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Live is the third album by the band UFO. It was the group's first live recording and was initially released only in Japan in 1972. The album was later re-issued with different titles, such as UFO Live in Japan and UFO Lands In Tokyo.

It features the original lineup of the band with Mick Bolton on guitar, and consists of blues covers and songs from their first two space-rock albums. All of the tracks are in a jam-oriented style which is very different from the aggressive, song-oriented style they would be later known for. It was the last album to feature Mick Bolton on guitar, he would be replaced with Michael Schenker.

Singer Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and drummer Andy Parker formed the band in August 1969. Originally taking the name Hocus Pocus, the group changed their name in October 1969 to UFO in honour of the London club where they were spotted by Noel Moore, who signed them to his Beacon Records label. Their eponymously titled first album debuted in 1970 and was a typical example of blues and boogie based hard rock. The album included a heavy version of the Eddie Cochran's classic "C'mon Everybody." Both UFO 1 and its follow-up UFO 2: Flying, were very successful in Japan (especially the single "C'mon Everybody" which became a huge hit there) and Germany (the song "Boogie For George," also from the first album, reached #30 in German singles charts as well as "Prince Kajuku" from Flying reached #26), but generated poor interest in Britain and America. Consequently, their third effort, Live (later re-issued as UFO Lands In Tokyo), was originally only released in Japan in 1972.

Part of UFO's early heavy metal work was strongly influenced by space rock (their second album, including a 26-minute long title track and a 19-minute long opus "Star Storm", was subtitled One Hour Space Rock) that was modestly popular at the time, but the band soon realised the style was somewhat limited. In January, 1972 Mick Bolton left the group, and UFO set out to find a guitarist who could provide the band with a more standard rock sound.

01."C'mon Everybody" (Cochrane-Capeheart) 4:10
02."Who Do You Love" (Ellas McDaniel) 9:00
03."Loving Cup" (Butterfield-Butterfield) 5:10
04."Prince Kajuku"/"The Coming of Prince Kajuku" (Way-Mogg-Parker-Bolton) 8:20
05."Boogie for George" (Way-Mogg-Parker-Bolton) 11:30
06."Follow You Home" (Way) 6:00