US 2003 slip case cardboard re-issues. Released just in the USA by Sanctuary and Metal Is.Complete set of 14 Cd's.

This editions were released in 2003 just in the States by Sanctuary and Metal Is. The extra here basically its just a cardboard over cover with nothing extra, just the Metal Is and Sanctuary logo. The Cd's, songs, artwork and booklets are the same as the 1998 and 2002 vinyl replica editions, no more no less, apart to the fact that they also included X Factor and Virtual XI ( they did the same on the vinyl replica Cd's). X Factor and Virtual XI don't have multi media section.

For a box and digipack maniac like me this is a great package, I love this stuff.

Cat.nº:

Iron Maiden: CK 86207

Killers: CK 86209

Number Of The Beast: CK 86210

Piece Of Mind: CK 86211

Powerslave: CK 86212

Live After Death: CK 86213

Somewhere In Time: CK 86214

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son: CK 86215

No Prayer For The Dying: CK 86216

Fear Of The Dark: 86217

Donington 1992: CK 86222

A Real Live Dead One: CK 86219

The X Factor: CK 86223

Virtual XI: CK 86317

For future item.

7' Promo vinyls: 1992 Wasting Love Spanish with different cover we are used to see.

Guys, I received while ago this amazing item. Its a Spanish promo vinyl for the Wasting Love song, made , produced and sent to radio stations just in Spain.

Now, you probably are thinking, hum...this is not the one I'm used to see on Ebay, right? RIGHT!!! For the ones who don't know there are two different versions of this amazing promo vinyl, the most common one is the one with just the white sleeve, the vinyl is the same on both editions, no more no less. But to ad some spice they made this one with a postcard on the sleeve, and on the back is a white sheet also glued with this writings: "Wasting Love, secret tour -93".

Also on the sleeve there is a promo stamp ( you can't see it because they glued the white sheet to the vinyl sleeve) that says in Spanish: "Disco promotional, muestra no vendible".

The song plays on both sides and apart of the names of the boys, Martin Birch, the title track and name of the band all the writings are in Spanish.

Adding this postcard on the sleeve we don't fell so naked when we have it in our hands, eheheheh!!! We almost feel that is a real single, it isn't boys and girls, its a promo vinyl, Wasting Love was released officially just in Cd, Holland press.

To confirm all this that I'm saying you can go the this amazing Iron Maiden site: www.troopersounds.com , enter on the site, click on promo vinyls , look for Wasting Love promo, and on the bottom of the page you can confirm all this, I'm not insane or senile you know, eheheeh!!!

The vinyl marks are: 006 1225707 - A+ B IN3 DOPOP

Now, boys and girls, did you understand all this? If you didn't well 'kin bad!!!!

I'm off, turilou!!!

7' Promo vinyls: Wrathchild 7' inch Japanese promo vinyl released in 1981. On the B-side has Genghis Khan.

Great this 7' inch Japanese promo vinyl. Released just in Japan in 1981, probably to promote the Maiden tour on that country, the first time they went there.

This is just a single sheet ( doesn't come in a normal single sleeve),with lyrics for the Wrathchild song in Japanese and English on the back side. The B-side plays Genghis Khan, these two songs were taken from the album, nothing extra here.On the label there are some Japanese writings, very interesting item although I would not give such great amounts of money for such an item like I'm used to see on Ebay, I think its not well worth it.

This one and the other bellow are the only Japanese 7' promo vinyls that I want to have , the 2 Minutes To Midnight and Prowler are crap.

Cat.nº: Japan EMS- 17111

7' Promo vinyls: The Evil That Men Do 7' inch Japanese promo with different colors. year: 1988.

Well guys, this great item is not part of the official single discography, its a 7' inch promo vinyl, and was just released in Japan in 1988 to promote the Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album.

The sleeve is in black and white with Iron Maiden logo and the Japanese writings in red colour.

Well, I have to say that I was a bit disappointed because its just a single sheet, not a normal 7' sleeve, and I didn't knew that, but ok, its a very interesting item , even so. The vinyl has on both sides the same song. On the back side of the sheet there is the lyrics in English and Japanese.

Cat.nº: Japan PRP-1315

Official Fan Club Christmas cards

Christmas cards are also a great fun to collect, unfortunately in these days its not Derek Riggs who makes them but the Fan Club members themselves through a competition prize. Since 1980 until 1999 it was Derek who design
all this cards unless for the 1998 which was made by Synthetic Dimensions, if I'm not mistaken, this was the company who produced the Ed Hunter video game.
They start to make this stuff back in 1980 and the 80's are very difficult to find.
This cards are personally signed by all the band members with their unique Christmas wishes.

Cards from top to bottom: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1986, 1985.

Official Fan Club magazines, bios and supplements.

There are until now 87 issues of the official fan club magazine. They start producing this mags in 1981. Number 1 and 2 were also released in North America with different photos etc, and there is also 3 bios from 1985, 1988 and 1999, as well as a number 74 supplement dedicated to Maiden cover bands. There is also a special merchandise catalog supplement produced in 2002 and a special issue of French Neighbour Of The Beast Fanzine made in 2005 specially for the Official Fan Club ( with great artwork from the French artist Hervé Monjeaud), and sent to all the Fan Club members.

This is very easy to collect, on Ebay there are many. The first ones, since number one to twenty or so are a bit expensive, the others we can have it for a fair price, we just have to look in a regular day basis.

I'm very proud to inform that the black and white photos of the number 62 magazine were provided by a Portuguese Fan Club member called João Nogueira, well done fellow comrade!

The issue number 80 has a great interview to Steve Harris made by a fan club member and also collector, and they talk a lot of test pressings, Maiden Japan Venezuela etc.

The new improved numbers 83, 84, 85, 86 and 87 from 2009 and 2010 are absolutely spectacular, they made an excellent job, no photos fading, great design, fantastic photos, much more interesting to read. They are made in a A4 size and all this latest issues come with a special two sided poster with great photos.

In this latest numbers, from 83 to 87 they start digitalizing the first fan club mags in a way that we really can read them, so, this guys are making a great job with this mag.
I'm also very proud to say that magazine number 83, on the super fans section, has a whole page with a Portuguese collector called Daniel Henriques where he talks a bit how he started to like Maiden and when he decided to start collecting, well done fellow comrade!!

Photo number one: magazines 81-87

Photo number two: magazines 61-80

Photo number three: magazines 41-60

Photo number four: magazines 21-40

Photo number five: magazines number 6-7 and 11-20
Photo number six: 1985, 1988 and 1999 bios plus number 74 supplement, 2002 merchandise catalog and 2005 special Neighbour Of The Beast/ Iron Maiden Fan Club mag

My Iron Maiden video archive. Non released stuff.

TV Live broadcast shows and professional filming:


-Bremen, Germany 1981.
- Rock In Rio 1985 ( entire show).
- Philadelphia 1987
-Mexico 1992.
-Italy, Reggio Emilia 1993.
-Italy 1993 ( two songs live).
-Chile 1996, 2001 and 2008.
-Argentina, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2004 and 2009.
-São Paulo, Brazil, Philips Monsters Of Rock festival 1996.
- Live on MTV 1995 ( two songs performed live).
-Curitiba, Brazil, 1998.
-VH1 special in New York 1999 ( 3 songs live plus interviews).
-Roskilde 2000 ( 3 live songs plus interview).
-Dynamo festival 2000, Holland ( 5 live songs plus interview).
-Give Me Ed 'Til I'm Dead USA 2003.
-Rock Am Ring 2003 and 2005.
- Sweden 2005.
-Abbey Road 2006 ( two songs performed live and short interview)
- Porto Alegre Brazil, Somewhere Back In Time, March 5 2008.
- Mexico, Monterrey Arena, February 22, 2008.
- Red Rocks, Colorado, USA, August 30, 2000.


"Non official" shows:

-France 1987
- New York, Nassau Coliseum 2006
- Somewhere Back In Time in Moscow, 19/08/2008


Interviews:

- VH1 special in New York 1999 ( 3 live songs plus interviews).
-Special Maiden Viva ( German channel) on Philips Monsters Of Rock, São Paulo, Brazil, 1996.
-Headbangers Ball MTV special Best Of The Beast 1996.
- VH1 1998.
-Short interview in Portugal in 1986.
-Interview in Portugal in 1995, plus 2 different interviews in 1998.
-15 minutes interview in 1990.
- Headbangers Ball MTV special in Algarve, Portugal, in 1993.
- Headbangers Ball MTV special in Philips Monsters Of Rock Festival, São Paulo, Brazil,in 1996.
- +Virus TV show, interview in 1999.
-Top Of The Pops Germany in 2000.
-Roskilde 2000.
- Holland 2000, Dynamo festival, short interview.
- Interview in Bercy, Paris, 2003.
- Interview in Sweden 2005.
- CNN Revealed, 10/05/2008.
- Raising Hell 1993 interviews with Steve and Bruce.


Alternative video clips:

-2 Minutes to midnight ( just the band performing on stage).
- Man On The Edge filmed in Masada, Israel, for Top Of The Pops music show. -Virus with live footage.
-Futureal with just the football games footage.




For the record, this is just for exposition, part of my collection, and NOT for selling or copy purposes.

Cd vinyl replica 2002 editions: Iron Maiden 1980. Released just in USA by Sanctuary and Metal Is.

In 2002 the Maiden back catalog was re-released, again, but this time in a very and much more interesting way, in vinyl replica format. This editions were released just in America and they imitate, not 100%, the vinyl editions as close as possible. The back sleeves of the gatefold editions are exactly the same as the original vinyl releases. The booklets and Cd artwork and multimedia parts are the same as the 1998 re-editions, no more no less. Also they added the X Factor and Virtual XI but without multimedia sections.

The Eddie coin that you see on the photos were to collect 6 of them and then the person would send to the distributor, Sony Music, and they would send the person The Sound House Tapes Cd. This was only for America.

I don't understand why, but the Live After Death and Somewhere In Time are the most expensive of all, you have to give on Ebay some $150.00 at least for the two, if the Sound House Tapes is included on the pack it will be some $250.00, its crazy but the competition is very high.

Cheers!!

Cat.nº: USA CK 86051

Cd vinyl replica 2002 editions: Killers 1981. Released just in USA by Sanctuary and Metal Is.

Cat.nº: USA CK 86047

Cd vinyl replica 2002 editions: The Number Of The Beast 1982. Released just in USA by Sanctuary and Metal Is.

Cat.nº: USA CK 86046

Cd vinyl replica 2002 editions: Piece Of Mind 1983. Released just in USA by Sanctuary and Metal Is.

Cat.nº: USA CK 86045