Live Bites
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 · 1:03:18Tracklist
- 1Tease Me Please MeVallance, Jabs, Meine, Rarebell4:52
- 2Is There Anybody There?Schenker, Meine, Rarebell4:08
- 3Rhythm of LoveRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine3:46
- 4In TranceRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:06
- 5No Pain No GainSchenker, Hudson, Meine4:07
- 6When the Smoke Is Going DownRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine2:37
- 7Living for TomorrowRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine6:55
- 8Concerto in VRudolf Schenker3:01
- 9Alien NationRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine5:30
- 10Crazy WorldSchenker, Vallance, Meine, Rarebell5:33
- 11Wind of ChangeKlaus Meine5:47
- 12Edge of TimeRudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine4:07
- 13Heroes Don’t CryKlaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker4:32
- 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
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1985 | 29 |
| German Albums · 1985 | 66 |
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Released the same week
Also released on 3 April
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 3 April 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 3 April 1995 | |
| Wikidata | April 1995 | |
| US release | 18 April 1995 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 3 April 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Mercury Records | other | |
| 1995 | US | Mercury Records | 0208311269212 | other |
| 3 April 1995 | XE | Mercury Records | 731452690326 | original |
| 18 April 1995 | CA | — | other | |
| 18 April 1995 | US | Mercury Records | 731452688927 | other |
| 26 April 1995 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988011345180 | other |
| 20 March 2008 | — | Island Mercury | 00731452688927 | other |
| 23 June 2010 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005610867 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 501×500 | upscaled |