The First Ten Years (boxed set)

The First Ten Years
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
The First Ten Years
(1990)
Eddie's Head
(1998)

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Running Free"  Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris3:18
2."Burning Ambition"  Harris2:41
3."Sanctuary"  Di'Anno, Harris, Dave Murray3:14
4."Drifter (live)"  Harris6:03
5."I've Got the Fire (live)" (Montrose cover)Ronnie Montrose3:14
6."Listen with Nicko! Part I"  Nicko McBrain9:29

"Women in Uniform / Twilight Zone"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover)Greg Macainsh3:10
2."Invasion"  Harris2:39
3."Phantom of the Opera (live)"  Harris7:12
4."Twilight Zone"  Harris, Murray2:35
5."Wrathchild"  Harris2:56
6."Listen with Nicko! Part II"  McBrain8:02

"Purgatory / Maiden Japan"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Purgatory"  Harris3:22
2."Genghis Khan"  Harris3:07
3."Running Free" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 23-5-81)Di'Anno, Harris3:08
4."Remember Tomorrow" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 23-5-81)Di'Anno, Harris5:46
5."Killers" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 23-5-81)Di'Anno, Harris4:51
6."Innocent Exile" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 23-5-81)Harris4:02
7."Listen with Nicko! Part III"  McBrain7:42

"Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Run to the Hills"  Harris3:55
2."Total Eclipse"  Clive Burr, Harris, Murray4:28
3."The Number of the Beast"  Harris4:52
4."Remember Tomorrow (live)"  Di'Anno, Harris5:27
5."Listen with Nicko! Part IV"  McBrain8:23

"Flight of Icarus / The Trooper"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flight of Icarus"  Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith3:54
2."I've Got the Fire" (Montrose cover)Montrose2:40
3."The Trooper"  Harris4:14
4."Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover)Ian Anderson3:55
5."Listen with Nicko! Part V"  McBrain9:49

"2 Minutes to Midnight / Aces High"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."2 Minutes to Midnight"  Dickinson, Smith6:07
2."Rainbow's Gold" (Beckett cover)Terry Slesser, Kenny Mountain4:56
3."Mission From 'Arry"  Harris, McBrain6:43
4."Aces High"  Harris4:33
5."King of Twilight" (Nektar cover)Nektar4:53
6."The Number of the Beast (live)"  Harris4:59
7."Listen with Nicko! Part VI"  McBrain9:45

"Running Free (live) / Run to the Hills (live)"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Running Free (live)"  Harris3:28
2."Sanctuary (live)"  Di'Anno, Harris, Murray4:40
3."Murders in the Rue Morgue (live)"  Harris4:32
4."Run to the Hills (live)"  Harris4:06
5."Phantom of the Opera (live)"  Harris7:28
6."Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (live)"  Harris4:15
7."Listen with Nicko! Part VII"  McBrain11:54

"Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wasted Years"  Smith5:08
2."Reach Out"  Dave Colwell3:30
3."Sheriff of Huddersfield"  Iron Maiden3:35
4."Stranger in a Strange Land"  Smith5:44
5."That Girl" (FM cover)Andy Barnett, Merv Goldsworthy, Pete Jupp5:04
6."Juanita" (Marshall Fury cover)Steve Barnacle, Derek O'Neil3:46
7."Listen with Nicko! Part VIII"  McBrain12:20

"Can I Play with Madness / The Evil That Men Do"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can I Play with Madness"  Dickinson, Harris, Smith3:32
2."Black Bart Blues"  Dickinson, Harris6:40
3."Massacre" (Thin Lizzy cover)Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Brian Downey2:53
4."The Evil That Men Do"  Dickinson, Harris, Smith4:34
5."Prowler 88"  Harris4:07
6."Charlotte the Harlot 88"  Murray4:11
7."Listen with Nicko! Part IX"  McBrain10:46

"The Clairvoyant / Infinite Dreams"

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Clairvoyant (live)"  Harris4:27
2."The Prisoner (live)"  Harris, Smith6:08
3."Heaven Can Wait (live)"  Harris7:09
4."Infinite Dreams (live)"  Harris6:02
5."Killers (live)"  Di'Anno, Harris5:01
6."Still Life (live)"  Harris, Murray4:38
7."Listen with Nicko! Part X"  McBrain11:18

Chart Positions

Single Chart (1990) Position
"Running Free / Sanctuary"
  • Released: 24 February 1990
Irish Singles Chart 23[4]
UK Albums Chart 10[5]
"Women in Uniform / Twilight Zone"
  • Released: February 1990
10[6]
"Purgatory / Maiden Japan"
  • Released: March 1990
5[7]
"Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast"
  • Released: March 1990
3[8]
"Flight of Icarus / The Trooper"
  • Released: March 1990
7[9]
"2 Minutes to Midnight / Aces High"
  • Released: March 1990
11[10]
"Running Free (live) / Run to the Hills (live)"
  • Released: March 1990
9[11]
"Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land"
  • Released: April 1990
9[12]
"Can I Play with Madness / The Evil That Men Do"
  • Released: April 1990
10[13]
"The Clairvoyant / Infinite Dreams"
  • Released: April 1990
11[14]

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