World Wide Live is a live album by German heavy metal band Scorpions released in 1985. The original audio recording was produced by Dieter Dierks. A VHS was released at the same time with footage of Scorpions' world tour.
The live album was originally released as a 2LP vinyl set, in a gatefold-sleeve, and a cassette. The liner notes contain a crew member list, tour date information and when the shows were recorded:
- Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA (4/26/84)
- The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA (4/24/84 & 4/25/84)
- Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA, USA (4/28/84)
- Bercy, Paris, France (2/29/84)
- Sporthalle, Cologne, West Germany (11/17/84)
The initial CD release featured 15 tracks (dropping "Another Piece of Meat", "Six-String Sting" and "Can't Get Enough", parts 1 & 2.), but the remastered edition of 2001 features the original album in full.
Read more about World Wide Live: Track Listings, Personnel, Charts, Certifications
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