Iron Maiden (album)

Iron Maiden is the first album of the group of heavy metal Iron Maiden, left the April 14th 1980.

The first success

English formation present this first album with a line-up not stabilized yet. Album is very well sold taking into account fact that it was very first formation and, which more is, it is a kind of music which is not diffused in all the radio stations. Nevertheless, the album will reach the 4th position at the time of its first week grace inter alia to the incredible success of individual the Running Free left the February 23rd. The album was also Disque of gold to the Japan.

The album was published a few months later its European exit with the USA with the song " Sanctuary" moreover, which had left to Europe like 45 turns.

List pieces (version Europe 1980)

  1. Prowler (Harris): 3 ' 52
  2. Remember Tomorrow (Di' Anno/Harris): 5 ' 25
  3. Running Free (Di' Anno/Harris): 3 ' 14
  4. Phantom off the Opera (Harris): 7 ' 05
  5. Transylvania (Harris): 4 ' 06
  6. Strange World (Harris): 5 ' 40
  7. Charlotte the Harlot (Murray): 4 ' 10
  8. Iron Maiden (Harris): 3 ' 31

Only one individual was extracted from it.

  1. Running Free , February 23rd, 1980. (Maximum Position attack: n°34)
Two others 45 turns left a little later but their titles were not reproduced on the album.
  1. Sanctuary , May 23rd 1980 (maximum Position attack: n°29)
  2. Women in Uniform , October 27th 1980. (Maximum Position attack: n°35)

American edition 1980

  1. Prowler (Harris): 3 ' 52
  2. Remember Tomorrow (Di' Anno/Harris): 5 ' 25
  3. Running Free (Di' Anno/Harris): 3 ' 14
  4. Phantom off the Opera (Harris): 7 ' 05
  5. Transylvania (Harris): 4 ' 06
  6. Strange World (Harris): 5 ' 40
  7. Sanctuary (Di' Anno/Harris/Murray): 3 ' 12
  8. Charlotte the Harlot (Murray): 4 ' 10
  9. Iron Maiden (Harris): 3 ' 31

Republication 1998

  1. Prowler (Harris): 3 ' 52
  2. Sanctuary (Di' Anno/Harris/Murray): 3 ' 12
  3. Remember Tomorrow (Di' Anno/Harris): 5 ' 25
  4. Running Free (Di' Anno/Harris): 3 ' 14
  5. Phantom off the Opera (Harris): 7 ' 05
  6. Transylvania (Harris): 4 ' 06
  7. Strange World (Harris): 5 ' 40
  8. Charlotte the Harlot (Murray): 4 ' 10
  9. Iron Maiden (Harris): 3 ' 31

At the time of the republication of the albums of the group in 1998, the group added a multi-media section there taking again two clips:

  1. Iron Maiden (Live At the Rainbow)

  2. Phantom off the Opera (Live At the Rainbow)

Formation

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