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2 CDs – Import

Kerrang s Malcolm Dome writes in the reissues liner notes, Opening with a thunderous version of Armed And Ready , we get the clarion all of Cry For The Nations and the inevitable The Attack Of The Mad Axeman . From here on in, it s a roller coaster ride through a classic hard rock performance: I Want More (listen to the almost telepathic way in which Schenker and Raymond combine), Victims Of Illusion , the driving Into The Arena , the epic Lost Horizons , before the main set is brought to a climatic conclusion with arguably the ultimate version of UFO s Doctor Doctor .

One Night in Budokan is that rarity among albums: a release that perfectly sums up just why MSG are held in thrall by all those fortunate enough to see them in all their pomp. A giant of a band at the considerable height of their powers.