Scorpions

 

Artist:  Scorpions
Origin:  Hanover, Germany
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Rudolf Schenker:  Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Karl-Heinz Vollmer:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Lothar Heimberg:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Wolfgang Dziony:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Scorpions are a German Hard Rock Band formed in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker (Guitar), Karl-Heinz Vollmer (Guitar), Lothar Heimberg (Bass) and Wolfgang Dziony  (Drums, Percussion).  In 1970 Klaus Meine has been Lead Singer for all their studio albums and released many singles such as "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", "Wind Of Change", "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "When The Smoke Is Going Down", "Blackout".  The Band is one of The World's Best-Selling Bands Of All Time, with sales around 75 million to 100 million records worldwide.

Title:  Fly To The Rainbow (Special Edition) (2023)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  BMG

Rating:  **** 

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Speedy's Coming (3:36)

 2.  They Need A Million (4:50)

 3.  Drifting Sun (7:42)

 4.  Fly People Fly (5:03)

Side 2:

 1.  This Is My Song (4:18)

 2.  Far Away (5:38)

 3.  Fly To The Rainbow (9:40)

Personnel:

Klaus Meine:  Lead Vocals

Ulrich rth:  Lead Guitars, Vocals on Track 1/3, Storytelling on Track 2/4

Rudolf Schenker:  Rhythm Guitars,Vocals on Track 1/2, Storytelling on Track 1/3

Francis Buchholz:  Bass

Jurgen Rosenthal:  Drums

Additional Musician:

Achim Kirschning: Organ, Mellotron, Synthesizers

Fly To The Rainbow is the second studio album by Scorpions, originally released on November 1, 1974 by RCA, remastered and reissued on June 1, 2023 by BMG.  Special Edition 180 Gram Heavy Weight Coloured Vinyl.