Phil Mogg

Phil Mogg
Phil Mogg
Background information
Birth name	Phillip John Mogg
Born	15 April 1948 London, England
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, harmonica
Years active	1969–present
Associated acts	UFO
Website	Official website

Phillip John 'Phil' Mogg (born 15 April 1948, Wood Green, North London)^[1] is an English vocalist for the band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker.^[2] Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Michael Schenker, and later, Paul Raymond, but Schenker left to launch his solo career in 1979. Beginning in 1997, Mogg and Way, under the moniker Mogg/Way, released a couple of albums- Edge of the World and Chocolate Box.^[2] With UFO on hiatus, Phil formed another side project, $ign of 4. In late 2003, having regained the rights to the UFO name from Schenker, Mogg spoke with Pete Way and Paul Raymond, and ended up having a reunion tour which later brought the band back for good, with newly hired American guitarist Vinnie Moore. The band then released several new albums : Showtime, You Are Here, The Monkey Puzzle, The Visitor, Seven Deadly and A Conspiracy of Stars.

Mogg is the only member of UFO to appear on all of the band's albums.

He is the uncle of Nigel Mogg, bassist with The Quireboys.^[3]

Phil Mogg was a junior boxing champion in the North London area before turning professional in music.

Discography

UFO

Studio

• UFO 1 (1970) Uncharted
• Flying (1971) Uncharted
• Live (1972) Uncharted
• Phenomenon (1974) Uncharted
• Force It (1975) Chart Position 71 (US)
• No Heavy Petting (1976) Chart Position 167 (US)
• Lights Out (1977) Chart Position 51 (UK), 23 (US)
• Obsession (1978) Chart Position 26 (UK), 41 (US)
• No Place to Run (1980) Chart Position 11 (UK), 51 (US)
• The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent (1981) Chart Position 19 (UK), 77 (US)
• Mechanix (1982) Chart Position 8 (UK), 82 (US)
• Making Contact (1983) Chart Position 32 (UK), 153 (US)
• Misdemeanor (1985) Chart Position 74 (UK), 106 (US)
• Ain't Misbehavin' (EP) (1988) Uncharted
• High Stakes & Dangerous Men (1992) Uncharted
• Walk On Water (1995) Uncharted
• Covenant (2000) Uncharted
• Sharks (2002) Uncharted
• You Are Here (2004) Uncharted
• The Monkey Puzzle (2006)
• The Visitor (2009)
• Seven Deadly (2012)
• A Conspiracy of Stars (2015)

Live

• Live In Concert (1974)
• Strangers In The Night (1979) Chart Position 42 (US), 8 (UK)
• Lights Out In Tokyo (1992)
• Live In Japan (1992)
• T.N.T. (1993)
• Heaven's Gate (1995)
• Showtime (2005)

Others

• On With The Action (1998)
• Live In Texas (2000)
• Regenerator - Live 1982 (2001)
• Space Metal (1976)
• Anthology (1986)
• The Essential UFO (1992)
• Best Of UFO: Gold Collection (1996)
• X-Factor: Out There & Back (1997)
• Flying : The Early Years 1970-1973 (2004)
• An Introduction To UFO CD (2006)
• The Best Of The Rest (1988)

Mogg/Way

• Edge of the World (1997)
• Chocolate Box (1999)

$ign of 4

• Dancing With St. Peter (2002)

References

1. Daniels, Neil (2013) High Stakes & Dangerous Men - The UFO Story, Soundcheck Books, ISBN 978-0957144262, p. 2
2. Buckley, Peter (1999) The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, ISBN 978-1858284576, p. 1115
3. Larkin, Colin (2011) The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Omnibus Press, p. 2260