SCORPIONS VIRGIN KILLER ALL ORIGINAL GERMAN IMPORT 1ST EDITION VINTAGE VINYL LP

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Up for sale from my personal collection is the 1976 original 1st edition German import vinyl LP release of Virgin Killer by Scorpions! If you are viewing this auction, then you know what this is. This is the original release not a reissue or bootleg. This version of the cover opens (see photos) and has the info printed on the inside cover, not the sleeve as others listed here on eBay. The cover and vinyl are in excellent condition and have been well kept for 41 years!!  We have worked hard to achieve our 100% positive feedback, buy with confidence!

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Virgin Killer is the fourth studio album by German rock band Scorpions. It was released in 1976 and was the band's first album to attract attention outside Europe. The title is described as being a reference to time as the killer of innocence. The original cover featured a nude prepubescent girl, which stirred controversy in the UK, US and elsewhere. As a result, the album was re-issued with a different cover in some countries.
Reception The success of Virgin Killer was similar to other Scorpions albums featuring Uli Jon Roth as lead guitarist; it "failed to attain any serious attention in the United States" but was "quite popular in Japan" where it peaked at number 32 in the charts. The album was another step in the band's shift from psychedelic music to hard rock. Critic Vincent Jeffries of Allmusic contends in hindsight that the album was "the first of four studio releases that really defined the Scorpions and their urgent metallic sound that was to become highly influential". He also counts the title track and "Pictured Life" among the "all-time Scorpions standouts". Among the band members, Uli Jon Roth considers Virgin Killer and the previous release In Trance as his favourite Scorpions albums.
Artwork The original cover art for the album depicted a nude ten-year-old girl, with a shattered glass effect obscuring her genitalia. The image was designed by Steffan Böhle, who was then the product manager for the West German branch of RCA Records. Francis Buchholz was the bassist for the band and, in an interview conducted in early 2007, recollects that the model depicted on the cover was either the daughter or the niece of the cover designer. The photograph was taken by Michael von Gimbut. 

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