SCORPIONS: Rare Demo Recordings For 'Love At First Sting' Album Posted Online

April 30, 2008

Two rare 1983 SCORPIONS rehearsal/demo recordings for the "Love at First Sting" album have surfaced and can be found on YouTube (see below).

* "Heartbreaker" was the original title of the song "Bad Boys Running Wild"
* The demo version of "Big City Nights" features a guitar solo by Matthias Jabs while the final album version contains a solo by Rudolf Schenker

The lineup for this recording was as follows:

Klaus Meine - Vocals
Rudolf Schenker - Rhythm Guitar
Matthias Jabs - Lead Guitar
Jimmy Bain - Bass
Bobby Rondinelli - Drums

"Heartbreaker":

"Big City Nights":

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