Editing UFO (band) (section)

===Beginning (1968–1972)===
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Lead singer [[Phil Mogg]], guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist [[Pete Way]] and drummer [[Andy Parker (musician)|Andy Parker]] formed the band in 1968.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> Originally calling themselves Hocus Pocus, the group changed their name to UFO.<ref name="LarkinHM">{{cite book |editor=Colin Larkin |editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal]] |publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]] |edition=second |date=1995 |pages=372–373 |isbn=0-85112-656-1}}</ref> They signed to the Beacon Records label, headed by Antiguan-born Milton Samuel. Their first album, ''[[UFO 1]]'', released in 1970, is a typical example of early [[hard rock]]; it includes a heavy version of the [[Eddie Cochran]] classic "[[C'mon Everybody]]". Neither their first nor their second album, ''[[UFO 2: Flying]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Flying - UFO &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/flying-mw0000710435 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> reached the charts, but the song "Boogie For George" from the first album reached No. 30 on the German singles chart, and "Prince Kajuku" from ''Flying'' reached No. 26. At this time UFO attracted little interest in Britain and America.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> Some of their early work was strongly influenced by [[space rock]] (their second album, featuring a 26-minute title track and a 19-minute-long track "Star Storm", was subtitled ''One Hour Space Rock'') that was modestly popular at the time, but the band soon realised the style was somewhat limited. They released the ''[[Live (UFO album)|Live]]'' album, recorded at a concert in Tokyo, at the end of 1971. Mick Bolton left the group in January 1972 after arguments with Mogg and Parker,<ref>{{cite book |last=Daniels |first=Neil |date=2013 |title=High Stakes & Dangerous Men: The UFO Story: An Unauthorised Biography |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=jXknAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA12 |location=London |publisher=Soundcheck Books |page=12 |isbn= 978-0-9571442-6-2|via=Google Books |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> and UFO set out to find a guitarist who could provide the band with a more standard rock sound.