Best of the Beast

Disc 1
1.	Virus (previously unreleased)	06:13	Show lyrics
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2.	Sign of the Cross	11:17	Show lyrics
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3.	Man on the Edge	04:13	Show lyrics
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4.	Afraid to Shoot Strangers (live, previously unreleased)	06:50	Show lyrics
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5.	Be Quick or Be Dead	03:24	Show lyrics
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6.	Fear of the Dark (live)	07:23	Show lyrics
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7.	Bring Your Daughter... To the Slaughter	04:46	Show lyrics
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8.	Holy Smoke	03:49	Show lyrics
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9.	The Clairvoyant	04:28	Show lyrics
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10.	Can I Play with Madness?	03:32	Show lyrics
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11.	The Evil That Men Do	04:36	Show lyrics
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12.	Heaven Can Wait	07:22	Show lyrics
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13.	Wasted Years	05:08	Show lyrics
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Disc 2
1.	Rime of the Ancient Mariner (live)	13:27	Show lyrics
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2.	Running Free (live)	03:29	Show lyrics
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3.	2 Minutes to Midnight	06:05	Show lyrics
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4.	Aces High	04:31	Show lyrics
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5.	Where Eagles Dare	06:14	Show lyrics
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6.	The Trooper	04:15	Show lyrics
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7.	The Number of the Beast	04:54	Show lyrics
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8.	Run to the Hills	03:56	Show lyrics
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9.	Hallowed Be Thy Name	07:16	Show lyrics
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10.	Wrathchild	02:57	Show lyrics
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11.	Phantom of the Opera	07:12	Show lyrics
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12.	Sanctuary	03:16	Show lyrics
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13.	Strange World (The Soundhouse Tapes)	05:24	Show lyrics
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14.	Iron Maiden (The Soundhouse Tapes)	04:03	Show lyrics
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"Best Of The Beast" is the first major Iron Maiden compilation. It contains a sampling of songs from Maiden's entire career, from the earliest Soundhouse recordings up through "The X Factor". Released as a limited edition digibook which is a fairly long booklet containing album and single cover pictures, diary entries, song lyrics, discography, and tour information. There are two major highlights of "Best Of The Beast", the new single "Virus", "Afraid To Shoot Strangers" (live '95) and two songs from the original Soundhouse Tapes, "Strange World" and "Iron Maiden", which were previously unavailable on CD. (The 4 LP version contains more & exclusive tracks like "Seventh son of a seventh son", "Revelations (Live), "The prisoner", "Killers", "Remember tomorrow", "Prowler - Soundhouse tapes" and "Invasion - Soundhouse tapes").

Former members when this compilation was released:
- Doug Sampson
- Dennis Stratton
- Paul DiAnno
- Clive Burr
- Adrian Smith
- Bruce Dickinson

CD1: track 4 mixed by Steve Harris & Nigel Green.
All tracks are re-mastered.

"Best of the Beast" has also been released also as a limited edition 4 LP boxed set, standard double CD and a 1 CD version, with a very different tracklist.

This compilation is now out of print.

1CD Playlist:
01. Number Of The Beast
02. Can I Play With Madness
03. Fear Of The Dark
04. Run To The Hills
05. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
06. The Evil Men That Do
07. Aces High
08. Be Quick Or Be Dead
09. 2 Minutes To Midnight
10. Man On Edge
11. Virus
12. Running Free
13. Wasted Years
14. The Clairevoyant
15. The Trooper
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name