'Love at First Sting' coming in Audio Fidelity !!!!!!!

[ponkine]

http://www.audiofidelity.net/content/sc ... irst-sting

"...the definitive 80's Scorpions release, a flawless, hard-hitiing, rock/metal album."

The Scorpions are the largest selling German band in rock history - Klaus Miene, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Francis Bucholz, and Herman Rarebell are legends of the metal genre. Although the Scorpions had already achieved fame after 1982's Blackout, Love at First Sting was the first Scorpions album to please the overall radio world and brought them their biggest single of the decade. It is from this record that most of the group’s hits originate, and the tracklist reads like a greatest hits collection. Love at First Sting is the ninth studio album by the band, it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1984 and went triple platinum.

The album features an equal balance of heavier tracks, catchy metal driven by memorable riffs, and power ballads. "Rock You Like A Hurricane" is one of their biggest hits and remains their signature song. The tune reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 14 in Germany, number 2 in the French and Swiss Top 50. The ballad "Still Loving You" reached number 64 on the same US chart and is one of the best of the metal era and showcases pretty passionate soloing from lead guitarist Matthias Jabs. Tracks like "Big City Nights," "Bad Boys Running Wild," and "I'm Leaving You" are all very strong, featuring excellent melodies penned by rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The acoustic turned heavy rocker "Coming Home" is one of the strongest tracks and was the opening song for many of their live shows.

This album is notable in that it was one of the first digitally recorded heavy metal albums ever released. The original cover photo was created by famed photogrpaher Helmut Newton

"...a major accomplishment...there's nothing on here that doesn't rock.".

[ponkine]

Before this now-officially announced Scorps classic album @ Audio Fidelity, 'Virgin Killer' (also remastered by Kevin Gray) nearly made it. Dunno why it was cancelled at the last minute

Really hope 'Love At First Sting' will sell the numbers, so that 'Virgin Killer' will come next, as well (hopefully) other Scorps classics like 'Lovedrive', 'Blackout' and their 2 legendary live albums 'Tokyo Tapes' and 'World Wide Live'

I'm pretty sure the release will be a huge success

Spread the word

[ScorpfanUkraine]

Great news! Thanks for posting

[flyingvee]

And the purpose of this is? For 99.9% of the peopel who don't have the ultra high end equipment, they will notice any difference.

And more so, the "pretty passionate soloing of Matthias Jabs" on Still Loving You"?? How do you do a release liek this and not know that it's Rudy doing the solo on this?

[ponkine]

You don't need to have "ultra high end" gear to note differences

I own simply a hi fi equipment and I DO hear inmense differences between CDs

And Audio Fidelity purpose is releasing audiophile versions of the best albums in general. They only print 5000 copies per title. AF isn't intended as a mass market product in first place

Do yourself a favor: go an buy the 'Love At First Sting' copy. It will blow the current remaster out of the water

[fos daddy]

I wish they hadn't stopped production of DVD audio disc ..
I have a few and they sound great ..
All 6 channels
I have Frampton Comes Alive and with 6 channels you sound like your in the audience
even one Christmas one with The London Symphony Orchestra .. you feel like your right there smack in the middle

[IP_Sniffer]

And more so, the "pretty passionate soloing of Matthias Jabs" on Still Loving You"?? How do you do a release liek this and not know that it's Rudy doing the solo on this?

QFT

[ponkine]

'Virgin Killer' is on the pipeline, and other Scorpions titles are being considered

[music_tech]

so, it will remaster or something like 1-st press from original tape?

[Raised On Rock]

let's hope to see a proper remaster of all the catalogue or at least of the 70's and 80's records, the 2001 ones are poorly remastered IMHO... let's hope for a boxset with all the records properly remastered

[fos daddy]

Id like to see Pure Instinct and Eye To Eye remastered ..
with a harder edge

[Raised On Rock]

A remaster of pure instinct came out early this year, but I haven't heard how does it sounds! http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=504153

[Deleted User 13688]

And the purpose of this is? For 99.9% of the peopel who don't have the ultra high end equipment, they will notice any difference.

And more so, the "pretty passionate soloing of Matthias Jabs" on Still Loving You"?? How do you do a release liek this and not know that it's Rudy doing the solo on this?

Obviously somebody who didn't know what the h*ll they were talking about, yeah?