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Mogg/Way’s ‘Edge Of The World’ – The UFO Album That Wasn’t
June 23, 1997 marked the release of MOGG/WAY’s Edge Of The World, a record that, on paper and in spirit, had all the makings of a new UFO album but arrived under a different banner thanks to some brutal “business reality” around the UFO name.
Phil Mogg and Pete Way had signed with Shrapnel Records and pulled in serious firepower for the project: legendary drummer Aynsley Dunbar and one of Mike Varney’s shred discoveries, guitarist George Bellas. Both Dunbar and Bellas reportedly thought they were joining UFO, not a rebranded offshoot. That changed when Michael Schenker got wind of the lineup and “dropped the hammer,” making it clear he controlled the UFO name and would sue if they tried to use it without him. Part of the deal that reunited the classic UFO lineup for 1995’s Walk On Water and subsequent touring had effectively made Schenker an equal partner in the brand, leaving Mogg and Way unable to use the UFO name if he was not involved.
Phil Mogg and Pete Way only realized how boxed in they were after the album was recorded, discovering they had essentially painted themselves into a corner by agreeing to those terms. The result was Mogg/Way – Edge Of The World, a twelve-track slab that easily lives up to the UFO legacy in quality, even if it could not carry the logo. Standout cuts include “Change Brings A Change,” “All Out Of Luck,” and “House Of Pain,” plus a remake of the UFO classic “Mother Mary.” Schenker might have had a grip on the UFO name, but he did not own the rights to the iconic UFO font, a small but fitting detail in the whole saga.
Whether the band ever properly toured this material is unclear, but what is known is that Bellas and Dunbar were gone by the time the second Mogg/Way release surfaced in 1999. Edge Of The World remains one of those “what if” records in the UFO universe, a powerful reminder of where the band’s core could have gone under their own steam. In Bloom: Henry Howard.
1 Change Brings A Change 6:10
2 All Out Of Luck 5:10
3 Gravy Train 4:55
4 Fortune Town 4:20
5 Highwire 5:23
6 Saving Me From Myself 5:44
7 Mother Mary 3:56
8 House Of Pain 5:24
9 It’s A Game 4:40
10 History Of Flames 5:13
11 Spell On You 5:34
12 Totaled 4:48
Recorded At – Prairie Sun Recording Studios
Recorded At – Sound Temple Studio
Mastered At – Sound One
Backing Vocals – Eric Martin (2) (tracks: 7), Jesse Bradman, Louis Maldonado
Bass – Pete Way (2)
Co-producer – Mogg / Way
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Engineer [Assistant] – Gene Cornelius
Engineer [Basic Tracks] – Larry Brewer
Engineer [Guitar, Keyboards and Bass] – James Murphy (2)
Engineer [Vocals – Bass] – Joe Marquez
Guitar – George Bellas
Keyboards – Matt Guillory
Mastered By – Christopher Ash
Mixed By – Mooka Rennick
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Gene Cornelius, James Murphy (2)
Photography By – Pat Johnson Studios
Producer – Mike Varney
Stylist – Joanna Demas
