Scorpions – The Original Scorpions (NM/E) – LP, JP 1982, No OBI

The Original Scorpions is an LP by Scorpions from 1982 released on the Brain label.

About this album

Lonesome Crow is a strikingly dark and exploratory debut from Scorpions, revealing a far more psychedelic and progressive edge than the hard-rock band they would later become. Released in 1972, the album blends krautrock atmosphere, heavy riffs and extended, searching arrangements across songs such as In Search of the Peace of Mind and its title track. Recorded before the group’s international breakthrough, it captures Scorpions in transition, still rooted in the experimental German rock scene but already showing the melodic force that would define their later success. For listeners tracing the band’s origins, it remains a fascinating first chapter.

Genre: Metal