Lovedrive Edward "Kid" Ory had already worked on the

had already worked on the album cover art for Houses Of The Holy

the white upside down figure is simply looking for his roots and therefore is heading down the tree rather than up to the branches

and the music on this album

For me the image is a wonderful combination of organic and honest photography maximised through the latest technology at the time serving a clear artistic and emotional sentiment

Lovedrive Edward "Kid" Ory had already worked on theThis Scorpions album cover design is one of a collection of archival inkjet prints that we released in 2014, celebrating previously unpublished album cover art from the Hipgnosis archives. Lovedrive was the sixth studio album by the German heavy metal band, released in 1979. The cover caused some controversy upon the album's release and was subsequently banned, with later pressings of the album bearing a simple design of a blue scorpion on a black