SCORPIONS - IN TRANCE - ORIGINAL 1975 GERMAN IMPORT VINYL ALBUM WITH RARE SLEEVE

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SCORPIONS

IN TRANCE

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1975 FIRST PRESS GERMAN IMPORT VINYL ALBUM ON THE RCA RECORDS LABEL, IN IT'S ORIGINAL AND RARE WITHDRAWN PICTURE SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS IN STRONG VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION, WITH NO WRITING, TEARS, SCUFFS OR STICKERS / STICKER RESIDUE. AND SHOWING ONLY MILD SIGNS OF AGE AND USE. JUST LIGHT SHELF / HANDLING WEAR ONLY. THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE PLAIN WHITE STANDARD TYPE. THE RECORD GRADES A NICE EXCELLENT CONDITION. BOTH LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT, WITH NO WRITING, TEARS, SCUFFS OR STICKERS / STICKER RESIDUE. BOTH PLAYING SURFACES RETAIN A HIGH GLOSS SHEEN, WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND USE. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, WITH JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF FEINT HAIRLINES AND SOME FINE WISPY PAPER RUBS / SWIRLS ONLY. THIS IS A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC SCORPIONS ALBUM, WHICH LOOKS AND PLAYS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ON BOTH SIDES, SOUND AND PLAYBACK QUALITY ARE SUPERB, THERE ARE NO POPS OR CLICKS DURING PLAY, AND BACKGROUND NOISE / CRACKLE IS BARELY AUDIBLE. THERE IS STRICTLY NO STICKING OR JUMPING OF THE RECORD DURING PLAY.

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The album cover shows a woman smashing a guitar, with one of her breasts exposed. The album cover gained controversy and Was Quickly changed so that the breast is covered up. On This The Original 1975 In Trance album by German hard rock band Scorpions. You Can See the album cover clearly shows the model's bare breast hanging down towards the guitar. this cover was withdrawn by the manufacturers after censorship regulations were imposed. all subsequent and Later releases have the breast blacked out so that it is not visible. This would be the first of many Scorpions album covers that have been censored.
 
TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS  
SIDE ONE

1. DARK LADY
2. IN TRANCE
3. LIFE'S LIKE A RIVER
4. TOP OF THE BILL
5. LIVING AND DYING

SIDE TWO

1. ROBOT MAN
2. EVENING WIND
3. SUN IN MY HAND
4. LONGING FOR FIRE
5. NIGHT LIGHTS

ALBUM CREDITS

 Scorpions’s third studio album In Trance was released in 1975 and rightfully it can be hailed as the first “true” Scorpions album. It is at this stage of their career, that the band finally begins to develop their characteristic metallic sound. Combining a dazzling guitar work by the guitar duo Roth-Schenker, with Meine’s energetic vocals, the band is using their energy and their inspiration to create a masterful work of sadness and sorrow. Without having Michael to handle and direct the songwriting, Roth’s contribution here is apparently bigger with six songs written or co written by him. As everyone knows he became quite known for his lead playing in future Scorpions’s songs such as: The Sails of Charon, We’ll Burn The Sky, Hell Cat,Polar Knights, Yellow Raven and so on. All of these songs featured exotic guitar sounds, as Roth started to incorporate many different scales in his playing, with the most noticeable example being the Dominant Phrygian scale. During the recordings of Virgin Killier and Taken By Force, Roth studied furiously those scales in order for him to enrich his musical arsenal. His extensive practice resulted in the writing of some of the most beautiful pieces of music written in Rock history. 
But before that, his knowledge was limited to the Pentatonic and Minor scales. Of course, that doesn’t mean he wasn’t an accomplished guitar player already. He owned the six-string. Roth focused his leads and his ideas around those minor scales and the result was a pack of songs condemned to be remembered for ever. The band were obviously supporting him by writing simple material and letting him express his talents as much as possible with his perfect soloing. Each and every song features either an attack, or an aggressive solo, accompanied sometimes by an overall loudness that Roth always likes to create with his tremolo bar. Primal examples are the tracks: Dark Lady and Robot Man. Night Lights is the only instrumental you’ll find in here and it has the name Uli Roth written all over it. One of the best melodic pieces the great guitarist has ever come up with. Rudolf Schenker is also an important team player. While he takes credit for writing the more straightforward and outspoken material, his cooperation with Roth gives the band a tight, marvelous rhythmic section strong enough to capture our attention and keep it all the way until the very last track of the album. Very interesting work. Tracks such as Top of The Bill, Robot Man, Dark Lady and longing For Fire are all powerful examples.
While the guitar work is excellent, the tone of this album is what captivated me from the very first listen. Due to the above-mentioned extensive use of the Minor scales, In Trance is definitely the saddest, most melancholic album in Scorpions’s discography. It’s just feels great when exposing your senses to the dramatic, hypnotic effects that this little masterpiece creates. Lyrically, the effort put on this album is more sophisticated and tries to enhance the joyless atmosphere:
Nothing really looks pretty and I’ve been alone, I’ve been alone, I’ve been alone And in my heart many wishes are crying, living and dying As years are passing by silence becomes your friend, you see the world in a different way Sitting alone in the doghouse, thinking of you all the time sighing, crying
I spend too many lines trying to explain how the music flows and I focused too much of my writing on the guitarists. That doesn’t mean that the other members do not deserve any credit. Klaus Meine’s voice sounds terrific and it blends well with the music. While Klaus hadn’t reached yet the astonishing performing levels ofBlackout or Love At First Sting he already displayed his well known voice for the first time here on this album and his furious screams do more than enough to make the songs come to life. Meine’s vocals are a tremendously important asset to the band. 
All the great groups in the history of Rock ‘n’ Roll managed to make a name for themselves not only because of the brilliance of their music, but also because they had a singer who married his distinguished vocals with this music, giving the band specific results. Scorpions owe much to Meine’s vocals. As far as the other members of the group, Francis Buchholz is making his second appearance as the band's bassist on this album and with the performance he gives, he shines less. However, his leading lines on the tracks “Evening Wind” and “Longing For Fire” are fantastic. Rudy Lenners provide the band with some good effective drumming, but my overall impression is that his work is inadequate.
Scorpions are very well known for the hits they wrote back in the 80’s. Evidently, there are plenty of people who are not familiar with their 70’s material, and that’s a damn shame. Their music of that era is truly memorable. Do yourself a favor and discover their musical treasure.


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