From the First Sting (black with white spots)

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40 pages bookpack includes photos, lyrics.

Made in Germany.

Sticker:
Scorpions 60th Anniversary. Celebrating 6 decades of rock - own the legacy!
With their biggest hits, fan favorites and hidden gems from 1972-2022.
Including 2 unreleased versions. BMG Bookpack 964161050

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC19813
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Etched)): BP42419-01 A1 SST* 964177111 A
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Etched)): BP42419-01 B1 SST* 964177111 B
Matrix / Runout (Side C (Etched)): BP42419-02 C1 SST* 964177121 C
Matrix / Runout (Side D (Etched)): BP42419-02 D1 SST* 964177121 D
Matrix / Runout (CD1): 964161070 AP44265-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L576
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 9757
Matrix / Runout (CD2): 964161070 AP44285-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L578
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 9757
Rights Society: BIEM

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-05 20:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock You Like a Hurricane (live 1985)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger and Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
live recording of:
Rock You Like a Hurricane (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Music Edition München, Arabella Musikverlag GmbH and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Scorpions24:16
2Believe in Love (1988)
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988)
engineer:
Dieter Dierks, Gerd Rautenbach and Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
assistant mixer:
Peter Brandt (engineer) and Jürgen Joisten
mixer:
Dieter Dierks, Nigel Green (engineer), Scorpions (German rock band) and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1988)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1988)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1988) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1988)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1988), Matthias Jabs (in 1988), Klaus Meine (in 1988), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1988) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1988)
guest background vocals:
Peter Baltes (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
additionally recorded at:
Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1988)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Believe in Love (in 1988)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions35:23
3Send Me an Angel (1990)
assistant engineer:
Shay Baby, Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt and Tom Fletcher (engineer)
engineer:
Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Shay Baby, Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
guest keyboard:
Jim Vallance
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Send Me an Angel (Scorpions song)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions3.54:32
4Wind of Change (1990)
assistant engineer:
Shay Baby, Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt and Tom Fletcher (engineer)
engineer:
Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Shay Baby, Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1990)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1990)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
guest keyboard:
Koen van Baal (in 1990)
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1990)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1990), Matthias Jabs (in 1990), Klaus Meine (in 1990), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1990, in 1991) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1990) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1990)
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Wind of Change (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Polygram Music, PRI Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Scorpions3.45:13
5Under the Same Sun (1993)
recorded in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1993)
engineer:
Erwin Musper and Mike Plotnikoff
assistant producer:
Peter Kirkman
co-producer:
Scorpions (German rock band)
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Erwin Musper
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
guest keyboard:
John Webster (Canadian keyboardist)
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
sitar:
Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany), Rudolf Schenker, Bruce Fairbairn (in 1993) and Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer) (in 1993)
guest background vocals:
Mark Lafrance and Paul Laine
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1993)
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Under the Same Sun (in 1993)
writer:
Bruce Fairbairn, Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
Scorpions3.84:53
6Still Loving You (live at Taratata, 28 April 1996)
live recording of:
Still Loving You (on 1996-04-28)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
recording of:
Still Loving You
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions feat. Vanessa-Mae16:20
7Mind Like a Tree (1996)
engineer:
Paul Ericksen (recording engineer) and Christian Leitgeb (sound engineer)
producer and mixer:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
mandolin and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
sitar:
Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak, Ralph Rieckermann and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at and mixed at:
Little America Studios in Austria
recording of:
Mind Like a Tree
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
composer:
Rudolf Schenker and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
Scorpions5:35
8You & I (1996)
assistant engineer:
Evelien Tjebbes
engineer:
Attie Bauw, Erwin Musper and Peter Kirkman
producer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Curt Cress
ebow and background vocals:
Rudolf Schenker
guest keyboard:
Luke Herzog and Koen van Baal
guest percussion:
Pitti Hecht
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States, Magic Moments Studio, Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions56:16
9Wind of Change (2000)
programming:
Stefan Schrupp
assistant engineer:
Christofer Frank (Engineer), Kurt Richter (engineer), Thomas Wollner (Engineer) and Michael Tuschek
engineer:
Gert Jacobs (Belgian musician, producer, engineer), Martin Boehm (Engineer), Mirko Bezzi (Engineer), Rory Kushnen (Engineer) and Joerg Steinfadt
producer:
Christian Kolonovits
guest bass guitar:
Ken Taylor
guest drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Rita Campbell, Melanie Marshall (released "Love Is the Power", and backing vocals for The Charlatans), Zoe Nicholas and Susie Webb
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at:
Galaxy Studios in Mol, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), MG Sound Studio in Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), Tonstudio Robert Hafner in Ebreichsdorf, Niederösterreich (Lower Austria), Austria (from 2000-01 until 2000-04) and Umbi Studios in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (from 2000-01 until 2000-04)
recording of:
Wind of Change
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Polygram Music, PRI Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Scorpions feat. Berliner Philharmoniker3.57:36
10Always Somewhere (live 2001)
recorded at:
Scorpions at Convento do Beato (2001-02-08), Scorpions at Convento do Beato (2001-02-09) and Scorpions at Convento do Beato (2001-02-10)
recorded at:
Convento do Beato in Beato, Lisboa (Lisbon), Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (from 2001-02-08 until 2001-02-10)
live recording of:
Always Somewhere (from 2001-02-08 until 2001-02-10)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions2.54:15
11Maybe I, Maybe You (2004)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
assistant mixer:
Arjen Mensinga and Huub Reijnders
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guest keyboard:
Koen van Baal
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Erwin Musper and Koen van Baal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Deutschland GmbH (local subsidiary of BMG, generally for © & ℗ use only)
recorded at:
Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Maybe I Maybe You
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Anoushiravan Rohani (Iranian pianist and composer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions13:31
12Humanity (2007)
recording engineer:
Steve Churchyard, Jules Gondar, Matt Gruber and James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist)
assistant engineer:
Brendan Dekora, Nate Hertweck, Noah Passovoy and Noel Zancanella
engineer:
Dino Herrmann and Jon Vella (Engineer)
executive producer:
Desmond Child
producer:
Desmond Child and James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist)
mixer:
Greg Collins (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Matthias Jabs
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Desmond Child, James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist), Jeanette Olsson and Jason Paige
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
mixed at:
The Nook in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Humanity
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician) and Klaus Meine
publisher:
Bad Candy Music, BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Desmobile Inc., Edition Intro Meisel, Human Boy Music, ROBA Music Verlag GmbH, Round Hill Works, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
Scorpions35:26
13The Best Is Yet to Come (2010)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Micke “Nord” Andersson and Martin Hansen (Swedish record producer)
engineer:
Hans‐Martin Buff (German vocalist, engineer, and producer)
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Mikael
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
additionally recorded at:
Atlantisstudion in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden, Garage Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Vocal Land Studio in Germany
recorded at:
Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
The Best Is Yet to Come
lyricist:
Eric Bazilian, Rudolf Schenker, Fredrik Thomander and Anders Wikström
composer:
Eric Bazilian, Fredrik Thomander and Anders Wikström
publisher:
Bad Candy Music, BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Edition Intro Meisel and Human Boy Music
Scorpions44:33
14House of Cards (2015)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Mikael Nord Andersson (Swedish guitarist, songwriter and producer) and Martin Hansen (Swedish record producer)
engineer and editor:
Hans‐Martin Buff (German vocalist, engineer, and producer)
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recording of:
House of Cards
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions15:05
15Rock Believer (2022)
assistant recording engineer:
Jakob Himmelein
recording engineer and programming:
Hans‐Martin Buff (German vocalist, engineer, and producer)
producer:
Hans‐Martin Buff (German vocalist, engineer, and producer) and Scorpions (German rock band)
mixer:
Michael Ilbert
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
Mikkey Dee (Motörhead/Scorpions drummer Micael Delaouglou)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Matthias Jabs
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
instruments arranger:
Rudolf Schenker
mixed at:
Hansa Mix Room in Berlin, Germany
recording of:
Rock Believer
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
Scorpions23:57
3▶Vinyl

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Release

liner notes:Edgar Klüsener (liner notes related; performs with Scorpions)
mastering:Mischa Janisch (mastering engineer / drummer)
artwork:Basti Basti (Bastian Georg Sobtzick; German singer, visual artist, producer, composer)
manufactured by and pressed by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/35404003 [info]