my maiden - The First Ten Years Special Series In Photos

~This personal photos post is dedicated to all the older Iron Maiden fans in Malaysia & Singapore~ \m/

ni the most ambitious post aku pernah buat -
{ This post is to share some photographic information of Iron Maiden's " The First Ten Years " ( CDs only because I cant afford to also collect the vinyl ones ), and to help those interested in this super rare collection and are searching for these worldwide. }


( click each photo to make bigger and see the details )

background - Awal tahun 1990 dahulu, Iron Maiden sambut ulangtahun 10 tahun ( 1980-90 ) menjadi artis rakaman EMI Records, dan jugak sambut ulangtahun kesepuluh dorang pertama kali release album.
Jadi, tiap2 minggu selama sepuluh minggu berturut2, EMI keluarkan Sepuluh CD, dan Sepuluh 12'inch Double Vinyl untuk collection peminat2 mereka terutama di Britain khas nya dan jugak seluruh dunia am nya.
CD2 ini sebenarnya adalah cantuman dua singles asal yang dikeluarkan Iron Maiden dari permulaan tahun 1980 hingga ke 1990. Termasuk dengan setiap Bsides ( Bonus tracks ), dan jugak tambahan track " Listen With Nicko " di mana Nicko McBrain ngan gaya kelakar bercerita tentang peristiwa2 silam yang menarik dan lucu yang berlaku di masa singles2 tersebut dikeluarkan.


The badge design for Serial No 1.

Seperti kata drummer Maiden, Nicko Mcbrain kat rakaman khas cerita2 tok selampit nya untuk tiap2 cd ini, " NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT " pasal keluaran khas ini dan memang limited edition. ( Zaman itu mana ada internet, jadi bayangkan betapa susah untuk fans worldwide dapat informasi ni ). Kalo sekarang tengok nasib, masih ada la orang jual kat EBAY ke mana2, tapi susah nak kumpul pasal memang in demand, dan harga dah melambung naik giler.



click to make bigger to see the details of each release date, serial no, the tracklisting, but do take note each of the cd and vinyl release have an additional track called " Listen With Nicko ", and its Nicko McBrain in his own humourous ways sharing his personal stories about what happen during each period of the original singles release. Plus, for the cds and vinyls released for the British market, there is a coupon which can be exchanged for a designed cardbox box to hold all 10 cds or vinyls. I dont have the box, sigh.

Lain kali, kalo ada masa aku share lagi teliti terutama tentang Bsides2 yang aku suka giler, artworks dan lukisan2 yang aku suka, informasi2 menarik perhatian dan " Not A Lot Of People Know That " seperti contoh karikatur seakan Perdana Menteri Britain Margaret Thatcher selama dua kali muncul kat kulit depan, pergaduhan Steve Harris ngan Nicko McBrain yang dirakam secara sembunyik ( track Mission From Harry yang sebenarnye bukan lagu, tapi rakaman pergaduhan betul yang makin di batu api kan oleh Bruce Dickinson )
Tapi untuk ni kali, aku just tampal gambo2 terperinci each cover, dan apa kat dalam dia, design cd dia, , informasi single dan tarikh asli dikeluarkan termasuk Bside ( bonus tracks single tersebut ) etc..

This is how each packaging looks like inside and outside. The packaging try to replicate the original vinyl release from the original era. I had include some basic infos, but maybe next time I will elaborate on certain things which I think are worth sharing.

ENJOY!!! ( click to enlarge )

PART I


"Running Free"- Originally released on the 8th of February 1980
"Burning Ambition"
"Sanctuary"- Originally released on the 23 May 1980
"Drifter (live)"
"I've Got the Fire (live)"
"Listen With Nicko! Part I"



PART II


"Women in Uniform"- Originally released on October 17, 1980
"Invasion"
"Phantom of the Opera (live)"
"Twilight Zone"- Originally released on March 2, 1981
"Wrathchild"
"Listen With Nicko! Part II"



PART III ( the one with MAIDEN JAPAN EP \m/ )


"Purgatory"- Originally released on June 15, 1981
"Genghis Khan"
MAIDEN JAPAN - Originally released on August 1981
"Running Free" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 5-23-81)
"Remember Tomorrow" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 5-23-81)
"Killers" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 5-23-81)
"Innocent Exile" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 5-23-81)
"Listen With Nicko! Part III"



PART IV


"Run to the Hills"- Originally released on 12 February 1982
"Total Eclipse"
"The Number of the Beast"- Originally released on April 26 1982
"Remember Tomorrow (live)"
"Listen With Nicko! Part IV"



PART V


"Flight of Icarus"- Originally released on 11 April 1983
"I've Got The Fire"
"The Trooper"- Originally released on 20 June 1983
"Cross-Eyed Mary"
"Listen With Nicko! Part V"



PART VI


"2 Minutes to Midnight"- Originally released on 6 August 1984
"Rainbow's Gold"
"Mission From 'Arry"
"Aces High"- Originally released on October 22, 1984
"King of Twilight"
"The Number of the Beast (live)"
"Listen With Nicko! Part VI"



PART VII


"Running Free (live)"- Originally released on September 13 1985
"Sanctuary (live)"
"Murders In The Rue Morgue (live)"
"Run to the Hills (live)"- Originally released on 2 December 1985
"Phantom of the Opera (live)"
"Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (live)"
"Listen With Nicko! Part VII"



PART VIII


"Wasted Years"- Originally released on 6 September 1986
"Reach Out"
"Sheriff Of Huddersfield"
"Stranger in a Strange Land"- Originally released on 22 November 1986
"That Girl"
"Juanita"
"Listen With Nicko! Part VIII"



PART IX


"Can I Play with Madness"- Originally released on 20 March 1988
"Black Bart Blues"
"Massacre"
"The Evil That Men Do"- Originally released on August 1, 1988
"Prowler 88"
"Charlotte the Harlot 88"
"Listen With Nicko! Part IX"



PART X


"The Clairvoyant (live)"- Originally released on 7 November 1988
"The Prisoner (live)"
"Heaven Can Wait (live)"
"Infinite Dreams (live)"- Originally released on 6 November 1989
"Killers (live)"
"Still Life (live)"
"Listen With Nicko! Part X"


UP THE IRONS!!!!

p.s - anyway, semalam anniversary Freddie Mercury passed away tapi actually on the same day itself, drummer Kiss yang paling aku feberet feberet feberet of all time ERIC CARR pun meninggal pasal cancer jantung. Kalo korang belum tahu dekni sapa, masuk youtube nengok video Kiss " forever " ( video clip studio aslinye, bukan yang live versions ) lagu love song tapi drumming tak agak2. Aku suka dekni, and jugak dia lagi sikit nak pakai nick Rusty Blades hohohoho.





I see my future when I look in your eyes
It took your love to make my heart come alive \m/ - Kiss' Forever