Released one month ago, the 2025 remaster of No Place To Run is a reminder, if we ever needed it, that UFO were one of the most incredible bands the UK ever produced. Released at a time when hard rock and Heavy Metal were at a crossroads, it turned out to be an excellent record.
MetalTalk covered the review of the new issue here, and thanks to Phil Mogg, UFO and Chrysalis Records, we have two CD sets to give away.
No Place To Run was originally released in January 1980. UFO were riding high. Strangers In The Night, alongside Obsession and Lights Out, had pushed the band’s profile sky high, and this culminated in their legendary five-night residency at Hammersmith Odeon as part of the No Place To Run tour.
UFO – No Place To Run – ‘Listening to an album that is 45 years old brings back plenty of warm memories.’
“Listening to an album that is 45 years old brings back plenty of warm memories,” wrote MetalTalk’s Paul Hutchings, “even though I was a mere ten years old and still finding my way around the Metal scene.”
Reflecting on the album forty five years later Phil Mogg told MetalTalk, “The thing that sticks in my mind from recording No Place To Run was the complete miss match with UFO / George Martin (who was a lovely chap) and nothing summed it up more than when George would say to Geoff (Emerick, sound engineer): ‘Well Geoff, it’s six o’clock, time for a G&T out on the veranda.’ How very civilised.”
The fascinating part of this package is a previously unreleased mix of Live at The Marquee, London, from 16 November 1980.
Mixed by Brian Kehew from the original multi-track tapes, UFO Live At The Marquee is a fine snapshot of the band in their prime. By all accounts, only three tracks from this show, Lettin’ Go, Mystery Train and No Place To Run have ever been officially released. Whilst there are plenty of live recordings out there, this set, which runs over 80 minutes, is a sheer delight to listen to.
But why were UFO playing The Marquee when they were also headlining five nights at Hammersmith Odeon?
“Do you know, that’s baffled me totally,” Phil Mogg told MetalTalk in an earlier interview. “So I have it written down in front of me to ask the question. I don’t remember what went on at all. But as you say, I think we wanted to do a local show, a little pick-up.
“We had great affection for The Marquee and playing Hammersmith. It was great. I was living down the road, so I could walk to the gig. Brilliant! This is the best job in the world, I thought.”
If you live in the UK and would like to win a CD set of UFO’s 2025 remaster of No Place To Run, email comp@metaltalk.net with the answer to the following question:
UFO did a cover of Mystery Train on NPTR. Who did the original version, and what year was it released?
The draw will take place at 4pm on Thursday 25 September 2025.
UFO No Place To Run (2025 Remaster – Deluxe Edition) was released on double CD and 3LP on 15 August 2025 on Chrysalis Records. Order link: https://UFO.lnk.to/NPT.
Both versions feature new liner notes by Michael Hann with interviews with Phil Mogg and drummer Andy Parker.
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