Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes (Live) (50th Anniversary) (BMG 10th Anniversary) - Digipak 3 CD
In 2015, the Scorpions celebrated their 50th anniversary. On the occasion of the band's birthday, they have therefore come up with something very special for their fans: the "50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition". In this edition, the Scorpions are re-releasing a series of different studio and live albums. For this, the band has also pulled numerous previously unreleased tracks, including rare live recordings, alternative versions of their songs and rough mixes from their archives.
Thus, "Tokyo Tapes" is also the band's first live album to be released in a remastered version. in 1978 the original album was released in Europe. A year later followed the release in the USA. The recordings were made on April 24 and 27, 1978 at Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The performances were part of their legendary "Taken By Force" tour - the last concert series the Scorpions played with their then-lead guitarist Uli Jon Roth before he left the band.
For the "50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" the recordings have been completely reworked once again and are now released as a double CD as well as a set consisting of double LP and double CD. In addition to the 18 original songs on the album, the second CD contains the previously unreleased live cuts of "Polar Nights," "Hell Cat," "Catch Your Train," "He's A Woman, She's A Man," "Robot Man" as well as the Japanese national anthem "Kimi Ga Yo."
Furthermore, the new CD deluxe edition includes a 16-page booklet with new liner notes by Edgar Klüsener, the former editor-in-chief of Metal Hammer magazine.
1 All Night Long (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
2 Pictured Life (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
3 Backstage Queen (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
4 Polar Nights (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
5 In Trance (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
6 We'll Burn the Sky (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
7 Suspender Love (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
8 In Search of the Peace of Mind (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
9 Fly to the Rainbow (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
10 He's a Woman - She's a Man (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
11 Speedy's Coming (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
12 Top of the Bill (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
13 Hound Dog (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
14 Long Tall Sally (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
15 Steamrock Fever (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
16 Dark Lady (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
17 Kojo no tsuki (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
Disc 2
1 Robot Man (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
2 Hell-Cat (Live, 27th April 1978)
3 Catch Your Train (Live, 27th April 1978)
4 Kimi Ga Yo (Japanese National Anthem) [Live, 27th April 1978]
5 Polar Nights (Live, 27th April 1978)
6 He's a Woman, She's a Man (Live, 27th April 1978)
7 Top of the Bill (Live, 27th April 1978)
8 Robot Man (Live, 27th April 1978)
Disc 3
Bonus Sampler feat. Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep and more
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Beschreibung
In 2015, the Scorpions celebrated their 50th anniversary. On the occasion of the band's birthday, they have therefore come up with something very special for their fans: the "50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition". In this edition, the Scorpions are re-releasing a series of different studio and live albums. For this, the band has also pulled numerous previously unreleased tracks, including rare live recordings, alternative versions of their songs and rough mixes from their archives.
Thus, "Tokyo Tapes" is also the band's first live album to be released in a remastered version. in 1978 the original album was released in Europe. A year later followed the release in the USA. The recordings were made on April 24 and 27, 1978 at Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The performances were part of their legendary "Taken By Force" tour - the last concert series the Scorpions played with their then-lead guitarist Uli Jon Roth before he left the band.
For the "50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" the recordings have been completely reworked once again and are now released as a double CD as well as a set consisting of double LP and double CD. In addition to the 18 original songs on the album, the second CD contains the previously unreleased live cuts of "Polar Nights," "Hell Cat," "Catch Your Train," "He's A Woman, She's A Man," "Robot Man" as well as the Japanese national anthem "Kimi Ga Yo."
Furthermore, the new CD deluxe edition includes a 16-page booklet with new liner notes by Edgar Klüsener, the former editor-in-chief of Metal Hammer magazine.
Disc 1
1 All Night Long (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
2 Pictured Life (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
3 Backstage Queen (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
4 Polar Nights (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
5 In Trance (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
6 We'll Burn the Sky (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
7 Suspender Love (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
8 In Search of the Peace of Mind (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
9 Fly to the Rainbow (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
10 He's a Woman - She's a Man (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
11 Speedy's Coming (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
12 Top of the Bill (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
13 Hound Dog (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
14 Long Tall Sally (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
15 Steamrock Fever (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
16 Dark Lady (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
17 Kojo no tsuki (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
Disc 2
1 Robot Man (Live) [2015 - Remaster]
2 Hell-Cat (Live, 27th April 1978)
3 Catch Your Train (Live, 27th April 1978)
4 Kimi Ga Yo (Japanese National Anthem) [Live, 27th April 1978]
5 Polar Nights (Live, 27th April 1978)
6 He's a Woman, She's a Man (Live, 27th April 1978)
7 Top of the Bill (Live, 27th April 1978)
8 Robot Man (Live, 27th April 1978)
Disc 3
Bonus Sampler feat. Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep and more