Scorpions - Fly To The Rainbow [Japan Ed.] (1974)

Year: 1 November 1974 (CD Jun 21, 1989)
Label: RCA Records (Japan), B20D-41010
Style: Hard Rock
Country: Hanover, West Germany
Time: 41:01
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 273 Mb

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. Schenker's departure temporarily resulted in the breakup of the band but Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine ultimately merged with the band Dawn Road. The new band consisted of guitarist Uli Jon Roth replacing Michael as well as drummer Jurgen Rosenthal, keyboardist Achim Kirschnig and bass guitarist Francis Buchholz. The new lineup assumed the Scorpions name and recorded Fly to the Rainbow. Three songs on Fly to the Rainbow were co-written with departing guitarist Michael Schenker as part of his agreement on leaving the band.
When asked to comment on the cover art for the album, Uli Jon Roth said: "Don't ask me what that cover means...  I disliked it from the beginning. It looked ludicrous to me back then and looks just as bad today. It was done by a firm of designers in Hamburg, who had actually done a good job on the Lonesome Crow album before, but I think that time they failed miserably. As for the meaning, I can only guess, but I'd rather not... "
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_to_the_Rainbow)

01. Speedy's Coming (03:38)

02. They Need A Million (04:54)

03. Drifting Sun (07:44)

04. Fly People Fly (05:05)

05. This Is My Song (04:17)

06. Far Away (05:41)

07. Fly To The Rainbow (09:39)

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