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Radio Broadcast 9.3 - Some tape hiss but otherwise a beautiful full sounding set here. This music is glorious, it’s maybe not everyone’s cup of tea but it’s very heartfelt and genuine, delicate, contemplative, uplifting. Highly recommended! INCREDIBLE STRING BAND WPLJ Radio Broadcast Live in A&R studios of WPLJ Radio, New York, May 1971 Fillmore East, May 18, 1971 1. Dream The World Alive 2. You've Been A Friend To Me 3. Spirit Beautiful 4. Evolution Rag 5. Turquoise Blue 6. Bright Morning Stars 7. Cosmic Boy 8. Jigs 9. Darling Belle 10. May The Long Time Sun Shine -
Audience 9.4 - This is a revelation for me. I was not too familiar with the band and always assumed they were just another “Neo Prog” band from the 80’s. Boy am I wrong! This is KILLER! The audio quality is thankfully excellent and bright so as to capture the insane complexity and brilliance of this band. Sure, there’s going to be obvious attempts to compare them to other bands but to my ears they had something unique going, while also tipping the cap to bands like Marillion, Genesis, and UK. The amount of ideas going on in each song is beyond belief. IQ The Marquee Club London, England May 16, 1984 Disc 1 1.1 -Eloko Bella Neechi 1.2 -Awake and Nervous 1.3 -Fascination 1.4 -For The Taking 1.5 -My Baby Treats Me Right Cos' I'm A Hard Lovin' Man All Night Long 1.6 -The Enemy Smacks 1.7 -Through The Corridors 1.8 -Widow's Peak Disc 2 2.1 -It All Stops Here 2.2 -The Last Human Gateway 2.3 -Now I'm Here 2.4 -Stomach Of Animals Bonus Tracks 2.5 -Interview Plymouth Sound, May 27, 1984 IQ Peter Nicholls - Lead Vocals Paul Cook - Drums Mike Holmes - Guitars Tim Esau - Bass Guitars Martin Orford - Keyboards and Backing Vocals -
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 -
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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) -
Audience 8.7 - This is a really good, but flawed, recording. The good points are that it is clear, and has unmistakable stereo panning, and a LOT of good live atmosphere (not the obnoxious audience kind of atmosphere!). The flaws are that taper is working hard (to his credit) to get into a sweet spot and while doing this the signal to his deck fades in and out slightly - the effect is one of phasing, so it's not a deal-breaker flaw it's just you have to accept that vocals and what not at times sound really far back and then sound much closer...at various points during the show (I should say guitar does this too, maybe less often). The reason why you'll stick it out is because when it is good...it's great. Iron Maiden International Amphitheater Chicago, IL. 1982-09-21 01 - Wrathchild 02 - Run to the Hills 03 - Children of the Damned 04 - The Number of the Beast 05 - talk 06 - 22 Acacia Avenue 07 - Hallowed Be Thy Name 08 - Iron Maiden -
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 -
FM Radio Broadcast 8.9 - This is not a typical radio broadcast, it is very raw and in-your-face loud! That makes it much more enjoyable to me. The kick drum and bass are nicely present in this mix – but are not boomy or obnoxious so this is a great way to hear instrumentation normally not very defined. This helps make this show sound even heavier now that a solid bottom end is going on. Iron Maiden "Maiden America" Summerfest Henry W. Maier Festival park Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 26, 1981 The Killers World Tour 01 -Intro DJ 02 -The Ides Of March 03 -Sanctuary 04 -Purgatory 05 -Wrathchild 06 -Remember Tomorrow 07 -Another Life (Incl. Drum Solo) 08 -Genghis Khan 09 -Killers 10 -Innocent Exile 11 -Twilight Zone 12 -Murders In The Rue Morgue 13 -Phantom Of The Opera 14 -Iron Maiden 15 -Running Free 16 -Transylvania 17 -Guitar Solo 18 -Drifter -
Soundboard 8.9 - Always nice to have these, the rarest of things, a great sounding Iron Maiden show from the early days. Bass is slamming on this one, you hear every note! Iron Maiden April 28, 1981 De Vereeniging Nijmegen, Holland LENGTH: 81:46 TRACKS: 01. The Ides of March 02. Wrathchild 03. Purgatory 04. Sanctuary 05. Remember Tomorrow 06. Another Life 07. Genghis Khan 08. Killers 09. Innocent Exile 10. Murders in the Rue Morgue 11. Twilight Zone 12. Phantom of the Opera 13. Iron Maiden 14. Running Free 15. Transylvania 16. Drifter 17. Prowler -
Audience 8.7 - So let me put it this way – the recording is not perfect, but is near perfect for someone who needs to try and understand what makes Iron Maiden special. This captures a night, just another night (in fact this was a stand of shows at the Radio City Music Hall) on a long, never ending tour for the band but they play as if it was their last show. It’s amazing how night after night, town after town, tour after tour, Iron Maiden never gives a bad performance. I love this capture even though it suffers a few bumps and bruises, because it’s in the trenches from the hardcore fans perspective, it’s as if the taper is working as hard to capture the gig as the band is in delivering it. I LOVE it, and once I started playing this, I could not stop. I think you’ll love it too. Iron Maiden World Slavery Tour - The Seven Dates Of Hell Radio City Music Hall NYC, New York January 18, 1985 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Aces High 03. 2 Minutes To Midnight 04. The Trooper 05. Revelations 06. Wrathchild 07. Flight Of Icarus 08. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 09. Powerslave Disc 2 10. Guitar Solo 11. The Number Of The Beast 12. Hallowed Be Thy Name 13. Iron Maiden 14. Encore Break #1 15. Run To The Hills 16. Running Free 17. Encore Break #2 18. Sanctuary 19. WNEW FM New York interview with Nico Jan. 22 -
FM Broadcast 8.8 A tape recorded off air sounding its age but surprisingly it’s actually decent enough that fans of this venerable band will rejoice at hearing such an early gig in very good quality. If you compare it to a typical FM broadcast you’ll be less ecstatic, but I tell you this: in the year 1982 there were few bands that could match the intensity and precision of Iron Maiden. This gig highlights that fact, personally I can’t recommend this one highly enough I loved it! IRON MAIDEN The Beast on the Road Tour Pavillon Baltard Nogent-sur-Marne, France March, 24th 1982 01. Wrathchild (03:05) 02. Run to the Hills (04:07) 03. Children of the Damned (04:47) 04. The Number of the Beast (04:43) 05. Phantom of the Opera (06:46) 06. Killers (04:53) 07. Transylvania (06:01) 08. The Prisoner (05:47) 09. 22 Acacia Avenue (06:31) 10. Sanctuary (04:23) 11. Drifter (08:40) 12. Running Free (03:31) 13. Prowler (04:26) -
Audience 8.9 - This is what I consider the best audience tape from the Somewhere In Time Tour. It’s got loads of atmosphere but not at the expense of the “directness” of the PA to the mic. It’s a realistic sound, this tape replicates exactly what your ears heard coming out of the PA at this show…without artifacts to detract. Get this!
Iron Maiden City Hall Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 15 October 1986 Disc 1 01 -Intro - Blade Runner Theme 02 -Caught Somewhere in Time 03 -2 Minutes to Midnight 04 -Sea of Madness 05 -Children of the Damned 06 -Stranger in a Strange Land 07 -Wasted Years 08 -Rime of the Ancient Mariner 09 -Guitar Duel - Walking in the Air 10 -Where Eagles Dare 11 -Heaven Can Wait 12 -Phantom of the Opera Disc 2 13 -Hallowed Be Thy Name 14 -Iron Maiden 15 -The Number of the Beast 16 -Run to the Hills - Band Introduction 17 -Running Free 18 -Sanctuary
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St. Austell 1980 Audience 8.4 - In the pantheon of early Maiden live recordings this one is far from the worst, in fact I would say it’s worth a good listen because one thing is a grimy, muddy old tape and another is a relatively good tape that is NOT muddy but maybe does not have a wide dynamic range…and I’ll take the latter every time.
Reading 1980 Soundboard 9.4 - A short but awesome recording that every Iron Maiden fan should have.
Iron Maiden Cornwall Coliseum St. Austell, England 1980-05-31 "Iron Maiden Tour" Disc 1 01. Intro (The Ides Of March) 02. Sanctuary 03. Wrathchild 04. Prowler 05. Remember Tomorrow 06. Killers 07. Running Free 08. Another Life 09. Drum Solo 10. Transylvania 11. Strange World 12. Charlotte The Harlot Disc 2 13. Phantom Of The Opera 14. Iron Maiden 15. Drifter 16. I Got The Fire Reading Festival Reading, England, UK 1980-08-23 17. -Prowler 18. -Remember Tomorrow 19. -Killers 20. -Running Free 21. -Transylvania 22. -Iron Maiden Lineup: Paul Di’Anno - vocals Dave Murray - guitars Dennis Stratton - guitars Steve Harris - bass Clive Burr - drums
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Audience 8.8 - Every now and then a tape surfaces that really gets you excited as a collector. This one is just such a tape, because for one thing not only is the quality very good, but it’s super nice on the ears. What I mean is, the timbre of the recording is very comfortable, so it’s easy to listen to the entire show there is no fatigue on the ears at all. The icing on the cake is having both opening acts in the same kind of quality, in complete form. So, what more could you ask for? The Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand Great Allentown Fair Allentown, PA August 18th 1983 Disc 1 CONEY HATCH THE BAND Carl Dixon guitar lead vocals Andy Curran bass vocals Steve Shelski guitar vocals Barry Connors drums 1 -Intro 2 -Stand Up 3 -Don't Say Make Me 4 -Some Like It Hot 5 -First Time For Everything 6 -Shake It 7 -Devil's Deck 8 -No Sleep Tonight FASTWAY THE BAND Dave King vocals harmonica "Fast" Eddie Clarke- guitar Jerry Shirley drums Richard "Charlie" McCracken bass 9 -Intro 10 -We Become One 11 -You Got Me Runnin' 12 -Give It All You Got 13 -All I Need Is Your Love 14 -Give It Some Action 15 -Feel Me, Touch Me 16 -Far Far From Home 17 -Say What You Will 18 -Telephone 19 -Easy Livin' Disc 2 IRON MAIDEN THE BAND Steve Harris bass backing vocals Dave Murray guitar Adrian Smith guitar backing vocals Bruce Dickinson lead vocals Nicko McBrain drums 1 -Intro 2 -Where Eagles Dare 3 -Sanctuary 4 -Wrathchild 5 -The Trooper 6 -Revelations 7 -Flight Of Icarus 8 -Die With Your Boots On 9 -22 Acacia Avenue Disc 3 10 -The Number Of The Beast 11 -To Tame A Land 12 -Guitar Solo 13 -Drum Solo 14 -Hallowed Be Thy Name 15 -Iron Maiden 16 -Run To The Hills 17 -Drifter
