Iron Maiden (album)
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April 14, 1980 |
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December 1979 - January 1980 |
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8th |
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40:44 |
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Will Malone |
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Kingsway Studios, London (England) |
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Iron Maiden ( English for: " Iron Maiden ") is the debut album of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden . The album was released in the UK on April 14, 1980 by EMI .
Emergence
In December 1979, Iron Maiden were signed by EMI. This was preceded by the extremely successful EP The Soundhouse Tapes, which the band released through their own distribution. Shortly before recording began, Dennis Stratton and Clive Burr joined the band.
The album Iron Maiden is the only album by the band that was produced with the collaboration of producer Will Malone. During the recording, however, Malone lost interest in the ongoing project, so the band had to take the rest of the production into their own hands. The band - especially Steve Harris - criticized the quality of the production. Many fans, however, like the rough, almost punk- like sound. Iron Maiden is also the only Iron Maiden album that Dennis Stratton can be heard on; he left the band shortly after the release and was replaced by Adrian Smith .
With Iron Maiden and Prowler , two songs from the EP The Soundhouse Tapes are newly recorded versions on the album.
On this album and the previous single Running Free , the band mascot Eddie can be seen for the first time . The zombie-like figure can be found on all Iron Maiden releases, with a few exceptions, and also appears regularly on stage shows.
Track list
- Prowler (Steve Harris) - 3:52
- Remember Tomorrow (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris) - 5:25
- Running Free (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris) - 3:14
- Phantom of the Opera (Steve Harris) - 7:05
- Transylvania (Steve Harris) - 4:06 (instrumental)
- Strange World (Steve Harris) - 5:40
- Sanctuary (Steve Harris, Paul Di'Anno, Dave Murray) - 3:15 (US pressing only)
- Charlotte the Harlot (Dave Murray) - 4:10
- Iron Maiden (Steve Harris) - 3:31
Song information
- Prowler : A newly recorded version with Bruce Dickinson as singer can be found on the B-side of the single The Evil That Men Do.
- Sanctuary also appeared together with Wrathchild from the follow-up album Killers on the compilation Metal for Muthas . The song was originally only included on the American version; it is only generally available in newer editions since 1998.
- Phantom of the Opera is based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux .
- Transylvania is one of the four instrumentals that Iron Maiden recorded.
- Strange World was already planned for the previous EP, but could not be included on it due to financial problems.
- Charlotte the Harlot is the beginning of a series of songs about a prostitute named Charlotte. On the The Number of the Beast album, the second part can be found 22, Acacia Avenue . The third part, Hooks in You was published on No Prayer for the Dying and the last part so far can be found under the title From Here to Eternity on Fear of the Dark .
Single releases
Running Free was released as the first single on February 23, 1980. It reached number 34 in the British singles charts. As a b-side, the single with Burning Ambition contained the only studio outtake from the pre-production of the album. With this single, the band appeared on the British TV show Top of the Pops and played the song live . They were the first band since The Who 1972 that did not play for playback .
On June 7, 1980, the second single was released with Sanctuary and reached number 29 in the UK charts. Maiden's manager Rod Smallwood named his management company after this song.
Re-releases
1995
All albums prior to The X Factor have been remastered and re-released as double CD versions. The second CD contained the song Sanctuary, which up until then was exclusively on the US version of the album or on the single , as well as the songs from the B-sides of Running Free and Sanctuary.
- Track list CD 1
- Prowler (Steve Harris) - 3:52
- Remember Tomorrow (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris) - 5:25
- Running Free (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris) - 3:14
- The Phantom of the Opera (Steve Harris) - 7:05
- Transylvania (Steve Harris) - 4:06
- Strange World (Steve Harris) - 5:40
- Charlotte the Harlot (Dave Murray) - 4:10
- Iron Maiden (Steve Harris) - 3:31
- Track list CD 2
- Sanctuary (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris, Dave Murray) - 3:15
- Burning Ambition (Steve Harris) - 2:41 (B-side of "Running Free")
- Drifter (Live) (Steve Harris) - 6:03 (B-side of "Sanctuary")
- I've Got The Fire (Live) (Montrose) - 3:13 (B-side of "Sanctuary")
1998
The album was supplemented with interactive content and re-released along with all other albums prior to The X Factor . In addition to a slightly changed cover artwork, the re-release contains the song Sanctuary, which was previously only available on the original 1980 US version of the album, on the single and on the double CD version released in 1995. While Sanctuary was placed on the original US version as the seventh track after Strange World , the song is in second position in the re-release.
- Track list
- Prowler (Steve Harris) - 3:52
- Sanctuary (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris, Dave Murray) - 3:16
- Remember Tomorrow (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris) - 5:25
- Running Free (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris) - 3:14
- The Phantom of the Opera (Steve Harris) - 7:05
- Transylvania (Steve Harris) - 4:06
- Strange World (Steve Harris) - 5:40
- Charlotte the Harlot (Dave Murray) - 4:10
- Iron Maiden (Steve Harris) - 3:31
successes
The album peaked at # 4 on the UK charts. The album went platinum in Canada and gold in Germany in 1996 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c http://www.everyhit.com
- ↑ Audio Certifications ( Memento of April 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ The German Phono Associations ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )