Ready for Boarding
| Ready for Boarding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 22 February 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 9–10 November 1987 | |||
| Venue | Munich, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 42:48 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Running Wild chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[1] |
Ready for Boarding is a live album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It was recorded at a concert in Munich. The song "Purgatory" has never been recorded for a studio album and is dedicated to the Parents Music Resource Center.
In 2022, the album was re-issued along with The First Years of Piracy.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hymn of Long John Silver" (Intro) | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Under Jolly Roger" | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Genghis Khan" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Raise Your Fist" | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Purgatory" | 5:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Mordor" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Diabolic Force" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Raw Ride" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Adrian (S.O.S.)" | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Prisoner of Our Time" | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 42:48 | |
Personnel
- Rolf Kasparek – guitar, vocals
- Majk Moti – guitar, backing vocals
- Jens Becker – bass, backing vocals
- Stefan Schwarzmann – drums
- Production
- Irene Vögeli – photography
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 54 |
References
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ Hellweg, Frank (7 April 2022). "RUNNING WILD: Neuauflage von „Ready For Boarding" und The First Years Of Piracy"". Vampster (in German). Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – Ready for Boarding" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2022.