Donnington: The Live Tracks [sic] is a semi-official live album by Saxon, being a legal release but not sanctioned by the band. The recording was made at the first Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington on 16 August 1980 but was not released until fifteen years later. It was re-released as Live at Donnington 1980 in 2000.
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| Released | 4 November 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 16 August 1980 | |||
| Venue | Castle Donington | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 42:15 | |||
| Label | Angel Air | |||
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"Backs to the Wall" had been featured on an official Polydor Records release, compiled from recordings of most of the artists who played that inaugural show.
Track listing
edit- "Motorcycle Man" – 3:42
- "Still Fit to Boogie" – 2:43
- "Freeway Mad" – 2:24
- "Backs to the Wall" – 3:24
- "Wheels of Steel" – 4:23
- "Bap Shoo Ap" – 6:16
- "747 (Strangers in the Night)" – 4:52
- "Stallions of the Highway" – 3:19
- "Machine Gun" – 5:35
- Backstage Interview – 3:01
- Songs written by Saxon.
Credits
edit- Biff Byford – vocals
- Graham Oliver – guitar
- Paul Quinn – guitar
- Steve Dawson – bass guitar
- Pete Gill – drums
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Live at Donnington". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
External links
edit- Album page on Angel Air Site Archived 21 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine