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Scorpions Format: Vinyl

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Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. UK release from 1977. Heavy Metal Rock music LP from the band called Scorpions. 9 tracks. Some shelf wear to jacket.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.2 x 11.97 x 0.08 inches; 6.4 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ RCA
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 4, 2012
Label ‏ : ‎ RCA
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000091CWD
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Michelle A. Ott

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Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024

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CD was as described. Thank you.

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Bloodbath_and_Beyond

The buried 70's metal masters

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2009

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When you mention 70's metal, only the most aging headbangers will stand up for what most younger metal fans today consider stupid or ...not metal at all, bands like Kiss, Alice Cooper, UFO, Budgie, Mountain, Robin Trower, Humble Pie, Montrose, Van Halen, Thin Lizzy, BOC, etc. But one never mentioned is the Scorpions. Yes, before their famous MTV/80's days, they had been making records since 1972. All of which ranged from great to brilliant. Their first two albums almost boaderlined on psychedelic prog/heavy rock sounding stuff, all great though. But the band really found the mark on 1975's In Trance. Laying down some of the guitar playing that would make him a legend in the future, Uli Jon Roth really lays it down on 1976's Virgin Killer. Right off the bat, you can tell the band has finally made the full transformation to proto metal gods. With the opener Pictured Life and it's follow up Catch Your Train, the band churns out some melodic yet blistering heavy rock as they do for other favorites like Backstage Queen and the more restrained In Your Park. However the song that really takes the cake is the title track, Roth's riffs are amazing in this as is Klaus Mein's shrieking high powered vocals. Uli liked to take over on vocals for a song or two per album, and he does so on Hell Cat. Of course his singing never earned much points among fans, this track in general, is totally mindblowing. The Hendrix comparisons are endless, this is a like a lost track off Electric Ladyland. This song has the heaviness and raw axe slinging that made the 70's Scorpions near brilliant metal. Crying Days is another good ballad, but it's the once again Hendrix inspired Polar Nights that exhibits the thunder heavy riffs and grooves that seperate the Scorps from what they were doing in the 80's. The record wraps up with the last flash of slight proggish ballad material they would do Yellow Raven. This is a historic document of the pre 80's metal for sure, and is a must for every enthusiast of the genre.

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Thomas McDonald

This originally i had on vinyl even from Germany across the Alantic Ocean through UPS,

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023

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Unfortunately someone hooked it from me, Thomas S. McDonald,P.S. now i have this on auto cassette, thanks, Thomas S. McDonald

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John Alapick

A killer indeed

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2016

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I've been a fan of Scorpions since the Blackout album in 1982. During the '80s, I owned a few of the albums (cassettes) that featured Uli Jon Roth on guitar but I didn't appreciate them all that much. However, over time I really believe that this era of Scorpions has aged very well and that their 1976 album, Virgin Killer, is the best of that era with In Trance running a tight second. "Pictured Life" is the opening track and between its rocking chorus, Klaus Meine's soaring vocals, and Roth's wicked guitar work, it all works. The energetic "Catch Your Train" is even better while "Backstage Queen" possesses the hooks that would win over the masses later on. The power ballads they would later perfect on their more popular albums are on display with the dramatic "Crying Days" being the best of them although "Yellow Raven" is quite elegant as well. From here, it's more goodness as the title track is a scorcher and has a sick yet memorable riff while "Hell Cat" shows Roth's Hendrix affixation on full display along with his distinctive and flat vocals. Not to be done is his wicked showcase "Polar Nights", which is one of the band's hardest and still excites. Virgin Killer is a killer indeed and is easily one of the Scorpions' classic albums.

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First Scorpions Album I Ever Heard

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2011

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It was 1977. In those days the term "Heavy Metal" had not been coined. All we had was "Hard Rock" and our choices were Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Deep Purple, Kiss...

One had to really look to find other obscure "Hard Rock" choices: These would be newcomers Judas Priest, Montrose, UFO, Pat Travers...and Scorpions.

I had a friend in 1977 that was constantly discovering new "Hard Rock" acts. One such band was Starz and another was Scorpions. In fact, Virgin Killers was the first Scorpions album he got a hold of as it was their most recent album and he played it for me in spring 1977. I was instantly taken with it; it was one of their best.

I later found out it featured Scorpions' second lead guitarist Ulrick Roth who replaced Michael Schenker, who went on to form UFO after the first Scorpions album "Lonesome Crow" but came back for one more stint as Scorpions lead guitarists in 1979's "Love Drive." Michael was the brother of brother of Scorpions' rhythm guitarist for Rudolf Schenker.

Virgin Killer is chalk full of heavy songs and exceptionally, fast, innovative guitar leads by Roth in such songs as Pictured Life, Catch Your Train, Back Stage Queen, Hell Cat, Polar Nights.

I'm not sure what became of Ulrick Roth after he left Scorpions but would like to find out as his work on Virgin Killer is excellent.

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S. A. Shearin

One Of The Greatest Albums Of All Time

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2010

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First let me say that I have been listening to this album for thirty years. I have owned the Lp, cassette, and now the CD. This is, in my opinion, one of the greatest albums of all time. These songs are infectious in that, once you've listened to them enough, they become lifelong earworms. The guitar solo in "Polar Nights" is one that will stick to you like glue. Uli Roth lets it all hang out on this album with his fiery mastery of the fretboard. The rest of the band is in top form as well. If you've never heard this album before, be prepared to have your mind blown. Vitually every great guitar player that came out in the 80's slept with this monster under their pillows. You'll definitely hear the influence it had on Yngwie Malmsteen with the first listen. While I do love the Scorpions music, before and after "Virgin Killer", this to me is the greatest work they ever did. If you can find it, get it with the original artwork. It's a little perverted, but definitely sets the mood for what's inside. This is some of the best hard rock the 70's had to offer, and nothing around today can even touch. If you play guitar prepare to be humbled, because Ulrich Jon Roth is a god.

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