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Virgin Killer
| Virgin Killer | ||||
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 The original album cover. The cracked-glass effect is part of the original image. | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 November 1976[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Dierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 34:45 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Dieter Dierks | |||
| Scorpions chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Virgin Killer | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The replacement cover used in some countries | ||||
Virgin Killer is the fourth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 1976 by RCA Records. It was the band's first album to attract attention outside Europe.[3] The title is described as being a reference to time as the killer of innocence.[4] The original cover featured a nude prepubescent girl, which stirred controversy in the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere. As a result, the album was re-issued with a different cover in some countries.
The image again gave rise to controversy in December 2008, when the British Internet Watch Foundation placed certain pages from Wikipedia on its internet blacklist, since it considered the image to be "potentially illegal" under the Protection of Children Act 1978, effectively classifying the website as child pornography.[5] This resulted in much of the UK being prevented from editing Wikipedia and significant public debate on the decision. The decision was reversed by the IWF after four days of blocking.[6]
- ^ "Scorpions albums".
- ^ Anderson, Jason. "Scorpions Virgin Killer - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Yasui, Todd Allan (30 August 1988). "The Sign of the Scorpions; The West German Metal Meisters' Tour de Force". The Washington Post. pp. F3.
- ^ "Scorpions Guitarist: We Wanted To 'Make A Masterpiece For Our Own History'". Blabbermouth.net. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Scorpions censored". BBC. 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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