From the First Sting (black with white spots)

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Annotation

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
3▼Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1In Search of the Peace of Mind (1972)
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
bass guitar:
Lothar Heimberg (in 1971-10)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Wolfgang Dziony (in 1971-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Michael Schenker (in 1971-10)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1971-10)
background vocals:
Wolfgang Dziony (in 1971-10), Lothar Heimberg (in 1971-10), Michael Schenker (in 1971-10) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1971-10)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1971-10)
recorded at:
Star Studios in Hamburg, Germany (in 1971-10)
recording of:
In Search of the Peace of Mind (in 1971-10)
lyricist and composer:
Wolfgang Dziony, Lothar Heimberg, Klaus Meine, Michael Schenker and Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
Scorpions1?:??
A2This Is My Song (live at Rock & Pop, 9 Nov. 1973)
live recording of:
This Is My Song
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
recording of:
This Is My Song
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
Scorpions1?:??
A3Speedy's Coming (1974)
engineer:
Horst Andritschke and Reinhold Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Frank Bornemann
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1974-04)
drums (drum set):
Hans‐Jürgen Rosenthal (in 1974-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1974-04)
guest mellotron, guest organ and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1974-04)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1974-04), Uli Jon Roth (in 1974-04) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1974-04)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1974-04)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1974-04) and Studio Maschen in Seevetal, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1974-04)
recording of:
Speedy’s Coming (in 1974-04)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
Scorpions2.65?:??
A4In Trance (1975)
recording of:
In Trance
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
Scorpions?:??
B1Pictured Life (1976)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1976)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1976)
guest keyboard and guest synthesizer:
Achim Kirschning (in 1976)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ulrich Roth (in 1976)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1976)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1976), Uli Jon Roth (in 1976) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1976)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1976)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1976)
recording of:
Pictured Life (in 1976)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Uli Jon Roth
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
Scorpions2.8?:??
B2The Sails of Charon (1977)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ulrich Roth
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
membranophone:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
vocals:
Klaus Meine
engineered at:
Diercks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1977)
recording of:
The Sails of Charon
lyricist and composer:
Uli Jon Roth
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions2?:??
B3Top of the Bill (live 1978)
live recording of:
Top of the Bill (in 1978-04)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
recording of:
Top of the Bill
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
Scorpions1?:??
B4Always Somewhere (1979)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
drums (drum set):
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs (from 1978-09 until 1978-12) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
guitar [rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars]:
Rudolf Schenker (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
mixed at:
Home Studios in Hamburg, Germany
remixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Always Somewhere (from 1978-09 until 1978-12)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions3?:??
C1The Zoo (1980)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and David Hewitt (engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger and Dieter Dierks
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
slide guitar and talkbox [talk-box]:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
The Zoo
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions3.55?:??
C2No One Like You (1982)
recorded in:
Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Gerd Rautenbach
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Matthias Jabs (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Klaus Meine (from 1981-11 until 1982-01), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Rudolf Schenker (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Breeze Music and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1981-11 until 1982-01) and Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
engineered at:
Villa San Pecaïre in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1982)
recording of:
No One Like You (from 1981-11 until 1982-01)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions3.5?:??
C3Rock You Like a Hurricane (1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1984)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1984)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2015, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984)
part of:
Alan Cross: Hurricane Songs (number: 5), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 18) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 36)
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)
Scorpions4?:??
C4Big City Nights (1984)
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1984)
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt (engineer) and Gerd Rautenbach
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions (German rock band)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984, in 1984)
recording of:
Big City Nights (in 1984)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
live recording of:
Big City Nights
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions3.9?:??
D1Wind 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)
Scorpions3.4?:??
D2Still 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-Mae1?:??
D3Humanity (2007)
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
Scorpions?:??
D4Rock 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
Scorpions2?:??

Credits

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]