UFO - The Hanover Sessions [Silver]

UFO's The Hanover Sessions opens the vault on a rare live performance from 2005, now remastered and pressed on silver vinyl.

The set dates from around the time the band was working on The Monkey Puzzle, and this release marks the first time it has been issued as an album in its own right. By then UFO had spent more than three decades on the road, and Phil Mogg's voice had weathered into something warmer and craftier than it was in the band's 1970s heyday, still full of character and wry swagger.

The six-song setlist leans on the classic era. "Try Me" and "Love to Love", both from 1977's Lights Out, give the band room to stretch out on two of their most dramatic and melodic songs, while "Cherry" brings a jolt of strutting hard rock. "Pack It Up and Go" and "Profession of Violence" keep the energy high, and "Slipping Away" rounds out a compact, punchy programme that never outstays its welcome.

This is a lean listen rather than a sprawling concert document, ideal for fans who want a fresh angle on familiar favourites from a band that never stopped working. The silver vinyl makes it a shiny addition to any UFO shelf, and a fine companion to the classic live records.