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'''''Virgin Killer''''' is a studio album by the ] ] band ] that was released in 1977. '''''Virgin Killer''''' is a studio album by the ] ] band ] that was released in 1977.


The album's original cover portrayed a naked prepubescent girl with crack covering her genitals. It generated significant controversy, and in response the band released a second album cover consisting of a group shot.<ref>{{cite book | title = The Rough Guide to Rock | last = Buckley | first = John | publisher = Rough Guides | year = 2003 | isbn = 1843531054}}</ref> Band member Klaus Meine acknowledged that he was shocked when he saw the original album cover, but was pressed by the record company to do something controversial {{Fact|date=February 2007}}. The album's original cover portrayed a naked prepubescent girl with crack covering her genitals. It generated ], and in response the band released a second album cover consisting of a group shot.<ref>{{cite book | title = The Rough Guide to Rock | last = Buckley | first = John | publisher = Rough Guides | year = 2003 | isbn = 1843531054}}</ref> Band member Klaus Meine acknowledged that he was shocked when he saw the original album cover, but was pressed by the record company to do something controversial {{Fact|date=February 2007}}.


==Track listing== ==Track listing==

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Virgin Killer is a studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions that was released in 1977.

The album's original cover portrayed a naked prepubescent girl with crack covering her genitals. It generated significant controversy, and in response the band released a second album cover consisting of a group shot. Band member Klaus Meine acknowledged that he was shocked when he saw the original album cover, but was pressed by the record company to do something controversial .

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Pictured Life" (Meine, Roth, Schenker) – 3:21
  2. "Catch Your Train" (Meine, Schenker) – 3:32
  3. "In Your Park" (Meine, Schenker) – 3:39
  4. "Backstage Queen" (Meine, Schenker) – 3:10
  5. "Virgin Killer" (Roth) – 3:41

Side two

  1. "Hell Cat" (Roth) – 2:54
  2. "Crying Days" (Meine, Schenker) – 4:36
  3. "Polar Nights" (Roth) – 5:04
  4. "Yellow Raven" (Roth) – 4:58

Credits

References

  1. Buckley, John (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 1843531054.
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