Mechanix
Studio album by
UFO
ReleasedFebruary 1982[1]
Recorded1981
StudioMountain (Attalens, Switzerland)
The Manor (Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire)
Scorpio Sound and Maison Rouge (London)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length44:44
LabelChrysalis
ProducerGary Lyons
UFO chronology
The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
(1981) 		Mechanix
(1982) 		Making Contact
(1983)
Singles from Mechanix
  1. "Let It Rain"
    Released: January 1982 (UK)[2]
  2. "Back into My Life"
    Released: April 1982[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[5]

Mechanix is the tenth studio album by English rock band UFO, released in February 1982 by Chrysalis Records.

"When we got into pre-production, Asia were practising upstairs in the big room and we were downstairs in the little one. But we mostly just sat around looking at each other, or would go upstairs and listen to Asia, just for something to do. Or go down the pub. By then, Neil [Carter, keyboardist] was involved and he had some ideas, but a lot of them were softer, keyboard-oriented. And Pete [Way, bassist] was like, 'Hmm, I'm not too sure about this.' But that album really has its moments." – Paul Chapman[6]

Music press adverts carried the tagline, 'Mechanix: it will tighten your nuts.'

Immediately after the accompanying tour, founding member Way left to join former Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke in Fastway.

Mechanix was reissued in 1994 on Repertoire Records. It was also reissued in 2009, remastered and with an expanded booklet and bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Writer"Paul Chapman, Phil Mogg, Neil Carter4:12
2."Somethin' Else"Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley3:21
3."Back into My Life"Pete Way, Mogg4:59
4."You'll Get Love"Carter, Chapman, Mogg3:10
5."Doing It All for You"Way, Chapman, Carter, Mogg5:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."We Belong to the Night"Way, Carter, Mogg3:57
7."Let It Rain"Way, Carter, Mogg4:01
8."Terri"Chapman, Mogg3:53
9."Feel It"Way, Mogg4:07
10."Dreaming"Carter, Mogg3:57
Japanese release bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Heel of a Stranger"Way, Chapman, Carter, Mogg4:05
2009 Digital Remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."We Belong to the Night" (live in Oxford, 25 March 1983)4:34
13."Let It Rain" (live in Oxford, 25 March 1983)3:07
14."Doing It All for You" (soundcheck at The Birmingham Odeon, 26 March 1983)5:21

Personnel

UFO
Production

Charts

Chart performance for Mechanix
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 8
Billboard 200[9] 82

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ "UFO singles UK cat no".
  3. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 853. ISBN 9780862415419.
  4. ^ "UFO Mechanix review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Jeffries, Neil (March 2009). "The Hard Stuff – Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 129. p. 88.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – UFO – Mechanix". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. 2 January 2013.
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