Tokyo Tapes

by Scorpions

Overview

If you played in a hard rock band during the '70s, what were you likely to be doing circa 1978? Why, recording a live album, of course. Preferably a double vinyl set, and in Japan to boot. The Scorpions were no exception, and in fact, their Tokyo Tapes were captured only days after Cheap Trick's At Budokan in April 1978. Though hardly as inspired or successful, the Tokyo Tapes set still serves as an ideal greatest-hits collection of the Scorpions' first decade. This recording also showcases the spectacular playing (and occasionally, the dreadful singing) of guitarist Uli Jon Roth, who would soon leave the band for a misguided solo career, but displays some jaw-dropping technique here, most notably on the epic "We'll Burn the Sky." The rest of the band also puts in competent performances on such early standards as "In Trance," "Fly to the Rainbow," and "Speedy's Coming." The material on disc one is consistently strong, and though a number of pointless covers ("Houng Dog," "Long Tall Sally") and that most dreaded concert spectacle -- the drum solo -- break the flow on disc two, the band still closes strong with the crowd-pleasing Japanese folk song "Kojo No Tsuki" and frenetic versions of "Dark Lady" and "Robot Man." Ultimately, if you have any curiosity about the Scorpions' early material, Tokyo Tapes provides the perfect introduction. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2023
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	4050538881356
Rank:	29181

Tracks

Disc 1

1. All Night Long
2. Pictured Life
3. Backstage Queen
4. Polar Nights
5. In Trance
6. We'll Burn the Sky
7. Suspender Love
8. In Search of the Peace of Mind
9. Fly to the Rainbow

Disc 2

10. He's a Woman-She's a Man
11. Speedy's Coming
12. Top of the Bill
13. Hound Dog
14. Long Tall Sally
15. Steamrock Fever
16. Dark Lady
17. Kojo no tsuki
18. Robot Man

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Scorpions   Primary Artist
Uli Jon Roth   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Francis Buchholz   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Herman Rarebell   Drums,Percussion
Klaus Meine   Vocals
Rudolf Schenker   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

B. Tsuchii   Composer
Lothar Heimberg   Composer
Uli Jon Roth   Composer
Enotris Johnson   Composer
Dieter Dierks   Producer
Scorpions   Arranger
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Michael Schenker   Composer
Rentaro Taki   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Dannemann   Composer
Wolfgang Dziony   Composer
Herman Rarebell   Composer
Klaus Meine   Composer
Tamotsu Yoshida   Engineer
Ulrich Roth   Composer
Little Richard   Composer
Rudolf Schenker   Composer
Hermann Erbel   Composer
Richard Penniman   Composer
Hans G. Lehmann   Photography
Monika Dannemann   Composer
Robert "Bumps" Blackwell   Composer
Bansui Doi   Composer
Mabel Dannemann   Composer
Bansui Tsuchii   Composer
Akimori Hayashi   Composer
Franz Eckert   Composer
Yoshiisa Oku   Composer