Donnington: The Live Tracks Explained

Donnington: The Live Tracks
Type:live
Artist:Saxon
Cover:Saxon live donnington.jpg
Released:4 November 1997
Recorded:16 August 1980
Venue:Castle Donington
Genre:Heavy metal
Length:42:15
Label:Angel Air
Prev Title:Unleash the Beast
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:BBC Sessions
Next Year:1998

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.

"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

  1. "Motorcycle Man" – 3:42
  2. "Still Fit to Boogie" – 2:43
  3. "Freeway Mad" – 2:24
  4. "Backs to the Wall" – 3:24
  5. "Wheels of Steel" – 4:23
  6. "Bap Shoo Ap" – 6:16
  7. "747 (Strangers in the Night)" – 4:52
  8. "Stallions of the Highway" – 3:19
  9. "Machine Gun" – 5:35
  10. Backstage Interview – 3:01

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