Box set sized to complete your collection of all 8 of the band's 80's LPs with remaining 5 issued later.
This Limited Edition Special Collector's Box Set contains the first three remastered Iron Maiden LPs: "Iron Maiden" (1980), "Killers" (1981) and "The Number Of The Beast" (1982). Pressed on 180 gram black vinyl and is sized to complete your collection of all eight of the band's 1980's LPs with the remaining five albums: "Piece Of Mind" (1983), "Powerslave" (1984), "Live After Death" (1985), "Somewhere In Time" (1986) and "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" (1988) - being issued in the fall of 2014 and available for purchase separately.
Iron Maiden's landmark 1980 debut kicked the door in on the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with its Punk Rock DIY production, blinding speed, raw aggression and frequent Progressive Rock like tempo changes, while simultaneously making them the forbearers of the movement alongside Judas Priest and Motörhead. The band's only album produced by Will Malone, it climbed all the way to #5 on the British charts on the strength of the anthemic "Running Free" and the ambitious seven-minute plus "Phantom of the Opera". Pure unadultered Heavy Metal which stands as the perfect amalgamation of the band's influences and their appetite for innovation!
Originally released in 1981, "Killers" is Iron Maiden's second album and follow-up to their self-titled 1980 debut. Produced by Martin Birch, who produced the band's next eight albums, "Killers" is Iron Maiden's first with guitarist Adrian Smith and their last with Paul Di'Anno who would be subsequently replaced by Bruce Dickinson. Comprised of material written prior to their debut, the 10-song set is anchored by the concert favorite "Wrathchild" and lead single "Purgatory", which helped the album climb to #12 on the British charts.
1982's "The Number Of The Beast" is Iron Maiden's landmark third studio album, the debut of vocalist Bruce Dickinson, and final release with original drummer Clive Burr. Universally regarded as one of the best Heavy Metal albums of all-time, the unrelenting 8-song set was the band's first to reach #1 in the UK thanks to the hit singles "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast". The album also saw Iron Maiden officially takeover the Heavy Metal mantle from contemporaries Judas Priest with a streak of seven consecutive Platinum and/or Gold albums in the United States!!
Limited Edition to 2500 units. Contains Iron Maiden's first 3 remastered classic 1980's LPs.
Iron Maiden LLP/Parlophone Records Ltd., A Warner Music Group Company, 2014 (2564622290). Made in EU.
LP "The Number Of The Beast (1982)"