Scorpions "Blackout (50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions, 2015, CD + DVD, BMG, Digipak, Reissue, Remastered)"

Blackout is the eighth studio album by German rock band Scorpions, released in 1982 on EMI Records Germany and Mercury Records.

In the US, the album was certified gold on 24 June 1982 and platinum on 8 March 1984 by RIAA. Rolling Stone ranked Blackout as 73rd on their list of "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" in 2017.

After losing his voice during the writing of the album, lead singer Klaus Meine had to undergo surgery on his vocal cords and it was uncertain whether he would be able to record it. Demos of the material were recorded with singer Don Dokken as lead singer; however none of those recordings are featured on the album, and Dokken is only credited with backing vocals.

Rudolf Schenker could not choose between his guitar solos on "China White", so the US and European releases differed in this small detail.

A self-portrait of artist Gottfried Helnwein is featured on the cover of the album. Rudolf Schenker portrays this character in the "No One Like You" music video.

The RIAA certified Blackout Gold on 24 June 1982 and Platinum on 8 March 1984.

Track listing

All music composed by Rudolf Schenker.

Disc 1 (CD)

1. "Blackout" Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen 3:49
2. "Can't Live Without You" Meine 3:47
3. "No One Like You" Meine 3:57
4. "You Give Me All I Need" Rarebell 3:39
5. "Now!" Meine, Rarebell 2:35
6. "Dynamite" Meine, Rarebell 4:12
7. "Arizona" Rarebell 3:56
8. "China White" Meine 6:59
9. "When the Smoke Is Going Down" Meine 3:50
10. "Blackout (demo)"  04:03  
11. "Running for the Plane (demo)"  04:07  
12. "Sugar Man (demo)"  04:22  
13. "Searching for the Rainbow (demo)"  03:56  

Time:   53:05

Disc 2 (DVD)

1. Blackout (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 03:40   
2. Loving You Sunday Morning (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 04:46   
3. Coming Home (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 03:14  
4. Always Somewhere (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 04:11  
5. Holiday (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 03:04   
6. Can't Live Without You (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 06:34  
7. Dynamite (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 06:20  
8. Can't Get Enough (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 06:17   
9. Make It Real (Not Broadcast) (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 03:33  
10. The Zoo (Not Broadcast) (Rock Pop In Concert: Special Heavy Metal Night, 17.12.1983, Dortmund Westfallenhalle) 07:12  
11. No One Like You (music video) 03:53
12. Arizona (music video) 03:47  
13. The Story of “Blackout” (Interviews with Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs and Herman Rarebell) 42:38  

Time:  01:39:09

Sticker: "50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions. 

Digitally Remastered. 

4 Previously Unreleased Tracks. 

Bonus DVD: "Live In Dortmund 1983" (Previously Unreleased), 

Music Videos And Making-Of "Blackout". 

16 Page Booklet With New Liner Notes, Rare Photos And Memorabilia."

Recording information:

Basic tracks recorded at "Villa Saint Pecaire", St. Jaques-Grasse, Southern France with Dierks Recording Mobile I.

Additional recordings and mixing at Dierks Studios, Cologne.

Mastered at Masterdisk, New York.

DVD tracks 1-10 recorded live in Dortmund, Germany, December 17th 1983