Friday 12 September 2008

CD album: 1998 re-edition of the back catalog since 1980 until 1993.Multi media section. UK pressings.

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Self titled debut album. Originally released in 14/04/1980. Entered to the 4th place of the UK Top Chart album



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Killers studio album. Originally released in 02/02/1981, entered to the 12th position of the UK Top Chart album




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The Number Of The Beast studio album. Originally released in 29/03/1982, entered straight to number one to the UK Top Chart album




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Piece Of Mind studio album. Originally released in 16/05/1983, entered to third place in the UK Top Chart album



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Powerslave studio album. Originally released in 03/09/1984, entered to the second place of the UK Top Chart album




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Live After Death. First live album recorded in four nights at Long Beach Arena, California, in 14, 15, 16 and 17 March 1985. Released in 14/10/1985, entered to the second place of the UK Top Chart album




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Somewhere in Time studio album. Originally released in 29/09/1986, entered to the third place of the UK Top Chart album




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Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son was the first ever conceptual studio album. Originally released in 11/04/1988, entered to the first place of the UK Top Chart album



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No Prayer For The Dying studio album. Originally released in 01/10/1990, entered to the second place of the UK Top Chart album




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Fear Of The Dark studio album. Originally released in 11/05/1992, entered straight to the first place of the UK Top Chart album. The third time they achieved this




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A Real Live One and Real Dead One live albums were originally released separately in 22/03/1993 and 18/10/1993 and entered to the third and second place, respectively, of the UK Top Chart album. In the 1998 re-releases they were put together in a double Cd


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Live At Donington, Monsters Of Rock Festival, was their third live recording. Originally released in 08/11/1993




Finally in 1998 all the Iron Maiden back catalog was re-released in a spectacular way. All the Cd's bring multi media section with video clips, biography, Eddie artwork, photo gallery etc.
It was a tremendous work that they put on this edition. They also made some arrangements to some of the sleeves, Iron Maiden album had a re-arrangement on Eddies face, hair and street background, Number Of The beast was released with the original grey colours, and No Prayer For The Dying had also some alterations. The 1993 live Cd's A Real Live One and Dead One were put together in a double Cd and Donington 1992 had the honour of a proper sleeve with the Eddie artwork made for the posters to promote the Donington Monsters Of Rock 1992 festival.
If you kook with attention the Cd's all put together they make a puzzle which is really the first Maiden artwork for the debut album.
The re-arrangements on the sleeves were digitally made by the great and long time Maiden illustrator, Derek Riggs.
All this Cd's are UK first pressings from 1998.
You might also want to see the spectacular Eddies Head box set that was made for the very first pressings of this 1998 Cd's, take a look at: http://my-iron-maiden-collection.blogspot.com/2008/09/official-box-sets-eddie-head-1998-cd.html