Tokyo Tapes (album)
Tokyo Tapes | ||||
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Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 85:07 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Dieter Dierks | |||
Scorpions live albums chronology | ||||
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Original 1978 Cover (Japan Only) | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Tokyo Tapes is the first
Tokyo Tapes includes songs from all Scorpions' albums released before 1978, which were recorded at
The songs "Hell-Cat", "Catch Your Train" and the Japanese national anthem ("
Roth commented about the recording of the album:
"Tokyo Tapes was a peak time, we have played together for all these years and it all came together at that time. Particularly on the first show, which unfortunately wasn't recorded. There were three shows in Tokyo, the first one was by far the best, but the second one was good too. Those are the ones on the album, the second and the third that were used. The first one I thought was a lot better and I was disappointed that it wasn't recorded."[4]
In 2015, as part of Scorpions' 50th Anniversary, Tokyo Tapes was remastered and re-released, with all omitted songs restored ("Polar Nights" and the three songs excluded) and alternate version of several songs originally found on the album.[5] Due to time constraints, "Robot Man", the last track of the original release, was shifted to the beginning of Disc 2 which otherwise contains bonus tracks).
Track listing
- Side one
- "All Night Long" (Uli Jon Roth, Klaus Meine) – 3:44
- "Pictured Life" (Rudolf Schenker, Meine, Roth) – 3:12
- "Backstage Queen" (R. Schenker, Meine) – 3:44
- "Polar Nights" (Roth) – 6:43 (omitted from single disc releases)
- "In Trance" (R. Schenker, Meine) – 5:25
- Side two
- "We'll Burn the Sky" (R. Schenker, Monika Dannemann) – 8:07
- "Suspender Love" (R. Schenker/Meine) – 3:38
- "In Search of the Peace of Mind" (R. Schenker, Michael Schenker, Meine, Lothar Heimberg, Wolfgang Dziony) – 3:02
- "Fly to the Rainbow" (M. Schenker, Roth) – 9:39
- Side three
- "He's a Woman, She's a Man" (R. Schenker, Meine, Herman Rarebell) – 5:22
- "Speedy's Coming" (R. Schenker, Meine) – 3:40
- "Top of the Bill" (R. Schenker, Meine) – 6:45
- "Mike Stoller) – 1:14
- "Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Richard Penniman) – 2:50
- Side four
- "Steamrock Fever" (R. Schenker, Meine) – 3:41
- "Dark Lady" (Roth) – 4:18
- "Kōjō no Tsuki" (Rentarō Taki, Bansui Doi, arr. Francis Buchholz, Meine, Rarebell, Roth, R. Schenker) – 3:35
- "Robot Man" (R. Schenker, Meine) – 5:47
- 2015 Remastered edition bonus tracks[5]
- "Hell Cat" (Roth) - 9:47 (recorded 27 April 1978)
- "Catch Your Train" (R. Schenker, Meine) - 3:52 (recorded 27 April 1978)
- "Kimi ga yo" (Yoshiisa Oku, Akimori Hayashi, Franz Eckert, arr. Scorpions) - 1:29 (Japanese National Anthem, recorded 24 April 1978)
- "Polar Nights" (Roth) – 7:32 (recorded 24 April 1978)
- "He's a Woman, She's a Man" (R. Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 6:06 (recorded 24 April 1978)
- "Top of the Bill" (R. Schenker, Meine) – 10:48 (recorded 24 April 1978)
- "Robot Man" (R. Schenker, Meine) – 6:49 (recorded 27 April 1978)
Personnel
- Scorpions
- Klaus Meine – vocals
- Ulrich Roth – lead guitar, vocals on "Polar Nights", "Dark Lady", and "Hell Cat", storytelling in "Fly to the Rainbow"
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "He's a Woman - She's a Man" (only intro), guitar solo on "Long Tall Sally"
- Francis Buchholz – bass
- Herman Rarebell – drums
- Production
- Dieter Dierks – producer, mixing
- Tamotsu Yoshida – live engineer
Charts
Chart (1978-1979) | Peak position |
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French Albums ( SNEP)[6]
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14 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 10 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 51 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 42 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France ( SNEP)[10]
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Gold | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b "Tokyo Tapes – Scorpions". Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ a b Tokyo Tapes (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Live] by Scorpions, 15 August 1978, retrieved 15 August 2022
- Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Syrjälä, Marko. "Interview with Uli Jon Roth". Metal-rules.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Tokyo Tapes (Deluxe Edition)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2024. Select Scorpions from the menu, then press OK.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Scorpions – Tokyo Tapes". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "French album certifications – Scorpions – Tokyo Tapes" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Select SCORPIONS and click OK.