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Lonesome Crow is the debut studio album by the German rock band Scorpions.It was recorded soon after Scorpions became a fully professional band under the production of Conny Plank, apparently in only six or seven days, and released on 29 February 1972 in West Germany as the soundtrack to the German anti-drug movie Das Kalte Paradies, [4] and May 1973 in the United States.
In support of the Lonesome Crow album, Scorpions toured as the opening act for the British rock band UFO.At the end of the tour, Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker was asked to fill an open position as UFO's guitarist and accepted the position. [5]
In 1972 the group recorded and released their debut album Lonesome Crow, with Lothar Heimberg on bass and Wolfgang Dziony on drums and re-recorded their CCA songs. [13] During the Lonesome Crow tour Scorpions opened for up-and-coming British band UFO. Near the end of the tour, guitarist Michael Schenker accepted an offer to play lead guitar for ...
However, in a 2008 interview Roth claimed that early Scorpions album covers in general were "the record company's idea-- but we certainly didn't object. And so shame on us. Those covers were probably the most embarrassing thing I've ever been involved with." He did, though, classify the In Trance cover as "borderline". [8]
Best of Scorpions is a compilation album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. It was released in November 1979 in the United States. [4] The record contains songs from their albums between Fly to the Rainbow and Taken by Force. No songs were culled from their debut album, Lonesome Crow.
Return to Forever is the eighteenth studio album by German rock band Scorpions.It was released in Europe on 20 February 2015. [1] The album marks the final release of the band to feature the Unbreakable-era lineup with longtime drummer James Kottak leaving the band in September 2016, being replaced by former Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee.
Blackout is the eighth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions. It was released in 1982 by Harvest and EMI Records. In the US, the album was certified gold on 24 June 1982 and platinum on 8 March 1984 by RIAA. [6] Rolling Stone ranked Blackout as 73rd on their list of "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" in 2017. [7]
The Platinum Collection is a compilation album by German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 2005, in Europe, Australia and South Africa.. A three-disc compilation covering 1975's In Trance through 2004's Unbreakable, it is one of the band's few near career-spanning sets, featuring their better-known Mercury Records material, as well as the earlier material released on RCA (although the band ...