Ready for Boarding

Ready for Boarding
Live album by Running Wild
Released	22 February 1988
Recorded	9–10 November 1987
Venue	Munich, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	42:48
Label	Noise
Running Wild chronology
Under Jolly Roger (1987) Ready for Boarding (1988) Port Royal (1988)

Professional ratings

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

Side A – Running Side

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

Side B – Wild Side

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

2022 chart performance for Ready for Boarding

Chart (2022)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3]	54

References

1. 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.
2. Hellweg, Frank (7 April 2022). "RUNNING WILD: Neuauflage von „Ready For Boarding" und The First Years Of Piracy"". Vampster  [ de ] (in German). Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – Ready for Boarding" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2022.