From the First Sting

~ Release by Scorpions (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Shorter album version also available from Qobuz, 7Digital, other stores

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-18 16:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1This Is My Song (live at Rock & Pop, 09.11.1973)
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)
Scorpions4:08
2Speedy’s Coming (remastered 2023)
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)
Scorpions3.53:34
3In Trance (remastered 2023)
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dieter Dierks
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Lenners (Belgian drummer) (in 1975)
guest keyboard:
Achim Kirschning (in 1975)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Uli Jon Roth (in 1975)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1975), Uli Jon Roth (in 1975) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1975)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1975)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1975)
recording of:
In Trance (in 1975)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Rudolf Slezak Musikverlag GmbH (publisher)
Scorpions4.654:44
4Pictured Life (remastered 2023)
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)
Scorpions3.253:23
5The Sails of Charon (remastered 2015)
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
Scorpions5:12
6Top of the Bill (live)
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)
Scorpions6:47
7Still Loving You (live at Taratata, April 28th 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 & Vanessa‐Mae6:20
8Mind Like a Tree
engineer:
Paul Ericksen (recording engineer) and Christian Leitgeb (sound engineer)
producer and mixer:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
mandolin and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs
sitar:
Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak, Ralph Rieckermann and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at and mixed at:
Little America Studios in Austria
recording of:
Mind Like a Tree
lyricist:
Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker
composer:
Rudolf Schenker and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
Scorpions5:35
9You & I
assistant engineer:
Evelien Tjebbes
engineer:
Attie Bauw, Erwin Musper and Peter Kirkman
producer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
bass guitar:
Ralph Rieckermann
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Curt Cress
ebow and background vocals:
Rudolf Schenker
guest keyboard:
Luke Herzog and Koen van Baal
guest percussion:
Pitti Hecht
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States, Magic Moments Studio, Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Klaus Meine
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions56:16
10Wind of Change
programming:
Stefan Schrupp
assistant engineer:
Christofer Frank (Engineer), Kurt Richter (engineer), Thomas Wollner (Engineer) and Michael Tuschek
engineer:
Gert Jacobs (Belgian musician, producer, engineer), Martin Boehm (Engineer), Mirko Bezzi (Engineer), Rory Kushnen (Engineer) and Joerg Steinfadt
producer:
Christian Kolonovits
guest bass guitar:
Ken Taylor
guest drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Rita Campbell, Melanie Marshall (released "Love Is the Power", and backing vocals for The Charlatans), Zoe Nicholas and Susie Webb
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
recorded at:
Galaxy Studios in Mol, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), MG Sound Studio in Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 2000-01 until 2000-04), Tonstudio Robert Hafner in Ebreichsdorf, Niederösterreich (Lower Austria), Austria (from 2000-01 until 2000-04) and Umbi Studios in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (from 2000-01 until 2000-04)
recording of:
Wind of Change
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)
Scorpions & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra47:36
11Maybe I Maybe You
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Erwin Musper
assistant mixer:
Arjen Mensinga and Huub Reijnders
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
guest keyboard:
Koen van Baal
guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
background vocals:
James Kottak and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Erwin Musper and Koen van Baal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Deutschland GmbH (local subsidiary of BMG, generally for © & ℗ use only)
recorded at:
Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Maybe I Maybe You
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Anoushiravan Rohani (Iranian pianist and composer)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present))
Scorpions3:30
12Humanity
recording engineer:
Steve Churchyard, Jules Gondar, Matt Gruber and James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist)
assistant engineer:
Brendan Dekora, Nate Hertweck, Noah Passovoy and Noel Zancanella
engineer:
Dino Herrmann and Jon Vella (Engineer)
executive producer:
Desmond Child
producer:
Desmond Child and James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist)
mixer:
Greg Collins (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paweł Mąciwoda
drums (drum set):
James Kottak
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Matthias Jabs
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker
guest background vocals:
Desmond Child, James Michael (Sixx:A.M. vocalist), Jeanette Olsson and Jason Paige
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
mixed at:
The Nook in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
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
Scorpions5:27