Lovedrive

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Black Mercury labels (post 1983 pressing) Alternate label details. The PRC, Compton plant ID number "26" is placed under the catalog numbers on the label on the left, instead of at the end of the curved text on the right. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78 All runouts etched except for MASTERDISK is stamped”

EMI

calendar_today1979Greece

“Reissue of the early 80's, before 1984 Mispressing: the tracklisting A-side is in both the labels but backed plays correctly the last four songs of the album”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Black Mercury labels (post 1983 pressing) Alternate label details. The PRC, Compton plant ID number "72" is placed under the catalog numbers on the label on the left, instead of at the end of the curved text on the right. Similar to [r8725849], which has alternate pressing plant ID of 26. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78”

RCA Victor

calendar_today1979Philippines

“Manufactured in the Philippines by VICOR MUSIC CORPORATION from master recordings owned or controlled by RCA CORPORATION”

EMI / Harvest

calendar_today1979Europe

“Printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V. Uden.”

RCA

calendar_today1979Philippines

“Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78”

Harvest

calendar_today1979South Africa

“SA PRESS”

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Germany

“Inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and artwork. On back cover: ℗ 1979 Breeze-Music Michael Schenker appears by courtesy of Chrysalis Records Ltd. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. All songs published by Breeze-Music, Switzerland. Printed in Germany by 4P NICOLAUS GmbH, Köln On labels: ℗ 1979 Breeze-Music Made In Germany No band name or producer credit on side A label.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Alternate label details: The PRC, Richmond plant ID number "72" is placed under the catalog numbers on the label on the left, instead of at the end of the curved text on the right like on this version of [r=1429386] Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“some early versions were released with a semi-translucent red shrinkwrap, which also included a track listing sticker.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. Santa Maria pressing with original uncensored cover. Alternate jacket found here: [r6216433]. Plant ID number "25" is printed under the catalog numbers on the left side of the label. Includes a red printed inner sleeve with lyrics and band photo. Another version has uncensored inner sleeve: (r9182471) Columbia Record Club edition as evidenced by sticker on front cover”

Harvest

calendar_today1979Greece

“1980's reissue. Vinyl contained in a transparent plastic liner. Runouts are stamped except "NICK W" which is etched.”

Harvest

calendar_today1979Belgium

“1st catalog# as on back cover and spine. 2nd catalog# as on both labels and insert Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. No Label Code on this release”

Mercury

calendar_today1979Canada

“Similar to [r=1543571] but with a label variation: smaller writing on label track listing starts above centre hole; other version track listing below centre hole. Comes with printed text/photo inner sleeve [on back cover:] Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78 [on labels:] Made in Canada All songs published by Summer Breeze Music (ASCAP), produced for Breeze-Music ℗ 1979 Phonogram, Inc. Runouts all etched Printer logo on back bottom right corner”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“"25" pressing plant indicated on label Mastered by Howie Weinberg”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“This is a 1980's repress on Black Mercury labels. "72" on labels denotes a [l408779] pressing. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78”

Harvest

calendar_today1979France

“Die-cut outer sleeve. Picture disc comes with two different pictures. Some copies were imported into the UK with a new cat. no. that was pasted over the French cat. no. on the back cover (SHSSP 4097)”

Mercury

calendar_today1979Canada

“Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. Released with full photo printed inner sleeve incl. lyrics. Made in Canada”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Label identical to [r1429386] but this submission has original "censored" Cover and inner sleeve to match. Another similar pressing has the censored cover but red inner sleeve and has the 72 beneath its matrix numbers at left of labels [r8950526] This [l408779] pressing can be identified by the number 72 printed at the end of its perimeter print at right on its labels. Issued with custom inner sleeve with photos of the same censored cover and blue text. runouts are etched except for MASTERDISK which is stamped Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78”

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Germany

“Inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and cover artwork. Similar to [r=7933233] but with green / black lettering on labels, and similar to [r=9384480] but with "Made in Germany" Embossed EMI logo on the lower right corner of the back sleeve. Variant without the embossed EMI logo: [r=459081]. On back cover: ℗ 1979 Breeze-Music Michael Schenker appears by courtesy of [l=Chrysalis Records Ltd.] Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. All songs published by Breeze-Music, Switzerland. Printed in Germany by 4P NICOLAUS GmbH, Köln On labels: ℗ 1979 Breeze-Music Made In Germany”

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Germany

“Labels Printed only with Green on Yellow background. No black ink !! Some have a printed inner sleeve. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78 All songs published by Breeze-Music, Switzerland ℗ 1979 Breeze-Music Made in Germany”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. PRC Richmond pressing with alternate jacket found here: [r6216433]. Plant ID number "73" is printed under the catalog numbers on the left side of the label.”

RCA Victor

calendar_today1979Australia

“Manufactured for/by and distributed by RCA Limited, Sydney Australia and Auckland New Zealand”

Harvest

calendar_today1979Spain

“Released from 1988 onwards. Tracks B3 is misspelled on labels as "Loverdrive" [on front cover:] Fama (Logo) Rock Aleman”

Mercury

calendar_today1979Canada

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

Universal Music / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Brazil

“Inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and cover artwork. Similar to [r=7933233] but with green / black lettering on labels, and similar to [r=9384480] but with "Made in Germany" Similar to [r=14100241] but without embossed EMI logo on the lower right corner of the back sleeve. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. All songs published by Breeze-Music, Switzerland. Michael Schenker appears by courtesy of [l=Chrysalis Records Ltd.] ℗ 1979 Breeze-Music Made in Germany”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Special thanks to Michael Schenker for playing lead guitar on Lovedrive, Another Piece of Meat and... Coast to Coast. hanks also to Bob Sherwood, Marvin Katz, Dan Young and Cliff Burnstein. And a special thanks... to Mother Dierks for looking after us so well. Michael Schenker appears by courtesy of Chrysalis Records Ltd. Cover design and photos by Hipgnosis. Produced by Dieter Dierks for Breeze Music Recorded at Dierks Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78 Mastered by Steve Fallone at PolyGram Studios All songs published by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)”

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Europe

“Special thanks to Michael Schenker for playing lead guitar on: Lovedrive, Another Piece of Meat and Coast to Coast, and special thank you to Mother Dierks for looking after us so well. Michael Schenker appears by courtesy of Chrysalis records Ltd. Cover design and photos by Hipgnosis. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78 All songs published by Breeze-Music, Switzerland. Produced by Dieter Dierks for Breeze-Music. ℗ 1979 Breeze Music Made in UK Released with a 6-page fold-out inlay including lyrics. Similar to the [r4805314] version but Scorpions logo on the CD is pink and not blue Both artwork pieces (liner/tray card and inlay) are glossy one-side, perhaps printed in West Germany but no printer information on them”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Made in USA Early USA version no IFPI number.”

EMI Electrola / Harvest

calendar_today1979Italy

“Mid 90s repress. Made in Italy on CD face.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“No IFPI codes. Made in USA printed on disc face at 3 and 6 o'clock. Disc has a plastic hub with less of an 'atomic' symbol surrounding the hub but more like a flower design. Has a stacking ring. No text stamped in mould area. 822-555-2 printed on disc. 822-555-2 M-1 printed on spines and back of tray insert.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“No IFPI codes. Does not say "Made in USA by PDO". Disc has a solid silver hub with a 3 ringed 'atomic' symbol surrounding the hub and no stacking ring.”

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Europe

“℗ 1979 Breeze Music cat# 2 is mentioned on the last page of the fold out booklet. Made in Holland Printed in Holland”

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Europe

“℗ 1979 Breeze Music Distribution code: UK-CD-FA 3080 is mentioned on the last page of the fold out booklet. Some releases have a "cool price" sticker on the jewel case and including a "The top 50 cool price" booklet. MANUFACTURED BY EMI is etched in the down side spine of the jewel case.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Reissue made by [l266782] not before 10/1999.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Inner ring of CD: DIDX-011878 1 Printed on CD label: DIDY 011878 CRC Made In USA ℗1979 PolyGram Records Inc.”

EMI

calendar_today1979Netherlands

“Printed in Holland (Back sleeve) Made in Holland (Disc)”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Newly digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Columbia House edition. CRC on back cover under barcode. Has original Hipgnosis cover with gum on woman's breast.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Europe

“"Cool price" sticker on the jewel case. "Manufactured by EMI" moulded on the bottom side of jewel case. Almost the same or very similar to https://www.discogs.com/release/4805314 but this one is without IFPI codes.”

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Europe

“Catalogue number on spines: CDP 7 467332. Catalogue number on back cover: CDP 7 46733 2. Catalogue number on disc: CDP 746733 2. Catalogue number on booklet: CDP 546-7 46733 2. Michael Schenker appears by courtesy of [l64026] Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. All songs published by Breeze-Music, Switzerland. Produced by Dieter Dierks for Breeze-Music. ℗ 1979 Breeze Music. Made in UK. Released with a 6-page fold-out inlay including lyrics. Similar versions: [r11500665] - but with colons instead of dashes in matrix / runout information and without price / distribution codes. "Scorpions" printed pink on disc and not blue. [r4805314] - same as above, but "Scorpions" printed blue on disc (like on this version). [r2646545] - with slightly another matrix / runout information and IFPI codes, but with same back cover information (price / distribution codes).”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

Harvest / EMI Electrola

calendar_today1979Europe

“Special thanks to Michael Schenker for playing lead guitar on: Lovedrive, Another Piece of Meat and Coast to Coast, and special thank you to Mother Dierks for looking after us so well. Michael Schenker appears by courtesy of Chrysalis records Ltd. Cover design and photos by Hipgnosis. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78 All songs published by Breeze-Music, Switzerland. Produced by Dieter Dierks for Breeze-Music. ℗ 1979 Breeze Music Made in UK Released with a 6-page fold-out inlay including lyrics.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Black tray jewel case with 6 page folded booklet. ℗© 1979 Mercury Records Manufactured and marketed by Mercury Records a PolyGram company, 825 Eight Avenue, New york, New York 10019. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited. Printed in the U.S.A.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979Canada

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“"MADE IN USA BY EDC" on the inner mould of the CD.”

Harvest

calendar_today1979Europe

“Repress of [r=2311336] pressed by [l275005] in 2004 or later as indicated by the mould SID code IFPI AAHxx and/or 6-digit stamper code without hyphens between the digits. Printed in the EU.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979Mexico

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“CRC version”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Reissue with less controversial cover. Produced by Dieter Dierks for Breeze-Music ℗ 1979 Phonogram, Inc.”

Harvest

calendar_today1979Italy

“Clear shell.”

Harvest

calendar_today1979Germany

RCA

calendar_today1979Philippines

“Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78 Manufactured in the Philippines by VICOR Music Corporation from masters of RCA Corporation.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

Harvest

calendar_today1979Germany

Harvest

calendar_today1979Germany

“Made in Germany blue cassette, blue case”

EMI / Harvest

“Made in Sweden”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“RCA club edition with substitute cover.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979Canada

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78”

Mercury

calendar_today1979Canada

“℗ 1979 Phonogram, Inc. – Made In Canada © 1979 Phonogram, Inc. Produced for Breeze-Music Black shell with small squares, a ' 100 Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ 5’0 Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ 0 / ɯɐɹƃʎןoԀ ' tape scale, black text on white paper labels & fused assembled. The J-card has printing on one side only.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979Canada

“Light grey tape shell.”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

Harvest / EMI

calendar_today1979France

“Comes with printed text”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“This version is an opaque beige cassette shell with a pattern of tiny squares in a grid around the shell edge.”

Harvest

calendar_today1979Italy

“Clear cassette”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

“Single page J-card, printed on one side only. Cream colored tape shells, has large window with no timing marks. Beige tape care with PRI embossed on rear panel. Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78 J-Card spine catalog #: 822 555-4 M-1 Cassette catalog #: 422 822-555-4 M-1 Side 1: 18:49 Side 2: 17:59”

Harvest / Fame

calendar_today1979Europe

“Made in EEC. Rudolf Schenker is credited for lyrics on A4, even though the song is an instrumental.”

Harvest

calendar_today1979Greece

“Made and printed in Greece by EMI Greece S.A. Made in Greece by EMI. P 1979 Breeze Music ℗ 1979 Breeze Music”

Mercury

calendar_today1979United States

BMG

calendar_today2015Europe

“Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. All songs published by Arabella Music Edition/Universal Music Publishing except CD-9 by BMG Rights Management, DVD-2, DVD-5 by Slezak Musikverlag. Photos by Hans G. Lehmann licensed by Aviator-Management GmbH & Co. KG. Mixing engineering bonus tracks at HOME-Studios Hamburg. Bonus Track mastering at Milian Mastering Hamburg DVD-10: Produced for BMG Rights Management. Excerpt licensed by Aviato-Management GmbH & Co. KG, (c) ZDFE 2015 DVD-Format: DVD-9 Audio Format: PCM Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Live In Japan); 16:9 (Documentary) Norm: NTSC Region Free Language: English Subtitles: None ℗ & ©2015 BMG Rights Management GmbH. ℗ 1979 Original Release Running Time: Approx: 85 Mins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracks CD-9 & CD-10 are previously unreleased. Sticker on front cover: "50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions. Digitally Remastered. 2 Previously Unreleased Tracks. Bonus DVD: "Live In Japan 1979" (Previously Unreleased And Making-Of "Lovedrive". 16 Page Booklet With New Liner Notes, Rare Photos And Memorabilia."”

Sony Records Int'l

calendar_todayNov 18, 2015Japan

“℗ & © 2015 BMG Rights Management GmbH. ℗ 1979 Original Release. Housed in a twin fold Digipak, with a pocket for the booklets.”

BMG

calendar_today2015Russia

“2CD Jewel Case. 16-page booklet Edition. * previously unreleased Part of the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions. DVD-Format: DVD-9 Audio Format: PCM Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Live In Japan); 16:9 (Documentary) Norm: NTSC Region Free Language: English Subtitles: None Running Time: Approx: 85 Mins”

Sony Records Int'l

calendar_todayNov 18, 2015Japan

BMG

calendar_today2015Europe

“Recorded at Dierks-Studios, Cologne, from September to December '78. All songs published by Arabella Music Edition/Universal Music Publishing except CD-9 by BMG Rights Management, DVD-2, DVD-5 by Slezak Musikverlag. Photos by Hans G. Lehmann licensed by Aviator-Management GmbH & Co. KG. Mixing engineering bonus tracks at HOME-Studios Hamburg. Bonus Track mastering at Milian Mastering Hamburg DVD-10: Produced for BMG Rights Management. Excerpt licensed by Aviato-Management GmbH & Co. KG, (c) ZDFE 2015 DVD-Format: DVD-9 Audio Format: PCM Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Live In Japan); 16:9 (Documentary) Norm: NTSC Region Free Language: English Subtitles: None ℗ & ©2015 BMG Rights Management GmbH. ℗ 1979 Original Release Running Time: Approx: 85 Mins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracks CD-9 & CD-10 are previously unreleased. Sticker on front cover: "50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions. Digitally Remastered. 2 Previously Unreleased Tracks. Bonus DVD: "Live In Japan 1979" (Previously Unreleased And Making-Of "Lovedrive". 16 Page Booklet With New Liner Notes, Rare Photos And Memorabilia."”

BMG

calendar_todayNov 6, 2015Europe

“50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. Issued with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and including a CD feat. the original tracklist and 2 previously unreleased tracks. Recorded from September to Dezember '78. Analog/digitally remastered 2015. ℗ & © 2015 ℗ 1979 Original release On tracks 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10 on the CD back cover Klaus Meine is credited for Music by instead of Lyrics by. Just a printing error. Runout variant 2: "21" is mirrored to the rest of the string.”

BMG

calendar_today2015Russia

“2CD Jewel Case. 16-page booklet Edition. * previously unreleased Part of the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions. DVD-Format: DVD-9 Audio Format: PCM Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Live In Japan); 16:9 (Documentary) Norm: NTSC Region Free Language: English Subtitles: None Running Time: Approx: 85 Mins”