Recorded just before the band began cranking out their earliest hits on classic albums like Lovedrive and Animal Magnetism, Virgin Killer is the first of four studio releases that really defined the Scorpions and their urgent metallic sound that was to become highly influential.
While there are no tracks recognizable to the casual fan like "Blackout" and "Another Piece of Meat," on Virgin Killer, serious fans of the group treasure this 1977 collection.
Some all-time Scorpions standouts like "Pictured Life" and the title cut have all the necessary guitar chops and fierce falsetto melodies to get even the most jaded heavy metal old-timer teary eyed with nostalgia.
Perhaps Virgin Killer isn't as focused as the brilliant Lovedrive or as tuneful as either Animal Magnetism or Blackout, but the group's trademark enthusiasm (the single element that separated and defined them, especially during the occasionally over-serious days of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal) and dexterity shines through on this near-historic heavy metal collection.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pictured LifeKlaus Meine, Uli Jon Roth, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Catch Your TrainKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | In Your ParkKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Backstage QueenKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Virgin KillerUli Jon Roth | Scorpions | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Hell CatUli Jon Roth | Scorpions | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Crying DaysKlaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker | Scorpions | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Polar NightsUli Jon Roth | Scorpions | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Yellow RavenUli Jon Roth | Scorpions | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 31 mins | 180 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Buchholz | Bass |
| 2 | Dieter Dierks | Arranger, Producer |
| 3 | Dieter Kierks | Producer |
| 4 | Achim Kirschning | Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 5 | Rudy Lenners | Drums, Percussion |
| 6 | Klaus Meine | Composer, Vocals |
| 7 | Uli Jon Roth | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 8 | Rudolf Schenker | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals |
| 9 | Scorpions | Arranger, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |