UFO 2: Flying

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UFO 2: Flying
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Studio album by
UFO
ReleasedOctober 1971 [1]
Recorded1971
StudioNova (London)
Genre
Length59:54
Label Beacon
Producer UFO, Milton Samuel
UFO chronology
UFO 1
(1970)
UFO 2: Flying
(1971)
Live
(1971)
Singles from UFO 2: Flying
  1. "Prince Kajuku"
    Released: 1971
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UFO 2: Flying (sometimes called simply UFO 2 or Flying; also subtitled Space Rock) is the second studio album by English rock band UFO. It was released in October 1971 by the Beacon label. It was issued on CD in 1999 by Repertoire Records.

Contents

The album is distinctive for its title track, which was one of the longest tracks recorded in rock music up to that point and the longest track the band ever recorded. The track finishes with a backmasked reading from Rudyard Kipling's Gunga Din , "Tho' I've belted you an' flayed you, By the livin' God that made you, You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!", and a slowed phrase, "Yes we know, it's all been done before before before".

The album was 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by UFO.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Silver Bird"6:54
2."Star Storm"18:54
3."Prince Kajuku"3:56
Side two
No.TitleLength
4."The Coming of Prince Kajuku"3:43
5."Flying"26:30
2008 CD reissue bonus track
No.TitleLength
6."Galactic Love" (A-side single)2:57

Personnel

UFO
Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 Neil Daniels (18 November 2013). High Stakes & Dangerous Men: The UFO Story. Soundcheck Books. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-9571442-6-2.
  2. Foss, Richard. "Flying – UFO". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.