to each concert in turn. Some subtle differences from each show and nice to hear On with the Action. Amazing to think they played six nights in a row. Them guys worked damm hard. Would have been nice if they’d included a dvd documentary with band interviews.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

True, but it's a great set nonetheless!

[@mmk7340]

The UFO DVD Too hot to handle is about the only thing I've found about them. It's not bad and includes live footage from '75 and '77 tours.

[@arthurfleck6939]

In my humble opinion, I believe this is the best live album of all time...hands down.

[@maxbogey4352]

A great album indeed, but always wanted the same complete shows from ted nugent double live gonzo and aerosmith live bootleg.

[@CBT5777]

This and Iron Maiden's 'Live after Death"

[@kevinm5957]

Just bought a clean original vinyl for $20. Owned it in my 20’s but it went missing. Have a cd copy but needed the nostalgia and sound of vinyl.

[@geruto17760]

Does it sound the same or was it tweaked recently?

[@SpaceAce2022]

I just bought this box set in a yard sale for $7. Owner was a lady divorcing her husband and this was part of his music collection. All I can say is Wow! I’m late to the party but loving this so far!

[@darlatidwell6255]

Lights Out, is my favorite UFO song. I have to listen to it more than once too. Something about it. My better half would love the box set. Cheers!

[@pjc825]

Didn't even know about this box set until I watched this video, just ordered it. Thanks Pete & Butch, great review 😊👍

[@butchjones3497]

Awesome!! You're Welcome

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Cool-enjoy it!!!

[@mikeruppert6762]

I had almost the same experience ordering mine. Found it back in October, ordered it, and got delayed multiple times. Finally received it in late January. And totally worth the wait!!! I concur with everything Pete and Butch said. Enjoyed revisiting this classic album and hearing the different concerts. Like they said...if you’re a UFO fan...you need it 😎

[@soulexperience3621]

THEY FINALLY GOT THE GUITAR RIGHT.BEST SOUNDING LEADS LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED SOUND LIKE.HE IS THE KING OF THE BAND AND THIS SOUND REALLY PROVES AND GIVES HIM THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVES.

[@1973Warmachine]

I missed the UFO, Schenker boat while going through my youth. You guys single handedly brought me out from under the rock. I am all in.

[@AeWingnut]

You never forget your first. AC/DC opening for UFO was my first concert. Both bands on tour supporting live albums. “If You Want Blood...” and “Strangers in The Night” . Standing in line for general admission seating with a bunch of long hairs. I remember that experience as much as the music. AC/DC opened with Riff Raff. It was LOUD! UFO - Phil Mogg getting mad at the crowd for a beachball incident and Paul Chapman playing all over the stage...

[@user-fi7ju4nj9b]

I saw both bands at a festival on that tour, with Heart (Dog & Butterfly) and Nazareth (No Mean City). Fantastic day of rock.

[@duanedibley1455]

Hi Pete and Butch. Got this on release in November ( I'm in the UK). Also got the original in January 1979 on the day of release. Difficult to say with any accuracy but I reckon I may have listened to this album more than any other in my life ( it's certainly up there). The original is probably the definitive version although the Kenosha show is my favourite of the others, they are absolutely on fire on that in my opinion. Lots of repetition obviously (my wife thinks I'm crazy to listen to basically the same songs!). You either get it or you don't I guess. Another great show guys 😎

[@keithfotheringham5059]

Hey Pete and Butch - great review - I got this back in October cus I had pre-ordered it from amazon. Also ordered an awesome clear vinyl release of the album proper. What a monster of a release - so cool. So after I got mine I decided I was going to get one for a friend of mine for Christmas and, lo and behold, just like you said it was 'out of print', selling for a hundred bucks on Ebay. Crazy. But this kind of thing has been going on all year with vinyl releases and historical box sets and the like. From what I've read on number of websites, this is not only due to releases being limited, but also due to the pandemic. Apparently a lot of the manufacturers of these sorts of things are short on resources and short on staff... all leading to more limited runs than usual of stuff, and an inability to fill re-orders when stock sells out fast. This is why we've seen this scenario play out all year long... release comes out, sells out, prices skyrocket on the after-market, then the item shows back up for regular price again a little later. Added to that everyone is home and jonesing for stuff to watch and listen to, creating even more demand. So blame it on the gosh darn COVID pandemic, and hopefully fans won't panic-buy so quickly and give their money to the Ebay pirates! Crazy times we're in. But back to the important point... UFO ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! PS: If anyone missed it, there was a great reissue of Phenomenon last year on CD and vinyl. Also awesome, amazing, and worth every penny if you can still get it!! PSS: based on the awesome Phenomenon and Strangers reissues, I am praying for Force It, No Heavy Petting, Lights Out and Obsession!!

[@jeffsharpless1949]

I concur on the hope for anniversary/deluxe versions of the other classic UFO albums. I don't have the Phenomenon 50th anniversary release but hope to find it somewhere. It looks like a winner. There is a plug for it on UFO's homepage but it's from a company that I've never heard of.

[@keithfotheringham5059]

@@jeffsharpless1949 search ufo phenomenon 50th CD

[@keithfotheringham5059]

@@jeffsharpless1949 on Ebay

[@thomassharpless3411]

@@keithfotheringham5059 Thanks for the info! I will definitely look into that one!

[@ianmilligan8203]

Great review guys. Always enjoy your reviews with Butch. Have loved this album since 1979....

[@captainbeyond7469]

Michael’s playing during this time was at such a high level it’s almost without equal in the annals of live rock music. I saw UFO on this tour at the Tower theater in Philadelphia sandwiched between REO Speedwagon and Molly Hatchet. As a guitarist myself I spent the whole set focused on Michael with binoculars. What I took away was not speed (he was not into playing fast that night) but taste, restraint, melody and above all god like vibrato. Today he has adopted a more legato shred like approach to soloing which is fine but my go to Michael is the blues scale based Strangers in the Night Schenker. Will be ordering this box set thanks for the review and for sparking my great memories of that night long ago at the Tower theater.

[@magnuswettermark8293]

Must have been a blast ! REO was awesome on that time with the albums Tuna and Nine Lives..👍

[@captainbeyond7469]

@@magnuswettermark8293 Yes they were great also Nine Lives is my favorite REO

[@crusheverything4449]

@@captainbeyond7469 - Back On The Road Again is one of their best songs.

[@wellingtonramos5777]

Amazing live album! One of the best of all time! Mogg/Schenker/Way/Parker/Raymond at their best and finest performance ever! Long live UFO!

[@greensombrero3641]

What a fantastic album. It's hard to communicate how important this live album was when it was first released. It was just a helluva record HELLO CHICAGO!

[@davidmatela9868]

I agree back in the day when they played Rock Bottom & Love To Love from Strangers on the radio!!!

[@garyjoyce2160]

Butch/. Loves the drink. Awesome!! 👍💯

[@butchjones3497]

BOURBONING!!! 😂🥃

[@mmk7340]

Excited to hear what you guys think of this. I've had this on cassette, 8-track, vinyl, 3 different cd versions and now I'll be getting this box set.

[@butchjones3497]

Lol... I feel your Pain, or is it love??! 😉

[@mmk7340]

@@butchjones3497 definitely love. I wanted all those different releases and was happy to support the band and pay up because it's such a great album.

[@bernardmaasdijk734]

I got this on vinyl when it came out early 1979, 42 years ago. Always been one of my faves. About a decade on I bought the first CD which copied the original tracklist. Then, much later, the remastered CD with 2 extra tracks and the altered tracklist. It took some getting used to hearing Hot 'n' Ready instead of Natural Thing after the opening announcement of "Hello Chicago...". And end November 2020, just before the shops had to close because of lockdown, I was able to grab this box of the shelves of my local record store. They had stocked just one and it had arrived the day before. This album in all its different guises was awesome, still is and most likely always will be. Top three together with Purple's Made in Japan and Allman Bros. at Fillmore East.

[@sergiomoreira8196]

I recently brought a 1979 first press LP of Strangers in the Night. I love that record to death. Side 3 is killer, lights out and rock bottom are 🔥🔥

[@camrock3534]

I’m thinking we need a “it’s bourboning time” tshirt 🤘🏻

[@butchjones3497]

😂 Right??! I've gotta get on that, Seriously!! 🥃

[@camrock3534]

@@butchjones3497 yes please! Love seeing you on the channel, Butch.

[@gianttorture9640]

@@butchjones3497 Butch - Bourbon of choice?

[@butchjones3497]

@@gianttorture9640 Depends on the day! Lol. A usual Daily Drinker is from Taconic Distillery. But some of my absolute favorites are Col. Taylor, Four Roses Small Batch, Koval and Jefferson's (especially their Ocean) and Woodford Reserve. Yourself?

[@edwinvandenkieboom5735]

@@butchjones3497 the only I know (and like) is Southern Comfort

[@kennethpeabody1333]

Great review of the greatest live hard rock album of all time. I had ordered my copy of this fantastic box set on Nov. 21st from a retailer through Amazon UK because it was the only place I could find it. $49 plus shipping and NY sales tax... all in it was $64. I got an email on Nov.23rd it had shipped and should arrive between Dec. 4th to 25th. I waited till January 9th to contact seller and they claimed it had definitely shipped on 11/23.They ended up refunding my money and I happened to find it through a shop in Kentucky on ebay that day. I ordered it and got it about a week later. I was going to reorder a copy a few days later as a gift for my brother and it was sold out. I've been watching many of your shows for the last year and really enjoy most of the content and discussions. I really like the Hudson Valley Squares shows as well. I'm about the same age as you guys and have very similar stories about discovering all the great music back in the day. Keep up the great discussions... Oh, and Butch is right about the slide intro part being edited in on I'm a Loser on the original release. And to my ears it also sounds like Phil may have overdubbed some vocals as well. Anyway thanks! Peace!

[@Jackylone-]

My favorite live album after Made In Japan! This boxset RULES!!!!!!! Was fortunate to get it the day of release!

[@LuchaLibertaria]

More Butch Jones reviews please :) 🤘

[@benedictdonald4338]

Agreed. Butch is great, and is easily the star - along with Sydney - of the Monday Night Squares (which is, sadly, becoming watered down by two of the personalities that participate in it). More Butch, please.

[@tojorozombie]

Indeed, it’s nice to see guests who are knowledgeable and engaged. Great album, btw, thanks for the share. I learned of this release thanks to you guys, bravo!👍😎

[@jordanfarquharson5345]

@@benedictdonald4338 Who are the two personalities?

[@butchjones3497]

@@benedictdonald4338 Good Lawd!! Where do I send your check?!! 😂 Thx a lot for that

[@Gedsparrow81]

Butch you're the man

[@matthewfeduzi4751]

Absolutely great job picking this package apart.

[@jeffsharpless1949]

Glad to see you covered this release, Pete. Like you, it took me awhile to get a copy of this but I'm sure glad that I did! I enjoyed both your comments on the release and totally agree that even though it's essentially the same set-list played over and over (with some variations), it is nonetheless a worthwhile experience for any UFO fan. I reviewed this on a seller's site and said basically the same thing...it's fun to listen to each track and figure out which one made it onto the "Strangers In the Night" double album. I likened it to playing hard-rock, "Where's Waldo!" Nevison totally added a few bits and pieces as you guys also noticed: the slide intro to I'm A Loser was totally thrown in there as were additional keyboard fills on Love to Love (to simulate the strings section). For the life of me I can't understand why Mother Mary and This Kid's were added in later as studio tracks with live audience fills. I loved those songs on the original and was a bit saddened to learn that all these years, what I thought were great live tracks, were in fact, studio tracks recorded after the tour. Having heard the various concerts that went into SITN, I have to wonder why Hot 'n' Ready and On With the Action weren't on the original release; I think those tracks sound pretty good each night! Bottom line: this proves that UFO could bring it every night especially in their so-called "heyday." They certainly deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than most groups that are in there. No hits but HIGHLY influential + longevity.

[@boulderbug]

...Hands Down Pure Badassary and the Best Live Rock Album of All Time ....! ....This Album Single Handed Changed my Life and Set the Tone ...w/ Looser as my Anthem a d Shencker as my Favorite MadAxeman !

[@Tonymanero1960]

I buy a lot of boxed sets online and am always amazed that there is a 5 cd or extended version of this or that. groups classic album. I don't have any issue with it,..but,..I prefer to just enjoy the version as originally intended. As much as I enjoy Strangers In The Night,......I don't need the ''deluxe set''..Sometimes too much,....is too much.

[@butchjones3497]

That's what makes this special, you get the 6 shows that made up Strangers AND a brand new remastered, in the original packaging, 2 disc version of the original release!!!

[@chrispaulsin2835]

I saw them at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond Indiana Oct.78 Paul Chapman played guitar.

[@bobkasarda]

Me too

[@robertfitterman3777]

I didn't know about this box set. Thank you gentlemen!!

[@alexandergilles8583]

After watching this, I think you should do a video about your favorite box sets. That’d be fun

[@stuartwilson5208]

Wow. Great review. I did exactly the same thing when I first heard Lights Out on the Live album

[@timmyfay7548]

Great job ! Nice hockey jersys btw

[@johnrosier1686]

UFO played a lot of shows at the now long gone Chicago Amphitheater. I think they wore that place out. You said they included a photo of Paul Chapman in the box set. Paul actually filled in a few shows for Schenker on that tour. On the original album they actually thank him in the liner notes. Thanks for doing a review on this and I will also have to check out the Thin Lizzy box set that Butch mentioned.

[@tomlamb9677]

I got my set from an amazon seller for 35.88 , there were two copies listed as “ used like new”, so I grabbed it , and it was new , still sealed . So glad I got it .

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

You got a really good deal. After waiting several weeks during which it was either completely unavailable on Amazon or marked up to the $100 range, I finally got one for $42 + s/h from a seller in Florida. Just like your order, mine was listed as "used" but arrived sealed and indistinguishable from a new copy.

[@warrenpeece1726]

I found a blistering live version of On With the Action on "The Chrysalis Years, 1973-1979"

[@jameshuseby9931]

Received ufo box set yesterday its awesome well worth the 💰

[@user-fi7ju4nj9b]

I don't understand the "meh" reaction to Pack It Up and Go. It's one of my favorite UFO songs, and it's smoking on these live versions too (although some are better than others). The Cleveland show has kind of a slower grinding vibe to it, which is cool. And the Chicago version is just fantastic -- Phil is killing it on that take!

[@jupiter7x7]

Butch has to be my brother from another mother. We seem to have the exact same taste in music, the same opinions, and the exact same love, feelings, and words for these awesome bands and albums.

[@butchjones3497]

😉🤘🏿

[@slobodanudarac5]

I always have to listen to it in its entirety!

[@TheGavrox]

From your review I have now bought this fantastic box set, and I do love it on only half way through playing it. The thing is thou, where were Mother Mary and This Kids from? As these 2 songs were not on any of the 6 shows in this set! But I still love this set. I wish more bands would do this sort of box set of thier Live albums, one comes to mind is AC DC If you want blood, as a single album, at leasat 5 or 6 songs were not on the album to trim it to a sigle record in the day!

[@markwajdeman7118]

They are studio tracks with added applause. Why the band chose not to play them live during those dates is a good question.

[@terryjohnson5275]

Yeah, arrived today, that's my weekend listening sorted then..... Just did a quick check through and Butch is absolutley right with I'm Loser - no guitar at all on any of the intros.

[@RonniePeterson]

Just opinion but Cherry is a must for me. One of my favourite UFO tracks. Strangers would have been better with it and perfect if Try me had been on it!

[@mmk7340]

They played Try me in '77 but not in '78 from what I can tell. Love that song.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

I own it......yes it is repetitive...BUT it's a good chunk of the tour....so you GET IT ALL. Way better than trying to get bootleg copies. Finally, you have great released sound quality.... I have my copy and I"m still going through it...and I LOVE it....and if you are a SERIOUS UFO fan....you WILL love it to. To ANY very serious UFO fan..I would suggest getting it. Thank you Chrysalis! I saw UFO when they opened up for Cheap Trick in 1981....wow...what an incredible show! I've seen UFO twice since then.......and it still is not enough. Is it really one of the top live double heavy metal albums - YES...it still is to this day. Is it one of the top rock live double albums ever made - YES...it still is. Absolute Schenkertopia......

[@mmk7340]

I agree wholeheartedly. Can't wait to get my copy.

[@bassdemon4186]

Great review guys. That single with Tonka on the cover does indeed deserve to be included in the booklet. It was one of the two singles released from the album.....just after Schenker left.

[@davidmatela9868]

Michael Schenker is one of my favorites, but people tend to forget the foundation of U. F. O. ANDY PARKER Drums!!! The motor of U. F. O. Can I get an Amen!

[@butchjones3497]

Amen!!

[@mikenealon4042]

love for parker

[@crusheverything4449]

Andy’s drumming on Can You Roll Her is still thrilling the way it sets up Michael’s blazing solo!!

[@davidmatela9868]

He’s got such a natural feel , I just think he’s one of the greatest rock drummers.And I never here anybody mention his name, l mean The stamina in Rock Bottom alone the guy is a machine. Everything he does is right for the song. No flash ALL TASTE

[@crusheverything4449]

@@davidmatela9868 - 💯 That’s what great drumming is all about. Another guy who is not mentioned much, but is an absolute master, is Brian Downey. He should probably have co-writing credit on every Thin Lizzy song. No other drummer I’ve heard play Lizzy songs can nail his feel and fills and make it swing like he did. Both he and Parker were integral to their respective band’s arrangements and success. They’re both still playing, too, which is great.

[@Jackylone-]

Butch is exactly right, on why it went so fast, they weren't expecting the demand for it! I have a friend in the business who told me they hadn't expected so much interest in it!

[@j.j.4150]

True, UFO isn't a huge Band, but it got it's very loyal and passionate fans!

[@geruto17760]

Don't they know anything in those record companies?

[@Jackylone-]

@@geruto17760 , I guess not! LOL

[@bernardmaasdijk734]

Having watched this video - which I was hoping for for a while and it's great, thanks SoT and co-host - I took out the box again and gave the Louisville Gardens CD a spin. I don't believe this has come up in the comments yet, but I believe a substantial chunk of the tracks of the original album came from Louisville. We know that Nevison used the crowd noise from Chicago and that the liner notes say that the tracks for the original vinyl double album were recorded in Chicago and Louisville. Personally I couldn't immediately identify any of the Chicago tracks as definitely having been used on he original album. So...were only songs from Louisville used on the original album? The Louisville CD sure sounds very familiar. Ideas anyone?

[@samkeepintherockalive]

That's a totally killer live album. It rocks!!🤘🤘. I think Boston should be in the Hall Of Fame.

[@charvDKgtr]

I love On With the Action. I wish it was on the original and now I have it

[@TractorCountdown]

Love Butch's stories about his mum getting him the album as a kid and how much it means to him. The power of music!

[@user-fi7ju4nj9b]

I have a similar story. My mom and I were out of town and I saw a record store. I begged her to stop, and after I looked around she bought me UFO's Wild Willing & Innocent (still one of my favorite albums) and Angel's Live Without a Net (which I also played to death). There's no feeling like finding those gems early on as you're discovering music.

[@TractorCountdown]

@@user-fi7ju4nj9b So true. Great story, thanks!

[@1970borntorun]

Oh my God !! This made my whole day !!! Schenker !!!!! :-) ♥

[@marksimpson4258]

Every CD in this box is brilliant 👍 ❤️

[@pickboy7]

Yes! Bourbon and UFO!!!! I will be ordering this soon.Seems like it took forever to come out!

[@denniscook9032]

Anxiously awaiting delivery of my copy of this incredible box set.

[@eric_in_florida]

I've listened to the original a bazillion times. Gonna have to get this.

[@antrygis1]

I had the 8-Track and then the album? Whoa....I'm kinda old. But I still Rock....in my rocking chair, mostly. Aahhh. UFO. Saw em' in 75 and 95 w/Schenker and 84 w/Tonka...twice that year. The second time Phil was depressed or hungover and couldn't remember the words to Lights Out. Magic and comic tragedy. Just inches away from mega stardom and....but we've got our memories. Amen.

[@dcavfactory]

Actually picked the UFO set up at Amazon for $44.00 w/ Auto Rip! Great deal. all 8 discs on MP3 without having to even open the set. Classic!

[@colinrgage]

Absolutely love strangers in the night,if I'm honest i think the original is all I need

[@1970borntorun]

Not to get TOO off the UFO subject here, but I have to say, if you like the sound of Michael's playing, John Norum ( also a HUGE Schenker fan! ) is the only guitarist I can think of that plays with that similar style/feel of Michael Schenker and Randy Rhoads with that seamless blend of Rock/Classical/Blues tastiness and a lot of heart.

[@marksimpson4258]

This box set is amazing 👍 ❤️

[@ziderzime9261]

Still expecting Natural Thing to be on first.

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

Fortunately, the 2-disc mini gatefold sleeve version of the original album included in this box set retains the album's original track running order.

[@billschwenke790]

At some point a timeline corrected release came out but like with Kiss alive, I've not bothered to reverse engineer it

[@justamops]

Cool! You mentioned the Deep Purple set - Yes did the same thing as UFO, with the Progeny box set.

[@jazzydog5635]

This has been pricey here in the UK as well but after watching you video, I thought I would check again. Managed to order it from Germany for 40 euros which I think is a good price. Only really got into UFO after watching your video - ranking the albums for UFO. Love vinyl and CD but CD is perfect for a deluxe box set like this with separate tour nights

[@benedictdonald4338]

This box set kills!!!! Love it. Similarly, Humble Pie released a box set of the shows recorded for their “Performance- Fillmore” album....which also kicks all kinds of azz! Please, please, let’s see similar box releases of Lizzy’s “Dangerous” and Priest’s “Unleashed”!!!

[@stoneyj.5538]

I have the Pie box set. It does kick ass. I’m going to get this one next.

[@mmk7340]

Been kicking myself for not buying the Humble Pie set when the price was more reasonable. 😖

[@jerryattwooll4864]

A live version of On With The Action was released here in the UK as the B side of the Doctor Doctor single drawn from Strangers In The Night. Strangers is my favourite live album, the whole band, Schenker in particular is "on fire". Sorry, can't agree with you guys about Cherry. Great song to my ears well performed and it does add dynamics to the set. UFO was always about light and shade.

[@polska1958]

Natural Thing & Rock Bottom- my favorites!!

[@sunilponnappa1778]

Cherry does not fit in the original should have been replaced by Pack it up and Go.My Dad gave me this for my 21st birthday 1979 and my favourite album of all-time.It just gets better every time and I have this boxset which is fabulous 😋✨😋✨

[@carlosfernandezmartinez1451]

I've just listened to the Louisville version of "Love to Love" and I dare to say that the final guitar solo (one of my all time favorite) is included in the original double live album although the song as a whole wasn't. What do you think? By the way, thanks for the show; "Strangers in the Night" is my favorite live album ever. 👌👌👍👍😉😉 Edit. The guitar solo of "Love to Love" in the Wisconsin show is almost as amazing as in the original live album, which I think was extracted from the Louisville show. Is slightly different but furious and full of emotion. Listen to it, is blistering 😃😃🤘🤘

[@UFOROX]

That Youngstown show ,I just love ,Phil’s voice is a little raspy , Pack It Up sounds awesome.. 👍

[@scottpickard8289]

I was there as club photographer. It was one of the best outta 50 years doing this stuff.

[@UFOROX]

@@scottpickard8289 you ever cover any shows at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh? Great venues I worked there in the 80s.

[@scottpickard8289]

@@UFOROX Can' say I did. Syria Mosque once way back with Slade and Brownsville Station. Lets see...Diesel (Club ) with Y&T , Moondogs with Wishbone Ash. About all in Pittsburgh

[@UFOROX]

@@scottpickard8289 Wow, I’m live close to Diesel, not my favorite place , just ok. Seen UFO at Diesel The Visitor tour. The Syria Mosque l loved seen many shows there. . Kansas was great there. Moondogs great people. Thanks.🤘🏻

[@drummusicinc4027]

I pre ordered this before it was released and had second thoughts....do I really need this for $50? I canceled it. Then saw a couple reviews and decided.... yeah I need this, it had sold out, but will be available again. Waiting for restock. Can’t wait to get it.

[@tee43music]

In the North American tour, U.F.O. were opening for Blue Oyster Cult that year. They had a break in the tour to schedule a few headlining gigs and were able to tape those shows. Hence, the tight schedule. Great stuff!!!

[@user-fi7ju4nj9b]

I was wondering how full those shows were. The Chicago Amphitheatre and a few of those other places are pretty big. If they could sell them on their own, why weren't they headlining?

[@bobl6139]

There’s a rare msg box set of us shows from the first tour with barden on vocals out there . Mostly upstate ny maybe opening for another band . Quality sound soundboard .

[@davidkahler2053]

mine was shipped from amazon today comes tomorrow so excited...

[@barrysmith152]

Great episode on my favorite live album...keep up the good work! On a side note, have Butch check out Kathleen Edwards song 'I make the dough, you get the glory' about a certain hockey player he admires...

[@butchjones3497]

Hmm

[@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251]

The best band ever, end of review 🤘🤘

[@agr7879]

Totally agreed. Much as I love Purple, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, none of them come close to matching UFO in the Schenker era. It’s just such a travesty they weren’t bigger.

[@mmk7340]

@@agr7879 Chrysalis records had a lot to do with them not being bigger IMO. They didn't promote the band enough (or at all), their pre-Lights out records were not well produced, and it sounds like they had distribution problems as well. If you go to a record store looking for a specific album and it isn't there, you just buy something else. Judging by the availability of this box set, it seems not much has changed at that company.

[@agr7879]

@@mmk7340 True, that was my understanding as well. Though poor management and Schenker leaving also played there part. Not only did they deliver outstanding albums but they also worked their butts off in the late 70’s early 80s, constantly touring especially in America. It’s the biggest travesty in rock and roll in my opinion.

[@trencher7]

I picked up the new vinyl release and right before Lights Out on side 3 there is a thumping sound with each rotation that sounds like a pressing error (only for the first few seconds of side 3). I returned it to Amazon for another and the other copy has the same thing. You can't hear it once the music starts but wondering if others had same issue.

[@marct7813]

Great album. I have a UK pressing of Doctor Doctor 7" single on clear vinyl from the album. Side B has a live version of 'On With The Action' from the same tour. Schenker's guitar work is absolutely stunning, nay amazing, and I never understood why the track was never included even as bonus on any release. Missed out there if you've never heard it.

[@jameshuseby9931]

I just order my stangers box set cant wait to get it in couple weeks

[@oliverl.5834]

Watching this again. I didn't notice that before. What Thin Lizzy Box are you guys talking about?

[@antrygis1]

Hey dude....I felt the same way when I got Ten Years After's A Space in Time when I was 14 at Christmas. Locked myself in my room until dinner....Also your comment on Phil's banter...."Got a note...they're changing the mikes can I fill in." Classic.

[@davidmatela9868]

I think that’s Pete Way speaking Cool stuff

[@crusheverything4449]

@@davidmatela9868 - It’s definitely Phil Mogg.

[@digmacdiggydoo]

I had preordered it back in September from Amazon and waited forever. They canceled my order and then I paid $99 bucks from eBay. In the meantime, I had ordered it again from Amazon and now have two copies. But, at least I got it. It is great. Maybe Chrysalis will release some Tonka stuff in a big box set?

[@stewy62]

Like many here been listening to this album for 40 years, I think Pete is right about Pack it up and Go, the studio version is perfection - I’ve always thought all the tracks on the original release were better than the studio versions so Pack it up.... doesn’t make the cut. Also love On with the Action of course ! 🇬🇧

[@christopherhoffman201]

Can they have a box set of the '74 Electric Ballroom performance when they still did "Space Child" "Prince Kajuku" and a 9 minute version of "Cold Turkey"?

[@DavysFlicks]

Would love a show with Butch on the Thin Lizzy Rock Legends box- it's gotta be the boxset of 2020 - and even beats this for my money.

[@butchjones3497]

Ohhhh Man!!! I'd enjoy doing that one! It DOES beat it! It's a beautiful set

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

@@butchjones3497 let's make it happen

[@DavysFlicks]

@@seaoftranquilityprog That'd be great Pete and Butch! You guys gushing over Lizzy is always welcome and this release is THAT special it deserves it. Not even putting down the UFO set, the Lizzy set is just SO good. Only thing is with a generic name like Rock Legends I think some fans missed it thinking it was just another hits comp.

[@DavysFlicks]

And how cool is a hardback book with ALL the Tour programmes? Just a lovely little extra. We're getting a new doc on Phil too from Eagle Vision, Songs For While I'm Away. Exciting times!

[@themetallian2112]

Best UFO album!

[@rafiashton8186]

Michael Shenker was Spot On Correct ! After listening to alll Six live shows I totally agree that all the "tuchups" overdubbings were Unnecessary ! I wish they had released one of the live shows in full, or at least cut the album taking tracks without altering the original recordings !!! Strangers in the night is one of the great live Rock albums but if they hadn't touched the recidings it would be even Greater & come close to Made In Japan ! AUTHENTICITY WINS

[@Paulthediecastguy]

Killer live album. But I do like when they do a live album from one show.

[@butchjones3497]

That almost NEVER happened! These days you see some releases like that, but that's what makes Bootlegs SO awesome

[@mmk7340]

@@butchjones3497you're right Butch, I think the only 2 classic live albums that were 100% live were DP Made In Japan and ABB Live at the Fillmore.

[@ILikeGoils]

@@mmk7340 Made in Japan was actually 3 shows from Tokyo and Osaka.

[@mmk7340]

@@ILikeGoils right, I meant no fixes. Just exactly as it was played. Speaking of Purple, I don't hear the intro part of Smoke on the water that appears on Made in Japan on any of those Osaka or Tokyo shows. Maybe that was done after the fact?

[@rochound47]

Awesome show guys

[@Gedsparrow81]

Legendary record, i Need to have this. Even the remastered version has gone STONKS on Amazon btw. It costs way too much compared to other similar records.

[@petersteiof7378]

Hi I heard that Chapman also played on these shows...hidden somewhere behind the speakers. Is this correct?

[@MadMax_1984]

HEY DUDES! I found this in an interview compilation that included the producer's comments.....It says which live recordings arent on the original album "However, certain ‘fixes’ were made. In order to accommodate four sides of vinyl, Nevison was forced to rearrange the running order of the set as it had been played. Two of the songs that appear on the album - Mother Mary and This Kid’s - were also re-recorded in the studio afterwards and overdubbed with crowd noise from the tour". “Some people will say: ‘Oh, then it’s not a real live album,’” says Andy Parker. “But we set up the gear like we’d have done at a gig and played the damned songs. It really was as live as you could get.”

[@terryjohnson5275]

Damn it , I'll have to see if I can get hold of this - have streamed it and have the official bootleg box set with the Cleveland show on it but now after your review, I think - no I know - I need the physical copy. Dont know why there have been calls for Cherry not to have been on the album though, as it wasnt on the original but is on the remastered expanded edition along with Hot and Ready - though I'd have preferred Pack it up and Go rather than Cherry to be honest, and it took a long time to get used to the 'proper' running order on that expanded CD. I also had the Doctor Doctor single with On with the Action on the B side which was the main reason I bought and that was also included in a compilation called 'Time to Rock - best of singles a's and b's.

[@ianmacdonald7987]

Amazon has the box set coming back in sometime in March I bought the RSD vinyl release of Youngstown gig. Would be cool if they released the rest on vinyl🤘🏻