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:  Blackout (Special Edition) (2023)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  BMG 

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Blackout (3:49)

 2.  Can't Live Without You (3:47)

 3.  No One Like You (3:57)

 4.  You Give Me All I Need (3:39)

 5.  Now! (2:35)

Side 2:

 1.  Dynamite (4:12)

 2.  Arizona (3:56)

 3.  China White (6:59)

 4.  When The Smoke Is Going Down (3:50)

Personnel:

Klaus Meine:  Lead Vocals 

Rudolf Schenker:  Rhythm & Lead Guitars on Tracks:  4, 8, 9, 6 &12 String Acoustic Guitar Backing Vocals

Matthias Jabs:  Lead Guitars, Rhythm Guitar on Tracks:  4, 8, 9, 6 & 12 String Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals

Francis Buchholz:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Herman Rarebell:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Additional Musician:

Don Dokken:  Backing Vocals

Blackout is the eighth studio album by Scorpions, originally released on March, 1982 by Harvest, remastered and reissued on June 2 2023 by BMG.  Special Edition 180 Gram Heavy Weight Coloured Vinyl.