Michael Schenker Group - Live & Ready: 1980 - 1984 (CD)

Experience the raw power and precision of one of rock's greatest guitarists with this ultimate live anthology spanning the formative years of the Michael Schenker Group. This 6-disc box set features four complete, career-defining performances:Manchester Apollo - 1980: The explosive debut tour featuring early classics, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo - 1981: A legendary show captured at the height of MSG's powers, Hammersmith Odeon - 1983: Recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon with special guests including Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine of Scorpions, available in it's entirety for the very first time. Seibu Stadium, Tokyo - 1984: A powerhouse festival set showcasing MSG's melodic metal mastery, previously only available on laserdisc in Japan. With an additional DVD including the full visual concerts of Hammersmith Odeon - 1983 and Seibu Stadium, Tokyo - 1984.The set is accompanied by a booklet featuring exclusive liner notes by acclaimed rock journalist Martin Popoff and a brand-new interview with Michael Schenker himself, offering personal insights into the era, the band, and these legendary performances. The booklet also includes previously unreleased photographs.Housed in a premium two-part rigid box, this release is designed not only for fans of Michael Schenker and MSG, but also for serious collectors of classic rock and heavy metal history. With it's wealth of unreleased material and expertly curated content, this box set serves as both a stunning time capsule and an essential addition to any rock archive.The Michael Schenker Group - Live & Ready: 1980 - 1983: 5CD/1DVD Box Set two-piece slipcase box set: Extensive collection, remastered at AIR Mastering. Booklet featuring extensive liner notes by Martin Popoff featuring an interview with Michael and rare photographs.

Track List:

Disc: 1

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

Disc: 2

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

Disc: 3

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

Disc: 4

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

Disc: 5

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

Disc: 6

1. DVD: Full Visual Concerts: Hammersmith Odeon, London, 22ND-23rd October 1983Seibu Stadium, Tokyo, 12th August 1984