Pre-Order: 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 its 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.

An additional DVD includes 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 its 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, including an interview with Michael Schenker and rare photographs.

TRACKLISTING:

CD 1 – 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

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CD 2 – 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

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CD 3 – 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

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CD 4 – 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

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CD 5 – 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

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DVD – Full Visual Concerts:

• Hammersmith Odeon, London – 22nd–23rd October 1983

• Seibu Stadium, Tokyo – 12th August 1984