Been listening to the Deluxe box of UFO's Strangers In The Night.
The choice that they (record company? Ron Nevison? The band themselves?) made for the official release in 1978 makes perfect sense to me. It really is the best selection of the nights they recorded.
I just don't think songs as
Hot N Ready,
Pack it Up and Go,
I Ain't No Baby are as strong as the ones that ended up on the (double) album.
And on some nights Phil Mogg did not hit all the notes he could have. Guess they were partying real hard back in those days. And a singer's voice is just a vulnerable instrument to a hangover or fatigue.
But the band is really tight. And Schenker is incredible on all of the recorded nights.
It puzzles me why he insisted on overdubbing his guitar parts in the studio. Producer Ron Nevison refused to have him do that. And consequently Schenker just walked out and quit the band...
In the liner notes I read that he had to play most nights on a spare Flying V, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Over the years he has made peace with the album.