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Audience 8.7 - It’s hard to screw up a recording when you have good equipment and decent seats, unless you fall asleep and drop the recorder on the floor. This crew didn’t, and the results are very good to the ears. -
Audience 6.3 - There is music here, buried under time and dust. Understanding that we have a limited number of pre-Bruce era tapes, and that most of those sound horrid, it is suggested one must hunt down the ones that have been mastered like this one. -
Audience 6.0 - Poor recording but it’s all we have. For collectors only. -
Audience 9.3 - Way better than what you might expect. I was pleasantly surprised to hear how clean and rather detailed this tape is. I feel like I saved some money not having to buy a ticket to the show, but even though I missed them on tour, with tapes like these I can travel in time to Italy and relive this most excellent gig! Iron Maiden Area Ex Caserme Revelli Arma di Taggia, Italy 1984-08-22 "World Slavery Tour" Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Aces High 03. Two Minutes To Midnight 04. The Trooper 05. Revelations 06. Flight Of Icarus 07. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 08. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) 09. Powerslave 10. Guitar Solo Disc 2 11. Number Of The Beast 12. Hallowed Be Thy Name 13. 22 Acacia Avenue 14. Iron Maiden 15. Run To The Hills 16. Running Free 17. Sanctuary Lineup: Bruce Dickinson - vocals Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass Nicko McBrain - drums -
Audience 8.9 - Taper was seated 15 rows back so this recording gets you a good clear image of the event. Being an outdoor venue, there is occasional “wind” effect that does not really bother. A solid capture! -
Audience 8.1 - Not only is this incredibly important in the Maiden’s history but it’s also very listenable too. That is gotta qualify as a rarity! The band is on another level, I am 100% sure that this gig was important for all of them especially for Bruce being it was his first gig with them. GREAT playing by all I mean really great! IRON MAIDEN 1981-10-26 Palasport Bologna, Italy 1st Concert With BRUCE DICKINSON !! 1. The Ides Of March 2. SANCTUARY 3. PURGATORY 4. WRATHCHILD 5. THE TWILIGHT ZONE 6. REMEMBER TOMORROW 7. GENGHIS KHAN 8. KILLERS 9. ANOTHER LIFE incl.Drum Solo 10. INNOCENT EXILE 11. RUNNING FREE 12. MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE 13. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 14. IRON MAIDEN 15. TRANSYLVANIA incl.Guitar Solo 16. DRIFTER 17. PROWLER 18. I GOT THE FIRE* *MONTROSE cover Musicians; BRUCE DICKINSON- Vocals DAVE MURRAY- Guitar ADRIAN SMITH- Guitar STEVE HARRIS- Bass CLIVE BURR- Drums -
Audience 8.7 - While this tape may not enjoy the same clarity as some of the Japan 82 recordings, it does have a good powerful delivery nonetheless. Vocals come through the clearest, but the combination of bass, and guitars follows with the force of a piledriver to your skull...and I rather like it. The bonus here is the inclusion of the set by the band The Rods, and having never heard of any live tapes of them before, it was a most welcome addition to this great vintage Iron Maiden set.Iron Maiden Colston Hall Bristol, England 1982-03-11 Disc 1 {79:49} 01 - Intro [Doctor Doctor] ........ 3:39 02 - The Ides of March ............ 0:51 03 - Murders in the Rue Morgue .... 3:28 04 - Wrathchild ................... 3:32 05 - Run to the Hills ............. 4:25 06 - Children of the Damned ....... 4:46 07 - The Number of the Beast ...... 5:31 08 - Another Life ................. 3:43 09 - Killers ...................... 5:39 10 - 22 Acacia Avenue ............. 6:31 11 - Total Eclipse ................ 4:12 12 - Drum Solo .................... 3:20 13 - Transylvania ................. 6:12 14 - The Prisoner ................. 5:48 15 - Hallowed Be Thy Name ......... 7:14 16 - Phantom of the Opera ......... 6:51 17 - Iron Maiden .................. 3:58 Disc 2 {63:50} 01 - Sanctuary .................... 6:52 02 - Drifter ...................... 7:46 03 - Running Free ................. 5:03 04 - Prowler ...................... 4:32 Bonus Rods 05 - Rocking And Rolling .......... 3:26 06 - Waiting For Tomorrow ......... 4:02 07 - Get Ready To Rock 'n' Roll ... 5:34 08 - Nothing Going On In The City . 3:32 09 - Too Hot To Stop .............. 4:07 10 - Crank It Up .................. 5:54 11 - Getting Higher ............... 3:42 12 - Drum Solo .................... 3:50 13 - Power Lover .................. 5:23 -
Audience 8.4 - Buried in a closet for decades this important document has finally surfaced. It’s, to my ears, slightly better than the next oldest live document which I believe is the Music Machine gig. The tape itself is not as bad as you’d imagine and that could be due to the diligent re-mastering that was done. The sound is not as murky and indecipherable as a lot of the other 1980 tapes. This can be appreciated, I mean, this is May of 1980 the band had yet to break open and even though they had a hardcore following, was not known outside of UK in any substantive sense. If you were a fan of Iron Maiden in these times, it’s akin to investing money in Google stock when it was first offered. Why would you? …maybe because you liked what they were doing and had a hunch. Man! IRON MAIDEN Market Hall Carlisle England, UK May 20th, 1980 01. Prowler (4:09) 02. Remember Tomorrow (5:52) 03. Killers (5:09) 04. Running Free (3:28) 05. Another Life (inc. Drum solo) (6:12) 06. Transylvania (3:40) 07. Strange World (5:42) 08. Charlotte The Harlot (4:30) 09. Phantom Of The Opera (7:04) 10. Iron Maiden (5:23) 11. Drifter (11:48) 12. I've Got The Fire (4:15) 13. Running Free (3:43) -
Demos 1980: Pro recording 8.2 - Some generations down, loss of bandwidth, but this is just fine and a welcomed bit of Iron Maiden history. Live Friday Rock Show Broadcast 1979: Pro recordings 9.4 - Crisp and bright, excellent! -
Audiece 7.0 - Loud and noisy, but Maiden fans know all too well the kind of lo-fi muddy sound most of the early recordings suffer from, that’s why this is welcome. It is not nearly as horrid as most, in fact in places this is actually pretty decent. You do get a great feel of the hall, and the energy level, and even though it is a tad crunchy you do get most of the band. -
Audience 7.2 - A very desirable early Maiden show because it is one of the better sounding audience recordings. Very few early Maiden shows are well recorded. This one suffers from lack of bottom end but it is rather clear and thus it is sought out by collectors. -
Audience 7.0 - It is one of the better early Audience recordings. Nice and clear, lots of small club atmosphere. Not too bad ! -
Pro 9.9 - this is unbelievably solid. Everything is in the pocket, which is awfully hard to do with a metal band. Every instrument, and the crowd mixed in to provide atmosphere. This had to be a broadcast, but it’s not from a broadcast it has to be a pre-broadcast master. I mean, it’s almost perfect. Iron Maiden Long Beach Arena Los Angeles, California 1985-03-15 01. -Intro 02. -Aces High 03. -2 Minutes To Midnight 04. -The Trooper 05. -Revelations 06. -Flight Of Icarus 07. -Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 08. -Murders In The Rue Morgue 09. -Phantom Of The Opera 10. -Powerslave 11. -Losfer Words CD 2 01. -Wrathchild 02. -22 Acacia Avenue 03. -Children Of The Damned 04. -Die With Your Boots On 05. -The Number Of The Beast 06. -Hallowed Be Thy Name 07. -Iron Maiden 08. -Run To The Hills 09. -Running Free 10. -Sanctuary -
Volume 1,2,3: Oxford (3-9-82) / London (5-26-83) / Ipswich (9-18-84) All three shows are some of the best of the early 80’s recordings. -
Volume 3: Audience 8.2 - Ipswich (September 18, 1984) (All three shows are some of the best of the early 80’s recordings).