About this episode
Brian Slagel discusses UFO's 'Let It Roll' with producer Mike Varney and others, exploring its history and production.
UFO - "Let It Roll" The original studio version of UFO's "Let It Roll" was released on the album Force It on July 1, 1975. The popular live version from the album Strangers in the Night was released on January 16, 1979 Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel talks about UFO's "Let It Roll" with renowned producer and founder of Shrapnel Records, Mike Varney. Jay Ruston discusses the production with Brian and, as always, we check in with author Martin Popoff for some historical and musical context. You can watch the entire unedited version of the interview HERE: https://youtu.be/13IN-VjANhc?si=X1okGlY1BZ3gZpTJ Follow Mike Faley @MPFaley on Instagram and X Follow Christian Bladt on Instagram and X @ChristianDMZ Follow Brian Slagel on Instagram and X @Brian Slagel Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on X, Instagram and TikTok @100Metal Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Brian Slagel
Guest: Mike Varney
Topics covered
- UFO
- heavy metal
- music production
- interviews
- album history
Keywords
- UFO
- Let It Roll
- heavy metal
- music history
- album production
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Metal Blade Records
Books & works: UFO - "Let It Roll", Force It, Strangers in the Night
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