The First Ten Years (boxed set)
The First Ten Years | ||||
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Box set by Iron Maiden | ||||
Released | 24 February- 28 April 1990 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 6:11:50 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Iron Maiden box sets chronology | ||||
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The First Ten Years is a series of 10 CDs and double 12" singles by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released between 24 February and 28 April 1990, in commemoration of the band's ten-year recording anniversary.[1]
Each CD/double 12" contains two singles, complete with original B-sides and artwork, as well as an edition of "Listen with Nicko", a spoken-word track in which drummer Nicko McBrain would recount the history behind each song specific to that release.[1] Each part in the series included a special voucher, all ten of which could be exchanged by mail order for a limited edition storage box.[2]
Iron Maiden also released The First Ten Years: The Videos on VHS videotape and laserdisc, containing all 16 of the band's promotional music videos up to and including 1990's "Holy Smoke".[3]
Track Listings
"Running Free / Sanctuary"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Running Free" | Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris | 3:18 |
2. | "Burning Ambition" | Harris | 2:41 |
3. | "Sanctuary" | Di'Anno, Harris, Dave Murray | 3:14 |
4. | "Drifter (live)" | Harris | 6:03 |
5. | "I've Got the Fire (live)" (Montrose cover) | Ronnie Montrose | 3:14 |
6. | "Listen with Nicko! Part I" | Nicko McBrain | 9:29 |
"Women in Uniform / Twilight Zone"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover) | Greg Macainsh | 3:10 |
2. | "Invasion" | Harris | 2:39 |
3. | "Phantom of the Opera (live)" | Harris | 7:12 |
4. | "Twilight Zone" | Harris, Murray | 2:35 |
5. | "Wrathchild" | Harris | 2:56 |
6. | "Listen with Nicko! Part II" | McBrain | 8:02 |
"Purgatory / Maiden Japan"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Purgatory" | Harris | 3:22 |
2. | "Genghis Khan" | Harris | 3:07 |
3. | "Running Free" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 23-5-81) | Di'Anno, Harris | 3:08 |
4. | "Remember Tomorrow" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 23-5-81) | Di'Anno, Harris | 5:46 |
5. | "Killers" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 23-5-81) | Di'Anno, Harris | 4:51 |
6. | "Innocent Exile" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 23-5-81) | Harris | 4:02 |
7. | "Listen with Nicko! Part III" | McBrain | 7:42 |
"Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Run to the Hills" | Harris | 3:55 |
2. | "Total Eclipse" | Clive Burr, Harris, Murray | 4:28 |
3. | "The Number of the Beast" | Harris | 4:52 |
4. | "Remember Tomorrow (live)" | Di'Anno, Harris | 5:27 |
5. | "Listen with Nicko! Part IV" | McBrain | 8:23 |
"Flight of Icarus / The Trooper"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Flight of Icarus" | Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith | 3:54 |
2. | "I've Got the Fire" (Montrose cover) | Montrose | 2:40 |
3. | "The Trooper" | Harris | 4:14 |
4. | "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover) | Ian Anderson | 3:55 |
5. | "Listen with Nicko! Part V" | McBrain | 9:49 |
"2 Minutes to Midnight / Aces High"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "2 Minutes to Midnight" | Dickinson, Smith | 6:07 |
2. | "Rainbow's Gold" (Beckett cover) | Terry Slesser, Kenny Mountain | 4:56 |
3. | "Mission From 'Arry" | Harris, McBrain | 6:43 |
4. | "Aces High" | Harris | 4:33 |
5. | "King of Twilight" (Nektar cover) | Nektar | 4:53 |
6. | "The Number of the Beast (live)" | Harris | 4:59 |
7. | "Listen with Nicko! Part VI" | McBrain | 9:45 |
"Running Free (live) / Run to the Hills (live)"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Running Free (live)" | Harris | 3:28 |
2. | "Sanctuary (live)" | Di'Anno, Harris, Murray | 4:40 |
3. | "Murders in the Rue Morgue (live)" | Harris | 4:32 |
4. | "Run to the Hills (live)" | Harris | 4:06 |
5. | "Phantom of the Opera (live)" | Harris | 7:28 |
6. | "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (live)" | Harris | 4:15 |
7. | "Listen with Nicko! Part VII" | McBrain | 11:54 |
"Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Wasted Years" | Smith | 5:08 |
2. | "Reach Out" | Dave Colwell | 3:30 |
3. | "Sheriff of Huddersfield" | Iron Maiden | 3:35 |
4. | "Stranger in a Strange Land" | Smith | 5:44 |
5. | "That Girl" (FM cover) | Andy Barnett, Merv Goldsworthy, Pete Jupp | 5:04 |
6. | "Juanita" (Marshall Fury cover) | Steve Barnacle, Derek O'Neil | 3:46 |
7. | "Listen with Nicko! Part VIII" | McBrain | 12:20 |
"Can I Play with Madness / The Evil That Men Do"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Can I Play with Madness" | Dickinson, Harris, Smith | 3:32 |
2. | "Black Bart Blues" | Dickinson, Harris | 6:40 |
3. | "Massacre" (Thin Lizzy cover) | Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey | 2:53 |
4. | "The Evil That Men Do" | Dickinson, Harris, Smith | 4:34 |
5. | "Prowler 88" | Harris | 4:07 |
6. | "Charlotte the Harlot 88" | Murray | 4:11 |
7. | "Listen with Nicko! Part IX" | McBrain | 10:46 |
"The Clairvoyant / Infinite Dreams"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Clairvoyant (live)" | Harris | 4:27 |
2. | "The Prisoner (live)" | Harris, Smith | 6:08 |
3. | "Heaven Can Wait (live)" | Harris | 7:09 |
4. | "Infinite Dreams (live)" | Harris | 6:02 |
5. | "Killers (live)" | Di'Anno, Harris | 5:01 |
6. | "Still Life (live)" | Harris, Murray | 4:38 |
7. | "Listen with Nicko! Part X" | McBrain | 11:18 |
Chart Positions
Single | Chart (1990) | Position |
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"Running Free / Sanctuary"
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Irish Singles Chart | 23[4] |
UK Albums Chart | 10[5] | |
"Women in Uniform / Twilight Zone"
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10[6] | |
"Purgatory / Maiden Japan"
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5[7] | |
"Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast"
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3[8] | |
"Flight of Icarus / The Trooper"
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7[9] | |
"2 Minutes to Midnight / Aces High"
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11[10] | |
"Running Free (live) / Run to the Hills (live)"
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9[11] | |
"Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land"
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9[12] | |
"Can I Play with Madness / The Evil That Men Do"
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10[13] | |
"The Clairvoyant / Infinite Dreams"
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11[14] |
References
- 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Run to the Hills EP > Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ↑ Porter, Tom (22 July 2010). "Iron Maiden: a gruesome history of graphic artwork". MusicRadar. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ "Iron Maiden – First Ten Years". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search the charts > Iron Maiden". IRMA. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 24 February 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 3 March 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 10 March 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 17 March 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 24 March 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 31 March 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 7 April 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 14 April 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 21 April 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 28 April 1990". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2011.