Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions

Scorpions (band)

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 in 1978. They recorded three albums between 1979 and 1985.

The first album, Earthquake, was released in 1979 and features guitarist/vocalist Roth, bassist Ule Ritgen and drummer Clive Edwards

Clive Edwards

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. Edwards departed quickly after recording the first album.

Fire Wind came next in 1981, featuring new drummer Sidhatta Gautama. The band toured for a few years afterwards. While the first two albums were a trio format, the third album was more of an ensemble project. Veteran drummer Clive Bunker

Clive Bunker

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, formerly of Jethro Tull

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, appeared, as did Ritgen, vocalist Michael Flexig (have a look below) and guest vocalist Nicky Moore

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, as well as an array of additional various singers and orchestral musicians. Another feature of the album was the invention of Roth's Sky Guitar.

The name Electric Sun was retired in 1986, and Uli Jon Roth continued to pursue his classical-inspired rock under his own name, as well as focus on other artistic areas.

Discography

Date of release	Title	Label
1979	Earthquake Earthquake (album) Earthquake is the first album from Uli Jon Roth's Electric Sun band. It was released in 1979 by Metronome GmbH.-Track listing:* All compositions by Uli Roth# Electric Sun 5:16# Lilac 2:49# Burning Wheels Turning 6:41# Japanese Dream 3:52...	Brain/Metronome Gmbh
1980	Fire Wind Fire Wind Fire Wind is the second album released by Uli Roth's Electric Sun band. It was released in 1980 by Metronome GmbH.-Track listing:*All compositions by Uli Roth# Cast Away Your Chains 3:56# Indian Dawn 5:16# I'll Be Loving You Always 5:00...
1985	Beyond the Astral Skies Beyond the Astral Skies Beyond the Astral Skies is the third and final album from Uli Jon Roth's Electric Sun band. It was released in 1985 on EMI.-Track listing:* All songs composed by Uli Jon Roth# The Night the Master Comes 4:16# What Is Love? 3:24# Why? 4:51...	EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...