Scorpions - Lovedrive w/Banned Bubblegum Cover LP (1979), Mercury 53 Keel Press
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Artist: Scorpions Title: Lovedrive Release date: February 1979 Country: US First pressing, 53 Keel Mfg Corp Pressing LP jacket condition: G+ (Good Plus) with shelf wear, ring wear, edge/corner/and spine wear, some creases. No rips, tears, or tape on the jacket. Inner sleeve condition: G+ originally inner sleeve has some wrinkles. Vinyl LP condition: VG+ (Very Good Plus) The record still in decent shape considering its age. Both inner labels clean and complete. Some light scratches on both sides, but these shouldn't affect playback. Decent shine/gloss.
About Lovedrive: Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1979. Lovedrive was a major evolution of the band’s sound, which exhibited their “classic style” that would be later developed over their next few albums.Michael Schenker, younger brother of rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker, performed lead guitar on 3 songs. The RIAA certifiedLovedrive as Gold on 28 May 1986 and the album ranked 25 on IGN‘s list of the top 25 metal albums.
Cover Art:
The cover depicted a man and woman in formalwear seated in the back of a car, with one of the woman’s breasts exposed and connected to the man’s hand by stretched bubblegum. The back cover featured the same man and woman, but holding a photograph of the band and her breasts completely exposed (without the gum). It was created by Storm Thorgerson of the design firm Hipgnosis. It caused some controversy upon the album’s release and was subsequently banned,[2]with later pressings of the album bearing a simple design of a blue scorpion on a black background. The album’s artwork was named “Best album sleeve of 1979” by Playboy magazine.[citation needed]
Recalling the cover photo with the girl and the car, Thorgerson remarked: “Not exactly the most politically correct scene you’ve ever seen. I thought it was funny, but women read a different inflection into it now.”
In a 2010 interview, singer Klaus Meine commented on the album cover, stating: “We just did not know it would be a problem in America, it was just sex and rock ‘n’ roll. It is odd that in America that some of these covers were a problem because in the 80’s when we would tour here we always had boobs flashed to us at the front of the stage. Nowhere else in the world, just here. We just did not think it would be a problem to put out a record like Lovedrive in America. Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years was banned at Wal Mart and Pure Instinct was banned as well.”
Tracklist:
A1 Loving You Sunday Morning 5:35 A2 Another Piece Of Meat 3:30 A3 Always Somewhere 4:54 A4 Coast To Coast 4:40 B1 Can't Get Enough 2:35 B2 Is There Anybody There? 3:55 B3 Lovedrive 4:48 B4 Holiday 6:31You can buy with confidence-- I am a Top Seller here on eBay and have been selling (and buying) starting on 8/18/2018. I remember the first item I sold on eBay--a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer LP to a buyer in PA.
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