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One Night at Budokan
Live album by
Michael Schenker Group
ReleasedFebruary 1982
Recorded12 August 1981
VenueNippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
GenreHard rock
Length75:50
LabelChrysalis
ProducerMSG, David Wooley and David Kirkwood
Michael Schenker Group chronology
MSG
(1981) 		One Night at Budokan
(1982) 		Assault Attack
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]

One Night at Budokan is a live album by Michael Schenker Group released in 1982. This album was recorded at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan as part of their 1981 tour.

Track listing

1982 original LP

All songs written by Michael Schenker and Gary Barden except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Armed and Ready" - 6:20
  2. "Cry for the Nations" - 5:32
  3. "Attack of the Mad Axeman" - 4:50

Side two

  1. "But I Want More" - 5:24
  2. "Victim of Illusion" - 6:18
  3. "Into the Arena" (Schenker) - 4:45

Side three

  1. "On and On" 5:32
  2. "Never Trust a Stranger" (Paul Raymond) - 6:07
  3. "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (Schenker, Barden, Chris Glen, Raymond, Cozy Powell) - 7:18

Side four

  1. "Courvoisier Concerto" (Schenker, Raymond) - 3:42
  2. "Lost Horizons" - 7:22
  3. "Doctor Doctor" (Schenker, Phil Mogg) - 5:30
  4. "Are You Ready to Rock" - 7:10

2009 Remastered Edition with bonus tracks

Disc 1

  1. "Intro: "Ride of the Valkyries" from act 3 of Die Walküre (Richard Wagner)" - 1:31*
  2. "Armed and Ready" - 4:52
  3. "Cry for the Nations" - 5:30
  4. "Attack of the Mad Axeman" - 5:04
  5. "But I Want More" - 7:22
  6. "Victim of Illusion" - 6:14
  7. "Into the Arena" (Schenker) - 4:54

Disc 2

  1. "On and On" - 5:35
  2. "Never Trust a Stranger" (Paul Raymond) - 5:36
  3. "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (Schenker, Barden, Chris Glen, Raymond, Cozy Powell) - 7:17
  4. "Tales of Mystery" - 3:50 (*)
  5. "Cozy Powell Drum Solo" (Cozy Powell) - 11:23 (*)
  6. "Courvoisier Concerto" (Schenker, Raymond) - 3:35
  7. "Lost Horizons" - 7:30
  8. "Doctor Doctor" (Schenker, Phil Mogg) - 6:18
  9. "Are You Ready to Rock" - 6:39

(*)Bonus Tracks not featured on original LP

Personnel

Production
  • Producer – MSG, David Wooley and David Kirkwood
  • Recorded at The Nippon Budokan on August 12, 1981
  • Mixed at Air Studios, London

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 44
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Sheaks, Matthias. "Michael Schenker One Night at Budokan review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 317. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Michael Schenker Group – One Night at Budokan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Michael Schenker Group – One Night at Budokan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Michael Schenker Group | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Michael Schenker Group – One Night at Budokan". British Phonographic Industry.
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