Vinyl Record

Scorpions - Fly To The Rainbow

Buy Scorpions’ Fly To The Rainbow on 180g violet transparent vinyl from Kilmorna in Listowel—a remastered special-edition hard-rock LP.

LP · Rock · 1974

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1974 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Rock shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Fly To The Rainbow finds Scorpions in an adventurous early phase, before the streamlined arena attack of their later catalogue had fully taken shape. “Speedy’s Coming” supplies an immediate burst of hard-rock energy, but the album quickly widens its frame: “They Need a Million” shifts between acoustic detail and electric weight, while the extended “Drifting Sun” leans into a looser, more exploratory mood. The result is heavy music with room to roam. Side two pushes that range further. “This Is My Song” brings direct riff-led momentum, “Far Away” favours atmosphere and gradual development, and the near ten-minute title track closes the record on its grandest scale. Melodic passages, changing dynamics and long-form guitar work connect hard rock, early heavy metal and progressive ambition. This 2023 worldwide BMG special edition is remastered and pressed on 180-gram violet transparent vinyl, giving a distinctive physical presentation to a key document of the band’s formative sound.

Fly To The Rainbow reveals how wide Scorpions’ musical vocabulary was in their formative years. Its mix of concise riff-driven songs and expansive, progressive pieces captures a band shaping its identity between exploratory early-1970s rock and the heavier sound that would define its future.

This 2023 BMG special edition is a remastered single LP pressed on 180-gram violet transparent vinyl. The coloured heavyweight format and complete seven-track sequence—including the extended “Drifting Sun” and title track—make it an appealing modern catalogue edition.

Raw, melodic early hard rock with heavy riffs, acoustic contrasts, psychedelic colour and extended guitar-led passages that favour dynamic movement over arena polish.

What colour is this Fly To The Rainbow vinyl edition? It is pressed on violet transparent vinyl and presented as a 180-gram special-edition LP. Has this edition been remastered? Yes. The supplied release details identify this worldwide 2023 BMG edition as remastered. How does Fly To The Rainbow differ from later Scorpions albums? It is more exploratory and progressive, pairing direct hard-rock songs with longer pieces, acoustic contrasts, shifting dynamics and extended guitar passages.