1645 - UFO Blinded by a Lie 1983

"Making Contact" is full of killer riffs and upholds the high standards the band had already set for themselves. Paul Chapman's axework smokes and proves once again that he is every bit the guitarist that Schenker was. Bassist Pete Way had left the group following the Mechanix tour, to join Eddie Clarke with the Fastway project. With Way no longer teamed with vocalist Phil Mogg, keyboardist/guitarist Neil Carter formed a writing alliance with the UFO singer. Carter had a hand in penning nine of the ten tracks that comprise Making Contact. In addition, Carter and guitarist Paul "Tonka" Chapman handled all of the bass work during the recording sessions in late '82, while American bassist Billy Sheehan was hired for the abbreviated Making Contact tour. Making Contact opens strong with the track "Blinded by a Lie".