PARADOX - Product of Imagination 12" Vinyl LP Album

1st Release/Edition

  "Product of Imagination" is the first full length album released by the German Speed/Thrash Metal band Paradox. It was recorded at the Karo Musikstudio and "Kalle Trapp" was responsible for the Production and the Sound mix. Joe Petagno (known for his artwork for Motorhead albums) has taken care of the album cover's artwork.

Album cover for Paradox's Product of Imagination. The cover features a surreal, fiery scene with swirling abstract shapes resembling a distorted skull or face engulfed in flames. Comets streak across a dark sky, adding a sense of chaos. The Paradox logo and album title appear in the upper right corner
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"Product of Imagination" is the first full length album released by the German Speed/Thrash Metal band Paradox. It was recorded at the Karo Musikstudio and "Kalle Trapp" was responsible for the Production and the Sound mix. Joe Petagno (known for his artwork for Motorhead albums) has taken care of the album cover's artwork.

Paradox is a German (aka Teutonic) Speed/Thrash Metal which was formed in mid-1980s. During the 1980s they released two full length albums "Product of Imagination" and "Heresy".

PARADOX - Product of Imagination 12" Vinyl LP
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Released in 1987, "Paradox's" "Product of Imagination" marks the debut album of this German speed/thrash metal band. Recorded at Karo Musikstudio and produced by Kalle Trapp, it showcases intense riffs and rapid tempos characteristic of the genre. Featuring album art by Joe Petagno, it established Paradox as a force in European metal.

Album Fact Sheet: PARADOX - Product of Imagination-

Music Genre:

 Speed/Thrash Metal from Germany

Album Production Information:

The album: "PARADOX - Product of Imagination- " was produced by: Kalle Trapp

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Sound/Recording Engineer(s): Kalle Trapp

This album was recorded at: Karo Musikstudio

Album cover design: Joe Petagno

Joe Petagno is an American artist known principally for creating images used on rock album covers for bands such as Pink Floyd , Led Zeppelin , Nazareth , Sweet, Motörhead, Roy Harper, Marduk, Bal-Sagoth, Autopsy, Attick Demons, Illdisposed and Sodom .

Joe Petagno was born in Portland, Maine and left the United States in 1972. He worked with Hipgnosis before meeting Motörhead's Lemmy in 1975,

Photography: Irene Vögeli

Record Label & Catalognr:

  RoadrunneR RR 9593

Record Format:

12" Vinyl Stereo Gramophone Record

Total Album (Cover+Record) Weight: 230 gram

Year & Country:

  1987 Made in Holland
Personnel/Band Members and Musicians on: PARADOX - Product of Imagination-
    Band-members, Musicians and Performers
  • Charly Steinhauer
  • Markus Spyth
  • Roland Stahl
  • Axel Blaha
Complete Track-listing of the album "PARADOX - Product of Imagination- "

The detailed tracklist of this record "PARADOX - Product of Imagination- " is:

    Track-listing Side One:
  1. Opening Theme
  2. Paradox
  3. Death Screaming and Pain
  4. Product of Imagination
  5. Continuation of Invasion
    Track-listing Side Two:
  1. Mystery
  2. Kill That Beast
  3. Pray to the Godz of Wrath
  4. Beyond Space
  5. Wotan II
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The album cover for Paradox's Product of Imagination is a surreal and fiery artwork that immediately grabs attention. Dominated by shades of red, orange, and black, it features a swirling, abstract figure that resembles a distorted skull or face engulfed in intense flames or liquid movement, giving it a haunting, otherworldly appearance. In the background, meteors or comets streak across the sky, adding a sense of impending doom and chaos. The Paradox logo is positioned in the upper right corner, alongside the album title, in a sharp, angular font that complements the intense visual. This cover, designed by Joe Petagno, captures the ferocity and high energy of the music within, aligning with the album's aggressive thrash metal themes.

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