Live Bites is a concert album from the German hard rock band Scorpions, released on 3 April 1995 on Mercury Records. Rather than documenting a single night, it gathers performances taped between 1988 and 1994 in Leningrad, San Francisco, Mexico City, Berlin and Munich.

It arrived after Face the Heat in 1993 and before Pure Instinct in 1996, so it sits at a point where the band could look back across a busy stretch of touring. The mix of cities is the appeal: a Russian date, American and Mexican crowds and two nights on home turf in Germany, all in one collection. For anyone who likes their hard rock heard in front of an audience, it offers a wide-ranging picture of the band on the road.

Live Bites: tracklist, credits and charts

14 tracks · 1:03:18

Tracklist

  1. 1Tease Me Please MeVallance, Jabs, Meine, Rarebell4:52
  2. 2Is There Anybody There?Schenker, Meine, Rarebell4:08
  3. 3Rhythm of LoveRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:46
  4. 4In TranceRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:06
  5. 5No Pain No GainSchenker, Hudson, Meine4:07
  6. 6When the Smoke Is Going DownRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine2:37
  7. 7Living for TomorrowRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine6:55
  8. 8Concerto in VRudolf Schenker3:01
  9. 9Alien NationRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine5:30
  10. 10Crazy WorldSchenker, Vallance, Meine, Rarebell5:33
  11. 11Wind of ChangeKlaus Meine5:47
  12. 12Edge of TimeRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:07
  13. 13Heroes Don’t CryKlaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker4:32
  14. 14White Dove4:17
Produced by
Keith Olsen, Scorpions (live tracks and "Edge of Time"), Keith Olsen & Scorpions (other studio tracks)
Recorded at
Goodnight LA Studios, Los Angeles, California, Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands, Scorpio Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany (studio tracks)
Recorded
Live tours from 1988 to 1994
Mixed by
Erwin Musper
Engineered by
Erwin Musper
Labels
Mercury Records, Mercury/PolyGram
Length
1:03:18

Line-up

  • Matthias Jabs · electric guitar, background vocals
  • Herman Rarebell · drums (drum set), keyboard
  • Ralph Rieckermann · bass guitar, background vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker · electric guitar, background vocals
  • Klaus Meine · lead vocals
  • Francis Buchholz · bass guitar · guest
  • Linda McCrary · choir vocals · guest
  • Rick Nelson · choir vocals · guest
  • Alfie Silas · choir vocals · guest
  • Fred White · choir vocals · guest
  • Rocq‐E Harrell · vocals · guest
  • De Leeuwerikjes · choir vocals · guest

Singles

  • “White Dove" / "Ave Maria No Morro” · 1994
  • “Edge of Time" / "No One Like You” · 1995
  • “In Trance (live)” · 1995

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 198529
German Albums · 198566

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DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
1995USMercury Recordsother
1995USMercury Records0208311269212other
3 April 1995XEMercury Records731452690326original
18 April 1995CA—other
18 April 1995USMercury Records731452688927other
26 April 1995JPMercury Records4988011345180other
20 March 2008—Island Mercury00731452688927other
23 June 2010JPMercury Records4988005610867other
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