Canada’s The Metal Voice recently spoke to former Scorpions’ guitarist Uli Jon Roth about his Electric Sun re-issues, his new Book, Upcoming tours and new music.
Uli Jon Roth Was Asked if he will be releasing new music or a new album soon he replied,” I’ve been recording a lot, particularly recently in Cologne (Germany) at the Dierks studios where we did our Scorpions’ album and we made really good progress. So there are quite a few tracks in the making. Rather than a complete album, it will probably be chunks of three (songs) at a time. We are already playing three of those tracks on the next English tour.”
Uli Jon Roth is a pioneer, a visionary, and explorer who has put his 50-year career in the service of art and music. He is one of the most mentioned and most influential rock guitarists of modern times.
2023 is a very special year in the career of Uli – with a series of releases and touring planned. The year has already seen BMG reissues of the five seminal the Scorpions albums Uli was a part of – reinforcing the monumental legacy and trailblazing worldwide impact his tenure in that band exerted.
The first release is now set – Electric Son “Earthquake” being released in November 2023. The album was lovingly transferred from the original 2-track master tapes at Dierks Studios, the very place where all the iconic Scorpions albums came to life. Through painstaking precision, the sound quality has been restored, capturing and reviving its original vibe for a new generation of listeners. Further refining the sound quality, the albums were meticulously remastered by there renowned sound engineer, Dieter Wegener. The album will be release on Vinyl Gatefold and CD Mini Gatefold.
Electric Sun Reissue Tracklisting:
1. Electric Sun
2. Lilac
3. Burning Wheels Turning
4. Japanese Dream
5. Sundown
6. Winterdays
7. Still So Many Lives Away
8. Earthquake
Bonus tracks:
9. JAM ‘Spirits Soar 1978
10. JAM ‘BETWEEN THE TIDES’ – 1978
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