SCORPIONS The Scorpion 3LP Box-set In Trance / Virgin Killer / Fly To the Rainbow

Album Summary:  Very hard to find 3LP box-set of the Scorpions, with the LPs: Virgin Killer / In Trance / Fly to the Rainbow. Each LP has been pressed on heavy 150grams vinyl   Music Genre:   Metal, Hard-rock   Trivia:  Produced by Dieter Dierks and the Scorpions .   Dieter Dierks from Stommeln, Germany is a musician, sound engineer, producer, music publisher and studio owner. During the 1970s responsible for the recordings of many so called "Krautrock" bands like: "Ihre Kinder", "Ash Ra Tempel", "Tangerine Dream", "Witthüser & Westrupp", Hoelderlin, Wallenstein, "Birth Control", "Guru Guru", Embryo, "Popol Vuh", Bröselmaschine, "Amon Düül" and "Floh de Cologne". As of the late 1970s he has been responsible for the recordings of the "Scorpions", "Accept", "Twisted Sister" and many many other bands. Dieter Dierks was also founder of "Dierks Studios" and "Breeze Music" Album Packaging / Information:   3 Record Box-set , Original custom insert sleeve with albums details and cover photos.  Label Information:   RCA Victor NL 70615 C Media Format:   3 x 12" LP   Year & Country:   1975 Made in France

Record One: Scorpion's Band members on: Virgin Killer

Virgin Killer was recorded on 32-tracks recorded and mixed at Dierks-studios, Cologne Germany .

  Dierks Studios , a Sound recording studio and media company, founded and owned by Dieter Dierks in Stommeln, Cologne, Germany.

Scorpions on "Virgin Killer"
• Klaus Meine

  Klaus Meine is a German singer and was born 1948, Hannover, Germany. He has been lead singer with the German Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band "Scorpions" since 1969. Meine made a guest-appearance on Michael Schenker's album "Rock Will Never Die".

• Ulrich Roth

  Ulrich Roth ( also known as Uli Jon Roth ) a German guitar player and best known as the Lead Guitarist of the German Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band "Scorpions". He started his career in a band called "Dawn Road" around 1973. The band-members Uli Jon Roth, Achim Kirschning, Francis Buchholz, Jürgen Rosenthal joined Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine to form "Scorpions". Roth was guitarist with "Scorpions" from 1974 until 1977 and formed is proper band "Electric Sun".

• Hell-Cat and Polat Nights
• Rudolf Schenker

  Rudolf Schenker - Founder and Guitarist with the German Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band "Scorpions" since it's formation in 1964. Rudolf is brother of Michael Schenker and Barbara Schenker. He uses guitar made by the German guitar maker Dommenget.

• Francis Buchholz

  Francis Buchholz - Bass guitar player from Hannover, Germany and was born in 1954. Buchholz started his musical career , together with Ulrich Roth and Hans-Jurgen Rosenthal, during 1972 in a band called "Dawn Road". "Dawn Road" dismantled around 1974 and members joined "Scorpions". Buchholz performed with the Scorpions from 1973 until 1992.

• Rudy Lenners

  Rudy Lenners - Drums, Producer, Illustrator is from Belgium and was born in 1952. Lenners has been performing with "Scorpions" from 1975 until 1977. He replaced Jürgen Rosenthal and appeared on two Scorpions albums: "In Trance" and "Virgin Killer", he was replaced by Herman Rarebell in 1977. in 1983 Lenners performed with the Belgian band "Key West" and recorded te album "First Invasion". Later during 1985 he played drums with the "Steelover" band.

Track Listing of: Virgin Killer

Side One:
1. Pictured Life
2. Catch your train
3. In Your Park
4. Backstage Queen
5. Virgin Killer

Side Two:
1. Hell Cat
2. Crying Days
3. Polar Nights
4. Yellow Raven

 

 

Record Two: Scorpion's Band members on: In Trance

Special thanks to Achim Kirschning for keyboards and Langer, our Chief-roadie. Recorded and remixed at Dierks-studios.

  Dierks Studios , a Sound recording studio and media company, founded and owned by Dieter Dierks in Stommeln, Cologne, Germany.

Scorpions on "In Trance"
• Klaus Meine
• Ulrich Roth
• Rudolf Schenker
• Francis Buchholz
• Ruddy Lenners

Track Listing of: In Trance

Side One:
1. Dark Lady
2. In Trance
3. Life's Like a River
4. Top of the Hill
5. Living and Dying

Side Two:
1. Robot Man
2. Evevning Wind
3. Sun in my hand
4. Longing for Fire
5. Night Lights

 

Record Three: Scorpion's Band members on: Fly to the Rainbow

Recording Engineer: Mack U. Horst Andritschke, recorded at Musicland Munchen and Studio Maschen, special thanks to Achim Kirschning keyboards

Scorpions on "Fly To the Rainbow"
• Rudolf Schenker
• Ulrich Roth
• Klaus Meine
• Jurgen Rosenthal
• Francis Buchholz

Track Listing of: Fly to the Rainbow

Side One:
1. Speedy's Coming
2. They Need A Million
3. Drifting Sun
4. Fly People Fly

Side Two:
1. This is my song
2. Far Away
3. Fly to the Rainbow

Photos of the LP's cover: SCORPIONS The Scorpion 3LP Box-set In Trance / Virgin Killer / Fly To the Rainbow