1978-04-23  Tokyo, Japan, Sun Plaza Hall

 

Setlist:

All Night Long
Pictured Life
Backstage Queen
Polar Nights
We'll Burn The Sky
Suspender Love
In Trance
In Search Of The Peace Of Mind
Fly To The Rainbow
Rock & Roll Queen
He's A Woman - She's A Man
Speedy's Coming
Catch Your Train
Top Of The Bill (Part 1.)
Drum Solo
Top Of The Bill (Part 2.)
Houng Dod / Long Tall Sally
Steamrock Fever
Dark Lady
Kojo No Tsuki
Robot Man
Hell Cat
Jam
(Kamigayo-Star Spangled Banner-Third Rock from the Sun)

Line up:

Klaus Meine - vocals
Rudolf Schenker - rhythm guitars
Uli Jon Roth - lead guitars
Francis Buchholz - bass
Herman Rarebell - drums

Total time: 123 minutes

Comment:

Well, I was very sceptic when I found this material in a website. I had met by so many wrong data recordings where the trader signed the place or the date wrong. I had known the the Scorpions played four concerts in Japan in the year 1978. As a matter of fact I went after this information and I found that they played 5 concerts there. The first one was in Tokyo also and in the 23rd of April. The date should be real but I still was afraid that should be just a clerical error. So I have checked my four japanese stuff and I had been suprised...this recording is different from the all others!!! I am sure about it! The conferances of Klaus are different between two tracks and the last part of the show has different track ordering what is not a mistake. There is the real order. Well, I really don't know what I can think but this stuff is a third version of the Scorpions' playing in Tokyo! I don't know that this should have been the very first night (23rd) and my older version is the second (24th) or vice versa.

Quality:

A very fantastic quality what looks soundboard recording directly from the mixing desk. Perfect stuff!