In honor of the forthcoming En Vivo! live album, here's your Iron Maiden research done for you. From b-sides, to one-offs, to hidden tracks, to non-album singles, Iron Maiden has undoubtedly one of the best collections of non-album tracks of any band out there, ever. As a rabid Maiden fan, I have spent a lot of time and money trying to aquire everything they've done, and here it is. Unfortunately, aside from the actual album tracks from their 15 studio albums (which are readily available just about anywhere, and I highly reccommend you picking them up), nearly all of it is out of print. Many of these tracks were featured on several different releases. For instance, I've got a 12" Japanese single of Aces High that has Cross Eyed Mary (originally released as the b-side of The Trooper from Piece Of Mind) as one of several b-sides, though no description of any edition of the Aces High single I've been able to find mentions it. All of the b-sides off of singles from their first album up through Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son were re-released in 1990 in The First Ten Years series (its only 20+ years out of print and its a large set, a complete one will set you back quite a bit on auction sites), and again, this time up through Fear Of The Dark, on the 2-disc Castle Records re-issues in 1995 (also all out of print). A good number of them popped up on The Best Of The B-Sides discs from the Eddie's Archive box-set in 2002 (also out of print). There have been no releases compiling b-sides of any single after Out Of The Silent Planet from Brave New World, and all of the individual singles are, you guessed it, out of print.
But have no fear, I've no doubt that they'll come up with another clever way to re-release this stuff again without coming across as money hungry. I have to give it to them, everytime things have gotten re-released, they have managed to give you something for your money; it wasn't just a remastered or a remixed recording, it was always a whole package.
Everything is listed more or less in order of recording or release with the general exception of the lead single from each album which was normally released a week or two before the album itself. Those b-sides are listed following their related album tracks simply to preserve each album's original release track list (the original releases of Iron Maiden, Killers, and The Number Of The Beast all had a slightly different track listing than that which is currently available).
There are a couple of tracks that I debated on before including. One is the roughly 4 minute "Special Radio Edit" of Rime Of The Ancient Mariner; it is a one-sided acetate from EMI - South Africa, and only a few copies are known to exist, and as it wasn't actually "released," it's up for discussion as to its inclusion here. The other is the Steve Harris Interview from the digital single of Different World; the physical track itself was never made available, it was offered only as streaming audio to those who had pre-ordered the digital version of the single, so the only physical versions (cd, mp3, or otherwise) that may exist are from individuals who managed to record the stream when they heard it.
Every track listed is a distinct and separate recording or mix (worth noting, as many tracks have been released multiple times). Only studio tracks are listed. As their live recordings actually outnumber their studio output, I may put together a live songography as well. I suppose that you could claim that the 3 Radio One Legends Sessions tracks are live recordings, but they are live in the studio so I included them.
I have not included the promotional interview discs that are floating around out there (one from the Piece Of Mind era, one from Brave New World, one from Dance Of Death,...). Even though they are promo only items, I still do consider them official releases, but as there was no new and/or exclusive music incuded on any of them I simply didn't think they fit here. The couple of interview tracks that are here were released in mass as official b-sides on actual singles and that's the only reason that they've been included.
If you've never seen them, and you claim to like live music, do yourself a favor and make the effort to do so. I took the photo above at my third Maiden show, just outside of Washington, DC on the first leg of The Final Frontier Tour, July 20th, 2010.
If I've missed somthing, by all means correct me.
| Iron Maiden (recorded 12/30-31/78) | The Soundhouse Tapes |
| Invasion (recorded 12/30-31/78) | The Soundhouse Tapes |
| Prowler (recorded 12/30-31/78) | The Soundhouse Tapes |
| Strange World (Soundhouse Tapes sessions) | Best Of The Beast |
| Sanctuary (recorded October, 1979) | Metal For Muthas |
| Wrathchild (recorded October, 1979) | Metal For Muthas |
| Running Free (demo 11/25-26/79) | Axe Attack (K-Tel Compilation) |
| Prowler | Iron Maiden |
| Remember Tomorrow | Iron Maiden |
| Running Free | Iron Maiden |
| Phantom Of The Opera | Iron Maiden |
| Transylvania | Iron Maiden |
| Strange World | Iron Maiden |
| Charlotte The Harlot | Iron Maiden |
| Iron Maiden | Iron Maiden |
| Burning Ambition | Running Free / Burning Ambition 7" |
| Sanctuary | Sanctuary 7" |
| Women In Uniform (Skyhooks cover) | Women In Uniform / Invasion 7" |
| Invasion | Women In Uniform / Invasion 7" |
| The Ides Of March | Killers |
| Wrathchild | Killers |
| Murders In The Rue Morgue | Killers |
| Another Life | Killers |
| Genghis Khan | Killers |
| Innocent Exile | Killers |
| Killers | Killers |
| Prodigal Son | Killers |
| Purgatory | Killers |
| Drifter | Killers |
| Twilight zone | Twilight Zone / Wrathchild 7" |
| Invaders | The Number Of The Beast |
| Children Of The Damned | The Number Of The Beast |
| The Prisioner | The Number Of The Beast |
| 22 Acacia Avenue | The Number Of The Beast |
| The Number Of The Beast | The Number Of The Beast |
| Run To The Hills | The Number Of The Beast |
| Gangland | The Number Of The Beast |
| Hallowed Be Thy Name | The Number Of The Beast |
| Total Eclipse | Run To The Hills / Total Eclipse 7" |
| Where Eagles Dare | Piece Of Mind |
| Revelations | Piece Of Mind |
| Flight Of Icarus | Piece Of Mind |
| Die With Your Boots On | Piece Of Mind |
| The Trooper | Piece Of Mind |
| Still Life | Piece Of Mind |
| Quest For Fire | Piece Of Mind |
| Sun And Steel | Piece Of Mind |
| To Tame A Land | Piece Of Mind |
| I've Got The Fire (Montrose cover / studio version) | Flight Of Icarus / I've Got The Fire 7" |
| Cross Eyed Mary (Jethro Tull cover) | The Trooper 7" |
| Aces High | Powerslave |
| 2 Minutes To Midnight | Powerslave |
| Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) | Powerslave |
| Flash Of The Blade | Powerslave |
| Duellists | Powerslave |
| Back In The Village | Powerslave |
| Powerslave | Powerslave |
| Rime Of The Ancient Mariner | Powerslave |
| Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Special Radio Edit) | Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (S. African acetate) |
| Rainbow's Gold (Beckett cover) | 2 Minutes To Midnight 7" |
| Mission From 'Arry | 2 Minutes To Midnight 7" |
| King Of Twilight (Nektar cover) | Aces High 7" |
| Caught Somewhere In Time | Somewhere In Time |
| Wasted Years | Somewhere In Time |
| Sea Of Madness | Somewhere In Time |
| Heaven Can Wait | Somewhere In Time |
| The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner | Somewhere In Time |
| Stranger In A Strange Land | Somewhere In Time |
| Deja Vu | Somewhere In Time |
| Alexander The Great | Somewhere In Time |
| Reach Out (Adrian Smith lead vocals) | Wasted Years 7" |
| Sheriff of Huddersfield | Wasted Years 7" |
| That Girl (FM cover) | Stranger In A Strange Land 7" |
| Juanita (Marshall Fury cover) | Stranger In A Strange Land 7" |
| Moonchild | Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| Infinite Dreams | Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| Can I Play With Madness | Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| The Evil That Men Do | Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son | Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| The Prophecy | Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| The Clairvoyant | Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| Only The Good Die Young | Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| Black Bart Blues | Can I Play With Madness - cd single |
| Massacre (Thin Lizzy cover) | Can I Play With Madness - cd single |
| Prowler '88 (Bruce Dickinson vocals) | The Evil That Men Do - cd single |
| Charlotte The Harlot '88 (Bruce Dickinson vocals) | The Evil That Men Do - cd single |
| Listen with Nicko! pt i | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt ii | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt iii | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt iv | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt v | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt vi | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt vii | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt viii | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt ix | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt x | The First Ten Years |
| Listen with Nicko! pt xi | No Prayer For The Dying - Promo cd |
| Tailgunner | No Prayer For The Dying |
| Holy Smoke | No Prayer For The Dying |
| No Prayer For The Dying | No Prayer For The Dying |
| Public Enema Number One | No Prayer For The Dying |
| Fates Warning | No Prayer For The Dying |
| The Assassin | No Prayer For The Dying |
| Run Silent Run Deep | No Prayer For The Dying |
| Hooks In You | No Prayer For The Dying |
| Bring Your Daughter... ...To The Slaughter | No Prayer For The Dying |
| Mother Russia | No Prayer For The Dying |
| All In Your Mind (Stray cover) | Holy Smoke - cd single |
| Kill Me Ce Soir (Golden Earring cover) | Holy Smoke - cd single |
| I'm A Mover (Free cover) | Bring Your Daughter… … To The Slaughter - cd single |
| Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin cover) | Bring Your Daughter… … To The Slaughter - cd single |
| Be Quick Or Be Dead | Fear Of The Dark |
| From Here To Eternity | Fear Of The Dark |
| Afraid To Shoot Strangers | Fear Of The Dark |
| Fear Is The Key | Fear Of The Dark |
| Childhood's End | Fear Of The Dark |
| Wasting Love | Fear Of The Dark |
| The Fugitive | Fear Of The Dark |
| Chains Of Misery | Fear Of The Dark |
| The Apparition | Fear Of The Dark |
| Judas Be My Guide | Fear Of The Dark |
| Weekend Warrior | Fear Of The Dark |
| Fear Of The Dark | Fear Of The Dark |
| Nodding Donkey Blues | Be Quick Or Be Dead - CD Single |
| Space Station #5 (Montrose cover) | Be Quick Or Be Dead - CD Single |
| Bayswater Ain't A Bad Place To Be | Be Quick Or Be Dead - CD Single |
| I Can't See My Feelings (Budgie cover) | From Here To Eternity - CD Single |
| Roll Over Vic Vella (Chuck Berry cover w/ new lyrics) | From Here To Eternity - CD Single |
| Wasting Love (Radio Edit) | Wasting Love - Radio promo |
| Sign Of The Cross | The X Factor |
| Lord Of The Flies | The X Factor |
| Man On The Edge | The X Factor |
| Fortunes Of War | The X Factor |
| Look For The Truth | The X Factor |
| The Aftermath | The X Factor |
| Judgement Of Heaven | The X Factor |
| Blood On The World's Hands | The X Factor |
| The Edge Of Darkness | The X Factor |
| 2 A.M. | The X Factor |
| The Unbeliever | The X Factor |
| Judgement Day | Man On The Edge - CD single Part 1 |
| Justice Of The Peace | Man On The Edge - CD single Part 2 |
| I Live My Way | Man On The Edge 12" |
| My Generation (The Who cover) | Lord Of The Flies - cd single |
| Doctor Doctor (U.F.O. cover) | Lord Of The Flies - cd single |
| Blaze Bayley interview [Part I] | Man On The Edge - CD single Part 1 |
| Blaze Bayley interview [Part II] | Man On The Edge - CD single Part 2 |
| Virus | Virus - CD Single / Best Of The Beast |
| Virus (single edit) | Virus - CD Single |
| Futureal | Virtual XI |
| The Angel And The Gambler | Virtual XI |
| Lighting Strikes Twice | Virtual XI |
| The Clansman | Virtual XI |
| When Two Worlds Collide | Virtual XI |
| The Educated Fool | Virtual XI |
| Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger | Virtual XI |
| Como Estais Amigos | Virtual XI |
| The Angel And The Gambler (short version) | The Angel And The Gambler - CD Single Part 2 |
| Wrathchild '99 (hidden track) | Ed Hunter (US version) |
| The Wicker Man (Radio Edit) | The Wicker Man 1-Track Promo |
| The Wicker Man | Brave New World |
| Ghost Of The Navigator | Brave New World |
| Brave New World | Brave New World |
| Blood Brothers | Brave New World |
| The Mercenary | Brave New World |
| Dream Of Mirrors | Brave New World |
| The Fallen Angel | Brave New World |
| The Nomad | Brave New World |
| Out Of The Silent Planet | Brave New World |
| The Thin Line Between Love And Hate | Brave New World |
| Out Of The Silent Planet (single edit) | Out Of The Silent Planet [Single] |
| Blood Brothers (Orchestral Mix) | Wildest Dreams (Japanese CD Single) |
| Blood Brothers (Rock Mix) | Wildest Dreams (Japanese CD Single) |
| The Nomad (Rock Mix) | Wildest Dreams (Japanese CD Single) |
| Wildest Dreams | Dance Of Death |
| Rainmaker | Dance Of Death |
| No More Lies | Dance Of Death |
| Montsegur | Dance Of Death |
| Dance Of Death | Dance Of Death |
| Gates Of Tomorrow | Dance Of Death |
| New Frontier | Dance Of Death |
| Paschendale | Dance Of Death |
| Face In The Sand | Dance Of Death |
| The Age Of Innocence | Dance Of Death |
| Journeyman | Dance Of Death |
| Pass The Jam | Wildest Dreams (Japanese CD Single) |
| More Tea Vicar | Rainmaker (Japanese CD Single) |
| Dance Of Death (Orchestral version) | Rainmaker (Japanese CD Single) |
| Dance Of Death (Orchestral version 2) | Rainmaker 3" "Pock It!" CD Single |
| Paschendale (Orchestral version) | No More Lies - Dance Of Death Souvenir EP |
| Journeyman (Electric / Original version) | No More Lies - Dance Of Death Souvenir EP |
| Age Of Innocence... How Old? (hidden track) | No More Lies - Dance Of Death Souvenir EP |
| Different World | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| These Colours Don't Run | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| Brighter Than A Thousand Suns | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| The Pilgrim | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| The Longest Day | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| Out Of The Shadows | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| For The Greater Good Of God | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| Lord Of Light | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| The Legacy | A Matter Of Life And Death |
| The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg (RockClubMix) | The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg - Promo single |
| Hocus Pocus (Focus cover) | Different World (CD single) |
| Steve Harris Interview (streaming audio only) | Different World - digital single |
| The Trooper (Radio 1 'Legends' Session) | The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg 10" |
| Run To The Hills (Radio 1 'Legends' Session) | The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg 10" |
| Hallowed Be Thy Name (Radio 1 'Legends' Session) | The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg - cd single |
| Satellite 15.....The Final Frontier | The Final Frontier |
| El Dorado | The Final Frontier |
| Mother Of Mercy | The Final Frontier |
| Coming Home | The Final Frontier |
| The Alchemist | The Final Frontier |
| Isle Of Avalon | The Final Frontier |
| Starblind | The Final Frontier |
| The Talisman | The Final Frontier |
| The Man Who Would Be King | The Final Frontier |
| When The Wild Wind Blows | The Final Frontier |
| The Final Frontier (single edit) | The Final Frontier - Single |
| Coming Home (Radio Edit) | Coming Home - Radio promo |
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