(Hard rock) [LP] [24/96] Scorpions - Virgin Killer - 1976, FLAC (tracks) Original UK Pressing

A1 Pictured Life 3:21
A2 Catch Your Train 3:32
A3 In Your Park 3:39
A4 Backstage Queen 3:10
A5 Virgin Killer 3:41

B1 Hell Cat 2:54
B2 Crying Days 4:36
B3 Polar Nights 5:04
B4 Yellow Raven 4:58

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Virgin Killer is the fourth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. It was released in 1976 and was the first album of the band to attract attention outside Europe.The title is described as being a reference to time as the killer of innocence. The original cover featured a nude prepubescent girl, which stirred controversy in the U.K., U.S. and elsewhere. As a result, the album was re-issued with a different cover in some countries.

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Klaus Meine – lead vocals
Ulrich Roth – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Hell-Cat" and "Polar Nights"
Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals
Rudy Lenners – drums, percussion
Achim Kirschning – synthesizer, keyboards
Dieter Dierks – arrangement, production

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Rip Info:

Vinyl Ripping Process/Equipment

Vinyl Cleaning Process

3 Liter Ultrasonic Cleaner (Tap water with Sporicidin) on custom rotating assembly at 1 RPM for one hour
Vacuum off with Nitty Gritty
AIVS Premium Record Cleaner Formula No. 15 applied with Mofi Brush while rotating on VPI 16.5
McCulloch MC-1275 Heavy-Duty Steam Cleaner applied with Mofi Brush while rotating on VPI 16.5
Vacuum off with VPI 16.5
L’Art du Son Record Cleaning Fluid applied with VPI Bristle brush
Vacuum off with VPI 16.5
Whole Foods Deionized Water applied with Mofi Brush (Separate from AIVS Mofi Brush)
Vacuum off with VPI 16.5
Flip record and repeat
Place record on Plate Demgnetizer

Turntable Equipment Profile

VPI Scoutmaster with inverted bearing and 300 RPM motor
Trans-Fi ResoMat
Gingko Cloud 11 Vibration Control Platform
VPI Synchronous Drive System turntable motor speed controller and line isolator
Trans-Fi Audio Terminator T3Pro tangential tracking air bearing tonearm with Tomahawk Armwand
Soundsmith Sussorro Paua

Phono Stage Profile

Musical Surroundings Phonomena Phono Preamplifier
Musical Surroundings Battery Power Supply

Analog/Digital Convertion

RME ADI-2 =< ADAT =< E-MU 1212M
Adobe Audition 3.01 running on Windows XP in a Shuttle PC form factor

Post Processing Of Audio

Run thru ClickRepair(if necessary) at level 7 with
Pitch Protection | off
Reverse | on
Simple
Resample to 96khz in Izotope Rx2 using the default preset
Manually listen to album in Adobe Audition cleaning any clicks/anomalies
Flac with Xrecode II for hi-rez files
Flac with Trader’s Little Helper for redbook files

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Original UK pressing…sounds much better than the German release

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log date: 2012-05-03 00:34:15

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Analyzed: Scorpions / Virgin Killer (UK)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.87 dB -13.69 dB 3:26 01-Pictured Life
DR10 -0.70 dB -12.02 dB 3:35 02-Catch Your Train
DR12 -1.96 dB -16.32 dB 3:44 03-In Your Park
DR11 -1.55 dB -14.44 dB 3:14 04-Backstage Queen
DR11 -2.41 dB -15.25 dB 3:44 05-Virgin Killer
DR12 -0.70 dB -14.25 dB 2:57 06-Hellcat
DR10 -0.84 dB -13.28 dB 4:39 07-Crying Days
DR10 -0.78 dB -13.47 dB 5:09 08-Polar Nights
DR12 -1.81 dB -17.44 dB 5:01 09-Yellow Raven
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2669 kbps
Codec: FLAC