The 60's Scorpions
BACK TO THE TRACKS record sleevenotes by Alan Taylor & Dave Burke
Co-Editors, PIPELINE Magazine
(Reproduced by kind permission of Pipeline)

The Scorpions Back To The Tracks (45" Vinyl E.P.)
 Temptation / Last Chance / Telstar / Hot Rod Breakdown

The Scorpions go back to the tracks for their first new recordings for some thirty or so years.
Back in 1961 the band, Ted Barber (lead guitar), John Barber (bass), and Ivor Knight (drums), recorded two singles that became legendary amongst instrumental collectors worldwide. Throughout the remainder of that decade they continued on a musical odyssey, flirting with numerous sounds as they kept up with the rapidly changing styles of those times. Particularly notable was a short period when they worked with maverick producer Joe Meek as The Ferridays. Now, with nineties music shunted firmly into a dead end siding, the band are back with a quartet of power instrumentals to show us how it should be done. Hold on tight - The Scorpions are back on track!

Recorded at The House in The Woods Studio. Engineered by Simon Milton.
Front Cover Photo: MARK DALEY.
Contact: John Barber 01737 823498.  E-mail. John@jabe.co.uk
Made in Great Britain
Alan Taylor & Dave Burke
Co-Editors, PIPELINE Magazine
2 Thorkhill Gardens Thames Ditton Surrey, KT7 OUP, England.


John Barber (Group)


Ted Barber (Website)