Made in Stommeln

Over five decades of music from Dierks Studios

From Ihre Kinder in 1969 and the first Ohr and Pilz productions to the Scorpions, Accept and Twisted Sister: records that made music history were made with Dieter Dierks. Discogs lists 318 albums by 131 artists credited to Dieter Dierks.

1969–1971 · The beginning: Ihre Kinder and “Loop Di Love”1970–1976 · Kosmische Musik, jazz rock & underground 1975–1988 · The Scorpions years 1981–1991 · Hard rock from Stommeln for the world

1969–1971

The beginning: Ihre Kinder and “Loop Di Love”

In the summer of 1969 the Nuremberg band Ihre Kinder recorded their debut album at Dieter Dierks’ studio. Ihre Kinder are regarded as one of the first bands to combine rock music with German lyrics – one of the beginnings of German-language rock. In 1970 came the first big success as a songwriter: “Loop Di Love”.

Further viewing: Documentary “Ihre Kinder – Pioniere des deutschsprachigen Rock” (Jochen Hasmanis, Medienwerkstatt Franken, 2025, in German)

1970

“Loop Di Love” (1970)

Written by Dieter Dierks and Michael Schepior, based on the traditional Greek song “Dirlada”. First released by J. Bastós (Rolf Steitz) on Admiral Records – a hit in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. In 1972 a British version, released under the name Shag, reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Discogs lists 132 releases by 28 artists in 23 countries, including James Last, Jahn Teigen and Bernhard Brink.

Sources: Discogs: J. Bastós – Loop Di Love (Admiral Records AD 1147, 1970) · Wikipedia: Loop di Love

4: UK chart peak (Shag, 1972)
132: releases
28: artists
23: countries

Year		Album	Role	Original label
1969	Ihre Kinder	...Ihre Kinder Evidence (Discogs, release notes): „Aufgenommen vom 30, Juli bis 6. 1969 im Studio Dieter Dierks.“ – Discogs	Recorded By, Engineer	Philips

1970–1976

Kosmische Musik, jazz rock & underground

In the early seventies Dieter Dierks recorded Germany’s young avant-garde in his studio – for Ohr, Pilz and Die Kosmischen Kuriere, but also for Vertigo, Atlantic and United Artists.

Year		Album	Role	Original label
1971	Bröselmaschine	Bröselmaschine Available from Breeze today →	Engineer	Pilz
1971	Gila	Gila	Engineer	BASF
1971	Krokodil	An Invisible World Revealed	Engineer	United Artists Records
1971	Nektar	Journey To The Centre Of The Eye	Producer, Engineer	Bacillus Records
1971	Tangerine Dream	Alpha Centauri	Engineer	Ohr
1971	Witthüser & Westrupp	Der Jesuspilz – Musik Vom Evangelium	Mixed By	Pilz
1971	Witthüser & Westrupp	Trips + Träume	Engineer	Ohr
1972	Annexus Quam	Beziehungen Available from Breeze today →	Engineer	Ohr
1972	Ash Ra Tempel	Schwingungen	Engineer	Ohr
1972	Emtidi	Saat Available from Breeze today →	Mixed By	Pilz
1972	Krokodil	Getting Up For The Morning	Engineer	Bacillus Records
1972	Mythos	Mythos Available from Breeze today →	Producer	Ohr
1972	Nektar	A Tab In The Ocean	Engineer	Bacillus Records
1972	Passport	Second Passport	Engineer	Atlantic
1972	Tangerine Dream	Zeit	Engineer	Ohr
1972	Wallenstein	Blitzkrieg Available from Breeze today →	Producer	Pilz
1972	Wallenstein	Mother Universe	Engineer, Producer	Pilz
1972	Witthüser & Westrupp	Bauer Plath	Engineer, Producer	Pilz
1973	Ash Ra Tempel	Join Inn	Engineer	Ohr
1973	Ash Ra Tempel	Seven Up	Recorded By	Die Kosmischen Kuriere
1973	Ash Ra Tempel	Starring Rosi	Recorded By	Kosmische Musik
1973	Floh De Cologne	Lucky Streik	Producer	Ohr
1973	Krokodil	Sweat And Swim	Engineer	Bacillus Records
1973	Nektar	...Sounds Like This	Engineer	Bellaphon
1973	Nektar	Remember The Future	Mixed By	United Artists Records
1973	Omega	Omega	Engineer	Bacillus Records
1973	Passport	Hand Made	Engineer	Atlantic
1973	Passport	Looking Thru	Engineer	Atlantic
1973	Tangerine Dream	Atem	Recorded By	Ohr
1973	Wallenstein	Cosmic Century Available from Breeze today →	Producer	Kosmische Musik
1973	Walter Wegmüller	Tarot Available from Breeze today →	Recorded By	Die Kosmischen Kuriere
1973	Witthüser & Westrupp	Live 68–73	Engineer	Kosmische Musik
1974	Atlantis	Ooh, Baby	Arranged By, Engineer, Producer	Vertigo
1974	Birth Control	Birthcontrol Live	Engineer, Producer	CBS
1974	Cosmic Jokers	Planeten Sit-In Available from Breeze today →	Engineer, Mixed By	Kosmische Musik
1974	Cosmic Jokers	The Cosmic Jokers Available from Breeze today →	Recorded By, Mixed By	Kosmische Musik
1974	Floh De Cologne	Geyer-Symphonie	Producer, Mixed By	Ohr
1974	Omega	200 Years After The Last War	Engineer	Bacillus Records
1974	Omega	Omega III	Engineer	Bacillus Records
1974	Passport	Doldinger Jubilee Concert	Mixed By	Atlantic
1974	Sternenmädchen	Gilles Zeitschiff Available from Breeze today →	Recorded By	Kosmische Musik
1974	Sternenmädchen	Planeten Sit-In	Engineer, Mixed By	Kosmische Musik
1974	Tea	Tea	Engineer, Producer	Vertigo
1975	Atlantis	Get On Board	Arranged By, Producer, Recorded By	Vertigo
1975	Atlantis	Live	Engineer, Producer	Vertigo
1975	Passport	Cross-Collateral	Engineer, Recorded By	Atlantic
1975	Passport	Doldinger Jubilee '75	Engineer	Atlantic
1975	Tea	The Ship	Arranged By, Producer	Vertigo
1976	Passport	Infinity Machine	Engineer, Recorded By	Atlantic
1976	Tea	Tax Exile	Engineer	Vertigo
1977	Wallenstein	No More Love	Arranged By, Producer	RCA
1978	Atlantis	Top Of The Bill	Producer	Venus
1978	Mythos	Strange Guys	Producer	Venus
2023	Sternenmädchen	Gilles Zeitschiff 2 Available from Breeze today →	Producer	Die Kosmischen Kuriere

1975–1988

The Scorpions years

From “In Trance” (1975) to “Savage Amusement” (1988) Dieter Dierks produced the Scorpions – ten albums including “Blackout”, “Love at First Sting” and the live album “World Wide Live”, recorded largely at Dierks Studios in Stommeln.

Year		Album	Role	Original label
1975	Scorpions	In Trance	Producer	RCA Victor
1976	Scorpions	Virgin Killer	Producer	RCA Victor
1977	Scorpions	Taken By Force	Producer	RCA Victor
1978	Scorpions	Tokyo Tapes	Producer	RCA Extra
1979	Scorpions	Lovedrive	Producer	Harvest
1980	Scorpions	Animal Magnetism	Producer	Harvest
1982	Scorpions	Blackout	Producer	Harvest
1984	Scorpions	Love At First Sting	Arranged By, Mixed By, Producer	Harvest
1985	Scorpions	World Wide Live	Mixed By, Producer	Harvest
1988	Scorpions	Savage Amusement	Arranged By, Engineer, Mixed By, Producer	Harvest

Chart positions of the Scorpions albums 1975–1988

16: top-10 placings
11: countries charted
1: best position

Year	Album	GER	AUT	SWI	NLD	SWE	NOR	FIN	ITA	UK	US	JPN
1975	In Trance	no chart data in source
1976	Virgin Killer	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	32
1977	Taken by Force	no chart data in source
1978	Tokyo Tapes	35	–	–	–	42	–	–	–	–	–	51
1979	Lovedrive	11	–	–	–	32	–	–	–	36	55	70
1980	Animal Magnetism	12	–	–	–	37	–	–	–	23	52	–
1982	Blackout	10	–	–	45	12	–	12	–	11	10	47
1984	Love at First Sting	6	19	9	–	17	–	4	–	17	6	25
1985	World Wide Live	4	4	18	47	9	–	9	–	18	14	43
1988	Savage Amusement	4	18	5	24	2	5	1	17	18	5	32

Peak position in the official album charts. Bold = top 10. “–” = no position given in the source. Source: English Wikipedia, “Charts” section of each album article (with references there); retrieved 2026-10-25.

1981–1991

Hard rock from Stommeln for the world

In the eighties Dieter Dierks also produced other hard rock bands from Germany, the US and Sweden – among them Accept, Twisted Sister, Black ’N Blue, the Plasmatics and Bullet.

Year		Album	Role	Original label
1981	Bullet	Execution	Producer, Arranged By	Polydor
1982	Plasmatics	Coup D'Etat	Producer	Capitol Records
1983	Bullet	No Mercy	Producer, Arranged By	Lark
1984	Black 'N Blue	Black 'N Blue	Producer	Geffen Records
1985	Accept	Metal Heart	Producer, Arranged By	RCA
1985	Twisted Sister	Come Out And Play	Arranged By, Mastered By, Producer	Atlantic
1989	Accept	Eat The Heat	Producer, Arranged By, Engineer, Mixed By	RCA
1990	Mother's Finest	Subluxation	Mixed By, Producer	RCA
1991	New Legend	Deep Colors Bleed	Producer	RCA

Accept – albums in the Breeze catalogue

Three of these albums were produced or recorded by Dieter Dierks (marked).

9: top-10 placings
9: countries charted
3: best position

Year	Album	GER	SWI	NLD	SWE	NOR	FIN	UK	US	JPN
1982	Restless and Wild	–	–	47	7	–	–	98	–	–
1983	Balls to the Wall	59	–	–	10	–	–	–	74	–
1985	Metal HeartDierks	13	14	–	4	9	8	50	94	47
1985	Kaizoku-BanDierks	50	–	–	–	–	–	91	–	–
1986	Russian Roulette	5	23	–	9	16	3	80	114	26
1989	Eat the HeatDierks	15	–	–	26	19	25	–	139	87
1990	Staying a Life	no chart data in source
1993	Objection Overruled	17	22	–	21	–	8	–	–	22
1994	Death Row	32	–	–	27	–	22	–	–	52
1996	Predator	56	49	–	28	–	27	–	–	56
1997	All Areas – Worldwide	no chart data in source

Electric Sun (Uli Jon Roth) – albums published by Breeze Music

Uli Jon Roth was the Scorpions’ lead guitarist from 1974 to 1977 and played on four albums produced by Dieter Dierks; he then formed Electric Sun. Both albums are published by Breeze Music; “Earthquake” was also produced for Breeze Music (according to Discogs).

Year	Album
1979	Earthquake	no chart data in source
1981	Fire Wind	no chart data in source

Rights in these recordings and works are held by their respective current owners; the Scorpions recordings by BMG. Breeze Music does not distribute these titles. Credit data: Discogs.