Total time: 75 minutes

Comment:

This is one of the most chequered carrier of the band's life. Uli leaves the Scorps after the japanese tournament in May of 1978. Rudy tries more than 150 guitarist because he wants to find the best result to the reneval of Uli. He chooses Matthias Jabs and the band begins to work with big energy on the new album Lovedrive because they have the first contract by EMI and they have to release it in 1979. Scorpions plays in some festivals then with Matthias. Matt learns the song very well and can replace Uli's playing by his own style. In line with these events Michael Schenker leaves his band UFO and Rudy invites him back to the band. Rudy can gain Matty over that they can finish the new album much more faster if Michael should connect to the band. So Michael plays 3 songs' solos into the new album. After the releasing of Lovedrive Michael finaly join to the band as a 100% member. Matthias leaves the Scorpions because of it and goes to spend his holiday with his girlfriend. The Scorps begins thier tournament with Michael. The main part of the german dates they plays together but after that Michael has his alcoholic problem again so he can't continue the tournament. Then they invite Matthias back and ask to play in the rest of the german places. Matt plays about 10-12 shows with the Scorps but after that Michael gets back again to the french places. So Matthias leaves the band again. Few concerts later Michael Schenker falls back into the old bad ways and he has some problem with the alcohol again. Rudy realises that they can't work together with Michael and calls back Matt as the main lead guitarist of the Scorpions. So he finishes the french tour (from the Lyon show) with Scorps and travels to Japan as the fixed fifth member of the greatest band in all around the world.
Great performance from the early Lovedrive era. Unfortunatelly the quality is terrible so the show is unpalatable. The song 'Life's Like A River' is incomplete. Just the first minute and after some seconds are on the recording. The material begins again with 'Fly To The Rainbow'.

Quality:

Horrible quality! Very inaudible and the bass overwhelm evyrthing. Sometimes Michael's guitar heaves in sight. Only for hardcore collectors who don't care about the enjoyment and collect all of the favourite band...like me! :)