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One Night at Budokan

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{{Infobox album

| name = One Night at Budokan

| type = live

| artist = Michael Schenker Group

| cover = One Night at Budokan.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 1982

| recorded = 12 August 1981

| venue = Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan

| studio =

| genre = Hard rock

| length = 75:50

| label = Chrysalis

| producer = MSG, David Wooley and David Kirkwood

| prev_title = MSG

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = Assault Attack

| next_year = 1982

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-night-at-budokan-r17481/review | title = Michael Schenker One Night at Budokan review | access-date = 2011-07-10 | last = Sheaks | first = Matthias | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 5/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 November 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1894959315 | pages= 317}}

| noprose = yes

}}

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. "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. "Ready to Rock" - 6:39

(*)Bonus Tracks not featured on original LP

Personnel

;Band members

;Production

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

Charts

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Chart (1982)

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position

{{Album chart|Netherlands|30|artist= Michael Schenker Group|album=One Night at Budokan|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}

| align="center"| 25

{{Album chart|Sweden|44|artist= Michael Schenker Group|album=One Night at Budokan|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}
{{Album chart|UK2|5|date=19820307|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2023}}

Certifications

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References

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Category:Michael Schenker Group albums

Category:1981 live albums

Category:Chrysalis Records live albums

Category:Albums recorded at the Nippon Budokan