Michael Schenker Group – Live & Ready 1980 - 1984 5CD+DVD Box Set

Michael Schenker Group – Live & Ready 1980 - 1984

The box set contains six discs of four complete, career-defining concerts and is accompanied by a booklet containing extensive liner notes by renowned rock journalist Martin Popoff and a brand new interview with Michael Schenker himself, providing personal insights into the era, the band and these legendary performances. The booklet also contains previously unpublished photos.

Contents:
- CD 1: Manchester Apollo, Manchester, September 30, 1980 (Recorded from the explosive debut tour, featuring early MSG classics)
- CD 2 & 3: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, August 12, 1981 (The legendary show featuring MSG at the height of their powers)
- CD 4: Hammersmith Odeon, London, October 22 and 23, 1983 (With special guests Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine from the Scorpions. This show is available in its entirety for the first time)
- CD 5: Seibu Stadium, Tokyo, August 12, 1984 (A powerhouse festival set that showcases MSG's melodic metal mastery)
- DVD (Hammersmith Odeon, London, October 22 and 23, 1983 & Seibu Stadium, Tokyo, August 12, 1984 - previously only available on laserdisc in Japan)

Tracklist:
CD1: Manchester Apollo, Manchester, 30th September 1980
1. Armed & Ready
2. Cry For the Nations
3. Victim of Illusion
4. Natural Thing
5. Feels Like a Good Thing
6. Into the Arena
7. Looking Out From Nowhere
8. Rock Bottom
9. Tales of Mystery
10. Lost Horizons
11. Shoot Shoot
12. Doctor Doctor
13. Lights Out

CD2: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, 12th August 1981
1. Introduction
2. Armed and Ready
3. Cry For the Nations
4. Attack of the Mad Axeman
5. But I Want More
6. Victim of Illusion
7. Into the Arena

CD3: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, 12th August 1981
1. On and On
2. Never Trust a Stranger
3. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
4. Tales of Mystery
5. Cozy Powell Drum Solo
6. Courvoisier Concerto
7. Lost Horizons
8. Doctor Doctor
9. Are You Ready To Rock

CD4: Hammersmith Odeon, London, 22nd-23rd October 1983
1. Captain Nemo
2. Rock My Nights Away
3. Ready To Rock
4. Cry For the Nations
5. Rock You To the Ground
6. Attack of the Mad Axeman
7. Into the Arena
8. Courvoisier Concerto
9. Rock Will Never Die
10. Desert Song
11. I'm Gonna Make You Mine
12. Red Sky
13. Looking For Love
14. Armed and Ready
15. Little Devil
16. Doctor, Doctor
17. Thank You

CD5: Seibu Stadium, Tokyo, 12th August 1984
1. Captain Nemo
2. Rock My Nights Away
3. Cry For the Nations
4. On and On
5. Lipstick Traces
6. Bijou Pleasurette
7. Into the Arena
8. Courvoisier Concerto
9. Lost Horizons
10. I'm Gonna Make You Mine
11. Armed and Ready
12. Doctor, Doctor

DVD:
Hammersmith Odeon, London, 22nd-23rd October 1983
1. Captain Nemo
2. Rock My Nights Away
3. Ready To Rock
4. Cry For the Nations
5. Rock You To the Ground
6. Attack of the Mad Axeman
7. Into the Arena
8. Courvoisier Concerto
9. Rock Will Never Die
10. Desert Song
11. I'm Gonna Make You Mine
12. Red Sky
13. Looking For Love
14. Armed and Ready
15. Little Devil
16. Doctor, Doctor
17. Thank You
Seibu Stadium, Tokyo, 12th August 1984
18. Captain Nemo
19. Rock My Nights Away
20. Cry For the Nations
21. On and On
22. Lipstick Traces
23. Bijou Pleasurette
24. Into the Arena
25. Courvoisier Concerto
26. Lost Horizons
27. I'm Gonna Make You Mine
28. Armed and Ready
29. Doctor, Doctor

Label: Chrysalis
Released: 2026