Iron Maiden

 

Artist:  Iron Maiden 
Origin:  Leyton, London, England
Genre:  Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Original line-up:  (1975)

Steve Harris, Bass, Backing Vocals
Paul Day:  Lead Vocals
Ron "Rebel" Matthews:  Drums
Terry Rance:  Guitar
Dave Sullivan:  Guitar

Classic line-up:  (1980)

Steve Harris:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Dave Murray:  Guitar
Paul Di'Anno:  Lead Vocals
Dennis Stratton:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Clive Burr:  Drums

Iron Maiden an an English Heavy Metal Band from Leyton, formed in 1975 by Steve Harris (Bass) who is the leader of the band and songwriter.  Iron Maiden achieved success during in the early 1980s and one of the pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, with thirty-seven albums, fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs and seven compilations.

Title:  Somewhere Back In Time:  The Best Of 1980-1989 (2026)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Churchill's Speech (0:49)

 2.  Aces High (4:36)

 3.  2 Minutes To Midnight (6:00)

 4.  The Trooper (4:11)

Side 2:

 5.  Wasted Years (5:06)

 6.  Children Of The Damned (4:36)

 7.  The Number Of The Beast (4:53)

 8.  Run To The Hills (3:53)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 9.  Phantom Of The Opera (7:21)

10. The Evil That Men Do (4:34)

11. Wrathchild (3:07)

12. Can I Play With Madness (3:31)

Side 4:

13. Powerslave (6:47)

14. Hallowed Be Thy Name (7:12)

15. Iron Maiden (4:50)

Personnel:

Bruce Dickinson:  Lead Vocals

Steve Harris:  Bass, Keyboards on Tracks: 10, 12

Dave Murray:  Guitars

Adrian Smith:  Guitars, Keyboards on Tracks:  10, 12

Nicko McBrain:  Drums on Tracks:  2-5, 9-13, 15

Clive Burr:  Drums on Tracks:  6-8, 14

Somewhere Back In Time:  The Best Of 1980-1989 is a best of Iron Maiden, originally released on May 12, 2008 by EMI, remastered and reissued on October 30, 2026 by BMG.  For Fans of Iron Maiden and Music Collectors.