Scorpions "Animal Magnetism" LP Japan Import nm/vg+ RCA ?– RVP-6458 clean tested

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Jacket NM Record VG+ plays very clean. Scratch markings do not affect play. Cleaned, plays nicely, some very minutia static. Get this one if you are looking to piece it together.  Cover has OBI and is in excellent condition. These are pricey versions, the insert lyrics is a copy of an american release. So the hunt for you is on...

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The band was founded in 1965 in Sarstedt by guitarist Rudolf Schenker and drummer Wolfgang Dziony in the course of the Beat and Rock era as an amateur band initially under the name Nameless , as one could agree on any suitable name. The first line-up included Joachim Kirchhoff (bass), Rudolf Schenker (guitar), Karl-Heinz Vollmer (guitar) and Wolfgang Dziony (drums). Everything was replayed, which was at the top in the English hit parade, mainly the songs of the Beatles . 

One year after its founding, the band eventually called itself Scorpions , according to Rudolf Schenker, because it is a name that could be understood both nationally and internationally. From 1965 to 1967 they gave concerts in northern Germany and also appeared in the opening act of bands like the Lords , Searchers or Dave Deeon. During this time, Rudolf Schenker also took over the vocals. In 1967, singer Werner Hoyer joined the band and turned the band into a sextet. Only six months later, the band broke up, as the then lead guitarist Karl-Heinz Vollmer was drafted into the Bundeswehr. Rudolf Schenker and the former drummer Wolfgang Dziony founded a soul band during this time, but it broke with the call of Rudolf Schenker to the Bundeswehr. In autumn 1968, Schenker revived the Scorpions in the cast of Rudolf Schenker , guitar, Wolfgang Dziony , drums, Lothar Heimberg , bass, Ulrich Worobiec , lead guitar and Bernd Hegner , vocals.

At the end of 1969, vocalist Hegner and guitarist Worobiec were dismissed and singer Klaus Meine and Rudolf's younger brother Michael Schenker of the band Copernicus joined the Scorpions. In the coming months, the band devoted more to composing their own songs. She wrote her lyrics from the beginning in English , because they wanted to conquer the international hard rock business right from the start. For the anti-drug film The Cold Paradise she played in 1971 three songs. During the recording she met Conny Plank , producer of her first album Lonesome Crow, It was recorded and released in 1972 in the cast of Rudolf Schenker (guitar), Michael Schenker (guitar), Klaus Meine (vocals), Wolfgang Dziony (drums) and Lothar Heimberg (bass). The album opened the band the way to an international career. She played on a tour of Germany as opening act for Rory Gallagher , Uriah Heep and UFO . Since the guitarist of UFO could not enter Germany, the band asked Michael Schenker for help, who played the entire tour as their backup guitarist and then left the Scorpions to finally enter UFO. Lonesome Crow was also owned by a local record label in Chicago , USA, published and sold there about 25,000 times. The Scorpions played in 1972 over 130 concerts. After Michael Schenker went to England with UFO, Wolfgang Dziony and Lothar Heimberg also left because they saw no future for themselves in the band.

1973 to 1978: 

However, there were new comrades: The members of the band Dawn Road , Uli Jon Roth (lead guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass), Jürgen Rosenthal (drums) and Achim Kirschning (keyboards) formed with the remaining Scorpions Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker the new Tape. Together they signed a record deal with RCA Records and recorded in 1974, the second album, Fly to the Rainbow , on. In autumn of the year they went on a tour of Germany with Casey Jones .

With the recordings for the next album, In Trance , they began their successful collaboration with producer Dieter Dierks , who produced the band's albums for the next fourteen years. Meanwhile, Rudy Lenners sat on the drums. For the first time, the logo of the Scorpions logo still adorns the record sleeve on the record. The album rose to the best-selling RCA album in Japan and made the Scorpions there very well known.

In February 1975 they released under the pseudonym The Hunters a single with German cover versions of the sweet hits Fuchs go ahead (Fox on the Run) and If it really starts (Action). In 1975, the Scorpions completed their first European tour and appeared in the opening act of The Sweet . With their appearances in the famous by the Beatles Liverpool Cavern Club (1975) and the London Marquee Club (1975/76), they made themselves in the UK a name.

The album Virgin Killer was released in 1976. It later brought the first Golden Record of the Scorpions in Japan. In Germany it received the award LP of the year. During the tour to the album in 1976, the band toured again through Britain (and played there 30 concerts) and as a supporting act of KISS through Germany.

For the 1977 released album Taken By Force , which was also gilded in Japan, Rudy Lenners handed over the drums to Herman Rarebell, as Lenners was sick at short notice. After appearances in Europe, the Scorpions then completed a tour of Japan (the second largest music market in the world). Already on their arrival at the Tokyo airport they were celebrated. Around 12,000 spectators came to the five concerts in Tokyo (Nakano Sun Plaza, 2200 seats, 3 concerts), Osaka (Koseinenkinkaikan, 2400 seats) and Nagoya(Kokaido, 2300 seats). Lead guitarist Ulrich Roth left the band after the tour, as he felt that he was no longer challenged artistically by the Scorpions. The highlight and completion of the Scorpions' Ulrich Roth years is the double-LP Tokyo Tapes (1978), which is still known worldwide as an insider tip. It will be shown in the Sun during the Taken By Force Tour on 24 and 27 April Plaza Hall , Tokyo was recorded. Meanwhile, Roth founded his own formation with Electric Sun.

In order to find a successor to Roth, Francis Buchholz advertised in the English music magazine Melody Maker . So tested the Scorpions in London about 140 guitarists, but finally decided to come from Hanover Matthias Jabs , who had previously been a mathematics tutor of Buchholz.

In late 1978, the Scorpions played a few more concerts with Jabs before they began recording for the Lovedrive album. During the recording, Michael Schenker reported back, who had just left UFO. So the newly committed Jabs was released and Michael Schenker took his place. Schenker played lead guitar on three songs of the Lovedrive album, Lovedrive , Another Piece Of Meat and Coast To Coast , according to "official" statements . As it became known later, he also played the lead guitar on Holiday and (at least in part) on Loving You Sunday Morning, Due to alcohol and other problems, he collapsed during the Germany tour in the winter of 1979 after a few concerts together. The Scorpions could then persuade Jabs to play at the remaining Germany concerts as a replacement for Michael Schenker. On the tour of France in 1979 Michael Schenker again suffered a collapse and had to be replaced again by Jabs. Since the remaining band members had to admit at the time that they could definitely no longer work with Michael Schenker, they offered Jabs to stay with the band. This said - after three months of reflection - during the Japanese tour in June 1979. Jabs' virtuosity and enthusiasm still contribute to the success of the band to this day.

With the album Lovedrive , the Scorpions were also active in the USA. The first US appearance took place in 1979 in front of about 60,000 spectators in Cleveland at the World Series Of Rock Festival together with bands like Thin Lizzy , Aerosmith , Ted Nugent and AC / DC instead. Then the Scorpions accompanied Ted Nugent, Rainbow and AC / DC as a supporting act on their USA tours and also played their own concerts there. In England, they played as headliners at the Reading Rock Festival and at the end of the hall tour of Britain at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.

The record Lovedrive rose to 55th place on the Billboard charts. The music magazine Melody Maker described it as one of the best heavy metal albums of the year. The Scorpions members at that time were the "classical" cast (1978-1992): Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (guitar), Matthias Jabs (guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass) and Herman Rarebell (drums). Lovedrive finally reached gold status in the US, which meant the breakthrough for the Scorpions. The next album, Animal Magnetism (1980), was able to expand the status of the band. The songs " The Zoo " and "Make It Real" became hits that are still played by the band today. With Do not Make No Promises also Jabs' first own song represented on the album. During the subsequent world tour, the Scorpions also appeared for the first time at the Monsters of Rock Festival in Castle Donington and played in front of the headliners Rainbow and Judas Priest .  In the US, they gave u. a. along with Judas Priest and Def Leppard concerts.