The World of Ike & Tina is a live album, recorded at several locations during Ike & Tina’s 1973 European tour in England, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and Holland. It was originally released in 1973 with a gatefold cover and was reissued in 1986 on two separate records with a different cover, only titled Live. In 2018 it was issued on CD with the original cover art, including extensive liner notes by Charles Waring. This album is the only release with a recording of the song „Stand By Me“.
Producer: Ike Turner, Jackie Clark, Soko Richardson, Warren Dawson
Design: Mike Salisbury
Cover: Doug Johnson
Release: September 1973 / Various (Reissue)
Label: United Artists / Various (Reissue)
Format: 2 Vinyl (Gatefold) / Cartridge / CD
Charts: USA: #47 (R&B)
The special magic of the Ike and Tina Turner Show always seems to shine through best on their 'live' outings, where crowd response can be heard and the team can make improvisations. Ike and Tina are a highly visual as well as musical act, and their impact is stronger on sets such as this. In this double set, Tina is as strong and lusty voiced as ever. The band is tight and Ike contributes strongly with his vocals and arrangements. Material has also been chosen well, from the rock of the Beatles and Stones to the hard r&b of Hank Ballard to the straight blues of Elmore James to Turner originals. Also included is the song many feel was the greatest rock production of it’s day, „River Deep, Mountain High.“