News 14 Sep 2015

Scorpions / Anniversary reissues

By Paul Sinclair

German rock band Scorpions are celebrating 50 years with an major anniversary re-release campaign in November.

Eight albums will be reissued: Blackout (1982) Love at First Sting (1984), World Wide Live (1985), Savage Amusement (1988), Lovedrive (1979), Animal Magnetism (1980), Tokyo Tapes (1978) and Taken By Force (1977).

These reissues will come as multi-disc digi-packs, that feature bonus tracks with unheard songs, demos and live recordings. Most of these sets will include DVDs that feature promos, TV appearances, interviews and documentaries.

There will be vinyl reissues too. Interestingly, all the vinyl records come with the CDs with bonus tracks (the CDs in “paper sleeve” packaging), making the purchasing decision perhaps not quite as straightforward as usual. With the vinyl packages you effectively just ‘miss out’ on the DVD element (where they exist). Also, Amazon UK list all the vinyl versions at not much more than £15 each which seems like excellent value for considering you get the CD with the the extra content.

You can also buy a vinyl box set which contains 10 LPs (the two live albums are doubles) and 10 CDs with the bonus tracks.

The Scorpions reissues are due for release on 6 November 2015.

Note: Not everything is currently available for pre-order, but the list below will be updated.

Vinyl Box Set (10LP + all the CDs with bonus tracks)

Blackout CD+DVD

Blackout Vinyl LP + CD with bonus tracks

Love at First Sting 2CD+DVD

Love at First Sting Vinyl LP + 2CD with bonus tracks

World Wide Live CD+DVD

World Wide Live 2LP + CD

Savage Amusement CD+DVD

Savage Amusement LP + CD with bonus tracks

Lovedrive Blu-spec CD2+DVD Japanese Edition

Animal Magnetism Blu-spec CD2+DVD Japanese Edition

Tokyo Tapes Blu-spec CD2 + DVD Japanese Edition

Taken by Force Blu-spec CD2+DVD Japanese Edition

Love at First Sting

CD 1
1. Bad Boys Running Wild 3:54
2. Rock You Like A Hurricane 04:16
3. I’m Leaving You 04:16
4. Coming Home 04:58
5. The Same Thrill 03:30
6. Big City Nights 04:08
7. As Soon As The Good Times Roll 05:01
8. Crossfire 04:31
9. Still Loving You 06:26
10. Coming Home unreleased demo version (bonus track) 03:16
11. Living At Night unreleased demo song (bonus track) 04:20
12. First Sting Jam No.1 unreleased demo (bonus track) 01:21
13. Anytime (You Want It) unreleased demo song (bonus track) 05:07
14. Still Loving You unreleased demo version (bonus track) 05:46

CD 2
1. Intro Live At Madison Square Garden/ New York City06.07.1984)
2. Coming Home
3. Blackout
4. Bad Boys Running Wild
5. Loving You Sunday Morning
6. Big City Nights
7. Holiday (acoustic)
8. Still Loving You
9. Rock You Like A Hurricane
10. The Zoo
11. Dynamite

DVD
1. Rock You Like A Hurricane (video clip) 04:16
2. I`m Leaving You (video clip) 04:16
3. Big City Nights (video clip) 04:08
4. Still Loving You (video clip) 06:26
5. Rock You Like A Hurricane (TV show Germany 1985) 04:16
6. Still Loving You (TV show Germany 1985) 06:26
7. Still Loving You (TV show Germany 1984) 06:26
8. Big City Nights (Monsters Of Rock Germany 1986) 04:15
9. Interview Special with Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Herman Rarebell

World Wide Live

CD
1. Countdown 0:41
2. Coming Home 03:17
3. Blackout 04:11
4. Bad Boys Running Wild 3:45
5. Loving You Sunday Morning 04:41
6. Make It Real 03:51
7. Big City Nights 04:49
8. Coast To Coast 04:40
9. Holiday 03:12
10. Still Loving You 05:44
11. Rock You Like A Hurricane 04:04
12. Can`t Live Without You 05:28
13. Another Piece Of Meat 03:36
14. Dynamite 07:05
15. The Zoo 05:46
16. No One Like You 04:07
17. Can`t Get Enough Pt.1 01:59
18. Six String Sting 05:18
19. Can`t Get Enough Pt.2 01:52

DVD
1. Coming Home(Originally Only Available On VHS) 03:17
2. Blackout 04:11
3. Big City Nights 04:49
4. Loving You Sunday Morning 04:41
5. No One Like You 04:07
6. Holiday 03:12
7. Bad Boys Running Wild 03:45
8. Still Loving You 05:44
9. Rock You Like A Hurricane 04:04
10. Dynamite 07:05
11. Interview Special with Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Herman Rarebell

Blackout

CD
1. Blackout 03:49
2. Can`t Live Without You 03:47
3. No One Like You 03:57
4. You Give Me All I Need 03:39
5. Now! 02:35
6. Dynamite 04:12
7. Arizona 03:56
8. China White 06:59
9. When The Smoke Is Going Down 03:51
10. Blackout unreleased demo version (bonus track) 02:24
11. Running For The Plane unreleased demo song (bonus track) 04:07
12. Sugar Man unreleased demo song (bonus track) 04:23
13. All My Love unreleased demo song (bonus track) 04:04
14. Searching For The Rainbow unreleased demo song (bonus track) 03:52

DVD
1. No One Like You (video clip) 03:57
2. Arizona (video clip) 04:30
3. Blackout (Rock Pop In Concert) 03:35
4. Loving You Sunday Morning (Rock Pop In Concert) 04:50
5. Coming Home(Rock Pop In Concert) 03:15
6. Always Somewhere(Rock Pop In Concert) 04:15
7. Holiday(Rock Pop In Concert) 03:00
8. Can`t Live Without You (Rock Pop In Concert) 06:33
9. Dynamite (Rock Pop In Concert) 06:20
10. Can`t Get Enough (Rock Pop In Concert) 05:23
11. Make It Real (not broadcasted)(Rock Pop In Concert) 03:36
12. The Zoo (not broadcasted)(Rock Pop In Concert) 07:16
13. Interview Special with Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Herman Rarebell

Savage Amusement

CD
1. Don`t Stop At The Top 04:03
2. Rhythm Of Love 03:47
3. Passion Rules The Game 03:58
4. Media Overkill 03:32
5. Walking On The Edge 05:05
6. We Let It Rock…You Let It Roll 03:38
7. Every Minute Every Day 04:21
8. Love On The Run 03:35
9. Believe In Love 05:20
10. Taste Of Love unreleased demo song (bonus track) 04:39
11. Edge Of Time unreleased demo song (bonus track) 04:36
12. Don`t Wait Too Long unreleased demo song (bonus track) 04:15
13. Fast And Furious unreleased demo song (bonus track) 03:11
14. Living For Tomorrow unreleased demo song (bonus track) 03:30
15. I Can`t Explain (The Who cover version) 03:22

DVD
1. Rhythm Of Love (video clip) 03:47
2. Passion Rules The Game (video clip) 03:58
3. Believe In Love (video clip) 05:20
4. I Can`t Explain (video clip) 03:22
5. Documentary with clips and live material To Russia with Love
6. Interview Special with Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Herman Rarebell

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