UFO Line Up Sheet

In their five decades together, UK hard rockers have been through many line-up changes. Despite their many changes, singer Phil Mogg has always been in the band. In this year of 2019, the band have announced their farewell tour. Most of this line up sheet used a great web page that had almost every line-up listed- complete with the months. I cannot find this website at this time but once I do, I'll give it a mention here- if it hasn't been taken down. It really broke down EVERY line up in the band's history.

At the time I'm posting this, keyboardist/guitarist Paul Raymond has passed away. With that, this post is dedicated to him. RIP Paul.

UFO I (August 1969- February 1972)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Mick Bolton- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Albums

UFO 1 (1970)

UFO 2: Flying (1971)

Live (live, 1971)

UFO II (February-October 1972)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Larry Wallis- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

UFO III (November 1972-June 1973)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Bernie Marsden- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

UFO IV (June 1973-April 1974)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Albums

Phenomenon (1974)

UFO V (April 1974-January 1975)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Paul “Tonka” Chapman- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

UFO IVa (January 1975-August 1975)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Albums

Force It (1975)

UFO VI (August 1975-July 1976)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Danny Peyronel- keyboard/guitar

Albums

No Heavy Petting (1976)

UFO VII (July 1976-June 1977)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Albums

Lights Out (1977)

UFO VIII (June 1977-September 1977)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Paul “Tonka” Chapman- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

UFO VIIa (Mid-September 1977-November 1978)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Albums

Obsession (1978)

Strangers in the Night (live, 1979)

UFO VIIIa (December 1978-June 1980)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Paul “Tonka” Chapman- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Albums

No Place To Run (1980)

UFO IX (July-August 1980)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Paul “Tonka” Chapman- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

John Sloman- keyboard/guitar

UFO X (August 1980-June 1982)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Paul “Tonka” Chapman- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Neil Carter- keyboard/guitar

Albums

The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent (1981)

Mechanix (1982)

UFO XI (July-December 1982)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Paul “Tonka” Chapman- guitar

Andy Parker- drums

Neil Carter- keyboard/guitar

Albums

Making Contact (1983)

UFO XII (January- February 1983)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Paul “Tonka” Chapman- guitar

Billy Sheehan- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

UFO XIII (February-April 1983)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Paul “Tonka” Chapman- guitar

Paul Gray- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Hiatus (May 1983-January 1984)

UFO XIV (January-November 1984)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Tommy McCleandon- guitar

Paul Gray- bass

Robbie France- drums

UFO XIV (December 1984-April 1985)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Tommy McCleandon- guitar

Paul Gray- bass

Robbie France- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

UFO XV (May 1985-July 18, 1986)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Tommy McCleandon- guitar

Paul Gray- bass

Jim Simpson- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Albums

Misdemeanor (1985)

UFO XVI (July 19, 1986-August 1986)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Tommy McCleandon- guitar

Paul Gray- bass

Jim Simpson- drums

David Jacobsen- keyboard/guitar

UFO XVII (September 1986-October 1987)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Tommy McCleandon- guitar

Paul Gray- bass

Jim Simpson- drums

UFO XVIII (November-December 1987)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Myke Gray- guitar

Paul Gray- bass

Jim Simpson- drums

UFO XIX (January-May 1988)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Myke Gray- guitar

Paul Gray- bass

Fabio Del Rio – drums

UFO XX (June-Autumn 1988)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Rik Sanford- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Fabio Del Rio – drums

UFO XXI (Winter-December 1988)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Tony Glidewell- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Fabio Del Rio – drums

Split/Hiatus (1989-1990)

UFO XXII (August 1990-December 1991)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Laurence Archer- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Clive Edwards- drums

UFO XXIII (January 1992-June 1993)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Laurence Archer- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Clive Edwards- drums

Jem Davis- keyboards/guitar

Albums

High Stakes & Dangerous Men (1992)

UFO VIIb (July 1993-June 1995)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Albums

Walk On Water (1995)

UFO XXIV (July 1995-April 1998)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Simon Wright- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Hiatus (1998-2000)

UFO XXV (January-October 2000)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Aynsley Dunbar- drums

Albums

Covenant (2000)

UFO XXVI (October-December 2000)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Jeff Martin- drums

Luis Maldonado- keyboard/guitar

UFO XXXVII (Summer 2001)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

UFO XXVa (January-December 2002)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Michael Schenker- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Aynsley Dunbar- drums

Albums

Sharks (2002)

UFO XXVIII (June 2003-September 2005)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Vinnie Moore- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Jason Bonham- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Albums

You Are Here (2004)

Showtime (live, 2005)

UFO XXIX (September 2005-2008)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Vinnie Moore- guitar

Pete Way- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Albums

The Monkey Puzzle (2006)

Note: Simon Wright filled in for Andy for some gigs in 2007.

UFO XXX (2008-2019)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Vinnie Moore- guitar

Rob De Luca- bass

Andy Parker- drums

Paul Raymond- keyboard/guitar

Albums

The Visitor (2009) bassist: Peter Pichl

Seven Deadly (2012) bassist: Lars Lehmann

A Conspiracy of Stars (2015)

The Salentino Cuts (2017)

Note: Paul Raymond dies on April 13, 2019 from a heart attack. He is 73.

UFO XXXI (2019-present)

Phil Mogg- vocals

Vinnie Moore- guitar

Rob De Luca- bass

Andy Parker- drums
Neil Carter- keyboards

Thin Lizzy Line Up Sheet

Formed in Ireland five decades ago, Thin Lizzy were one of the country's first successful rock bands. The band went through several line up changes in their original run from 1969 to 1983. Only bassist/frontman Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey would stay in the band throughout all of those years- with the exception of Downey's break from the band in late 1978. The band would reunite several times after Lynott's death in 1986, eventual leading to the formation of a spin off band- Black Star Riders- in 2012.

Thin Lizzy I (December 1969-July 1970)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Eric Bell- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Eric Wrixon- keyboards

Notes: Thin Lizzy are formed in December 1969. The band takes their name from The Dandy comic strip character Tin Lizzie. After recording a song or two, Wrixon leaves the band.

Thin Lizzy II (July 1970-December 1973)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Eric Bell- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Albums

Thin Lizzy (1971)

Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)

Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)

Notes: With Wrixon out, Thin Lizzy decided to stay as a trio. This line-up records the band’s first three albums. In 1972, the band are able to crack the charts with their take on the traditional Irish folk tune “Whiskey in the Jar.” With the success of the single, the band’s popularity increased. The line up ends after Bell leaves the band, who is said to have left during a performance. From what’s been written, Bell thought the band were starting to take a commercial turn.

Between the release of Shades and Vagabonds, the band are asked by their management to record a Deep Purple tribute album. The band reluctantly did so under the name Funky Junction. With the addition of a singer and a keyboardist from another band called Elmer Fudd, Funky Junction Play a Tribute to Deep Purple was released in January 1973.   

Thin Lizzy III (January-April 1974)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Gary Moore- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Notes: Filling in for Bell was guitarist Gary Moore, Phil’s friend from Irish rockers Skid Row. Moore stays for a few months, during which he records the guitar solo for “Still in Love With You”- which ends up on the Night Life album.

Thin Lizzy IV (May 1974)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

John DuCann- guitar

Andy Gee- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Note: After Moore left, Lynott decided the band’s line up should be expanded. The band found two guitarists- Andy Gee and former Atomic Rooster frontman John DuCann. The band went on a brief tour in May 1974, after which the guitarists left.  

Thin Lizzy V (June 1974-1976)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Brian Robertson- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Albums

Night Life (1974)

Fighting (1975)

Jailbreak (1976)

Johnny the Fox (1976)

Notes: Lynott and Downey try again in finding another two guitarists. The band finds Scottish born guitarist Brian Robertson first. Next, the band held auditions to find a second guitarist. Of the many auditioned, American guitarist Scott Gorham is given the job. Gorham had been in London, seeing if Supertramp were looking for a new guitarist. At that time, drummer Bob Siebenberg was Gorham’s brother in-law. When it turned out Supertramp weren’t looking for a guitarist, Gorham saw an ad for the Thin Lizzy auditions being held. With Gorham and Robertson in the band, the classic line up was in place.

Brian Robertson breaks his hand after defending a roadie in 1976. Gary Moore is brought back into the band for the rest of the 1976-77 tour. When it comes time for the band to record Bad Reputation, Robertson was not wanted back in the band.

Thin Lizzy VI (1976-1977)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Gary Moore- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Notes: Moore filled in for Robertson during the 1976-77 tour.

Thin Lizzy VII (-1977)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Notes: The line-up during the Bad Reputation recording sessions.

Thin Lizzy Va (1977-July 1978)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Brian Robertson- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Albums

Bad Reputation (1977)

Live and Dangerous (1978)

Notes: As the sessions for Bad Reputation came to an end, Robertson was invited back. The line-up ended in July 1978 when Robertson left for good.

Thin Lizzy VIa (August 1978-Late 1978)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Gary Moore- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Albums

Black Rose (1979)

Notes: In 1978, Gary Moore is invited to join Thin Lizzy again. Unlike previous times, Moore is asked to stay long term. Moore records only one album with the band, 1979’s Black Rose.

Thin Lizzy VIII (Late 1978)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Gary Moore- guitar

Mark Nauseef- drums

Notes: Downey takes a short break from the band, with drummer Mark Nauseef filling in for Downey.

Thin Lizzy VIb (Late 1978-July 1979)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Gary Moore- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Notes: During the Black Rose tour, Moore left the band. Various sources claim different reasons why he left. Whatever the case is, Moore was no longer in Lizzy by 1979.

Thin Lizzy IX (July-August 1979)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Midge Ure- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Notes: Lynott asks friend and musician Midge Ure to take over for Moore. Ure, who proclaims himself as the worst guitarist Lizzy ever had, decided to join.

Thin Lizzy X (September-December 1979)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Dave Flett- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Midge Ure- keyboards

Notes: The Black Rose tour ends with Dave Flett as the second guitarist. With this, Ure switches over to keyboards.

Thin Lizzy XI (January-April 1980)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Snowy White- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Midge Ure- keyboards

Notes: Former Pink Floyd backing musician Snowy White is hired as the band’s new guitarist. Ure stays briefly for the Chinatown sessions before he resume his solo career.

Thin Lizzy XII (April 1980-August 1982)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Snowy White- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

Albums

Chinatown (1980)

Renegade (1981)

Notes: Lynott replaces Ure with 17 year old keyboardist Darren Wharton. Wharton is not officially credited as a member of Thin Lizzy for Chinatown but I’ll include him anyway- although he probably didn’t tour with the band at first. The line-up ends in 1982 when White leaves the band.

Thin Lizzy XIII (September 1982-September 1983)

Phil Lynott- bass/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

John Sykes- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

Albums

Thunder and Lightning (1983)

Life Live (1983)

Notes: Former Tyger of Pan Tang guitarist John Sykes is chosen as White’s replacement. At the same time, the band’s popularity is declining and the money isn’t coming in. The band has no choice but to announce their farewell tour- with the release of their last studio album Thunder and Lightning. At this point, both Lynott and Gorham were deep into drug addictions- especially Lynott. By September 1983, the band splits. 

Band splits in 1983

In late 1985, it is said that there were meetings and discussion held for a potential Lizzy reunion with Lynott, Gorham, Sykes and Downey. This came to an end due to Lynott’s drug addiction.

Phil Lynott dies on January 4, 1986

POST LYNOTT LIZZY

Thin Lizzy (1986- Self Aid)

Bob Geldof- vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Gary Moore- guitar

Bob Daisley- bass

Brian Downey- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

Thin Lizzy (1991- for “Dedication”)

Scott Gorham- guitar

Brian Downey- drums

Thin Lizzy (1993- An Evening w/ the Thin Lizzy Band)

Bobby Tench- vocals

Brian Robertson- guitar

Doish Nagle- guitar

Dough Brookie- bass

Brian Downey- drums

Starting in 1994, a reunited version of Thin Lizzy starts to tour around. At the helm of this new band is Gorham and Sykes, with Sykes taking on lead vocals. From 1994 to 2009, Gorham and Sykes kept the new band going- even releasing a live album or two. The band had no intentions of making new studio material, as this reunited band was a tribute to the original Lynott band.

GORHAM-SYKES ERA

Thin Lizzy (1994, 1996-98)

John Sykes- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Marco Mendoza- bass

Brian Downey- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

Thin Lizzy (1998-2001)

John Sykes- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Marco Mendoza- bass

Tommy Aldridge- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

Thin Lizzy (2001)

John Sykes- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Marco Mendoza- bass

Tommy Aldridge- drums

Hiatus (2001-2004)

Thin Lizzy (2004-2005)

John Sykes- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Randy Gregg- bass

Michael Lee- drums

Thin Lizzy (2005-2006)

John Sykes- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Marco Mendoza - bass

Michael Lee- drums

Thin Lizzy (2006-2007)

John Sykes- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Marco Mendoza- bass

Tommy Aldridge- drums

Thin Lizzy (2007-2009)

John Sykes- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Francesco DiCosmo- bass

Tommy Aldridge- drums

John Sykes leaves- Hiatus (2009-2010)

PRE-BLACK STAR RIDERS ERA

Thin Lizzy (May 2010-May 2011)

Ricky Warwick- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Vivian Campbell- guitar

Marco Mendoza- bass

Brian Downey- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

Thin Lizzy (May-August 2011)

Ricky Warwick- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Richard Fortus- guitar

Marco Mendoza- bass

Brian Downey- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

Thin Lizzy (August 2011-2012)

Ricky Warwick- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Damon Johnson- guitar

Marco Mendoza- bass

Brian Downey- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

In 2012, it’s announced that the band will enter the studio to record a brand new studio album. During the recording of the album, it began to hit the band that they were recording a Thin Lizzy album without Phil Lynott. Lynott’s widow had an issue with this too, asking for the band to not record under the Lizzy name. In late 2012, the band announces that they will continue as Black Star Riders with Warwick, Gorham, Johnson, Mendoza and Jimmy DeGrasso.

(see Black Star Riders)

The band also announces that it will use the Thin Lizzy name on special occasions. The first of these special occasions is in 2016, which marked the 40^th of Jailbreak.

Thin Lizzy (2016)

Ricky Warwick- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Damon Johnson- guitar

Tom Hamilton- bass

Mikkey Dee- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

Thin Lizzy (2016)

Ricky Warwick- guitar/vocals

Scott Gorham- guitar

Damon Johnson- guitar

Tom Hamilton- bass

Scott Travis- drums

Darren Wharton- keyboards

RIP

Phil Lynott- 1986

Gary Moore- 2011

John DuCann- 2011

Eric Wrixon- 2016