FEEDBACK WAH-WAH GUITAR FIREWORKS UNCENSORED COVER - SCORPIONS Metal Psych Prog

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       ORIGINAL GERMAN 1975 (SUPERIOR)  FIRST PRESS

     CENSORED IN THE USA  ~~~ ORIGINAL COVER
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PLAYS CLEAN
Original 1975 GERMAN original pressing with laminated cover; all too soon to contain the censored cover released in the USA. Apparently censors in America had a problem with a woman's breast, which was removed on the copies that sold in the millions.
Roaring ~ magic-fingers fireworks!

By 1975, it is remarkable to think that the Scorpions had been formed already 10 years before '75! Their early years were turbulent ones, with multiple lineup changes and steps towards many open-ended (acid-heavy) directions. However, with the release of their third album, "In Trance," the Scorpions were finally starting to establish their base sound, and with masterful execution.

With their previous releases, the band had been influenced by psychedelic and progressive influences. Compositions such as “Lonesome Crow”, “In Search of the Peace of Mind” and “Fly to the Rainbow” display this perfectly. Enter "In Trance," these influences have been mostly ditched. More concise power-packed songs dominate the album. Similarly to “Speedy's Coming” off of Fly to the Rainbow, tracks such as “Dark Lady”, “Top of the Bill” and “Robot Man” are fun and easy to listen to, and easily grasp any listener's attention with fast-paced rhythm and amazing guitar work by Roth and Schenker. Uli Roth being well known for his Jimi Hendrix styles via echo-plex feedback frenzies.

Despite this, progressive structure is still present in some tracks. The title track and “Evening Wind” clearly change throughout their course. In particular, the title track benefits from this immensely, when it changes from an acoustic ballad, to a stellar electrified guitar master solo by Roth, and finishes with an emotionally driven chant by vocalist Meine, accompanied by powerful instrumentation from the entire band.

Other power ballads on the album shouldn't be overlooked, however. The likes of “Life's Like a River” and “Living and Dying” are great tracks, and fully flesh out Meine's impressive vocal ability and the amount of emotion he puts in.

If there was ever one thing that made the Uli Jon Roth era iffy, it was Roth's vocals. Roth's voice is nasal, and deepened by his accent, making it go frequently out of tune. His vocals on “Dark Lady” aren't so bad, because of the blaring sound of all the instruments, as well as Meine taking over the high-pitched yells during the chorus, but it ruins “Sun in My Hand”, who's minimalistic rhythmic approach brings all ears to his vocal flaws, which is unfortunate, because otherwise that track has great soloing.

As for the other band members, Buccholz plays his best bass lines of his career, and is the driving force for songs such as “Longing for Fire” and “Life's Like a River”. Their new drummer, Rudy Lenners, isn't as impressive as Jurgen Rosenthal, but manages to keep up to the beat. These two make up the stellar rhythm section of the album and perfect its pace, making for hardly ever a dull moment.

In Trance is an extremely high note in the Scorpions' career, and is probably their best work with the legendary Uli Roth. It has masterful guitar work, powerful vocals by Meine and perfect pace. What more could you ask for from a hard rock album? No bad tracks either side.

Klaus Meine – vocals
Uli Jon Roth – guitar, vocals
Rudof Schenker – guitar
Francis Buccholz – bass

                 CONDITION: The cover: rated: "EX" (excellent) laminated sleek black cover from 43+ years ago is decidedly a solid collection keeper.   There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

The vinyl: Rated: "EX" (excellent) = just play tested both sides, minty clean audio - what a ride!   Both (orange) German RCA labels are clean
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                    A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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