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Best of the Beast
Iron Maiden
- Type:
- Compilation
- Release date:
- September 26th, 2002
- Catalog ID:
- TOCP 53232
- Version desc.:
- Japan, Remastered
| 1. | The Number of the Beast | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Can I Play with Madness | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Fear of the Dark | 07:23 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Run to the Hills | 03:56 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | The Evil That Men Do | 04:36 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Aces High | 04:31 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Be Quick or Be Dead | 03:24 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | 2 Minutes to Midnight | 06:05 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Man on the Edge | 04:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | Virus | 06:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 12. | Running Free | 03:29 | Show lyrics |
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| 13. | Wasted Years | 05:08 | Show lyrics |
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| 14. | The Clairvoyant | 04:28 | Show lyrics |
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| 15. | The Trooper | 04:15 | Show lyrics |
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| 16. | Hallowed Be Thy Name | 07:16 | Show lyrics |
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| Original line-up | |
| Band members | |
| Clive Burr (R.I.P. 2013) | Drums (tracks 1, 14, 16) |
| Nicko McBrain | Drums (tracks 2, 3, 5-15) |
| Adrian Smith | Guitars (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12-16) |
| Steve Harris | Bass |
| Blaze Bayley | Vocals (tracks 10 & 11) |
| Janick Gers | Guitars (tracks 3, 5, 8, 10, 11) |
| Bruce Dickinson | Vocals (tracks 1-9, 12-16) |
| Dave Murray | Guitars |
| Guest/Session | |
| Barry Clayton (R.I.P. 2011) | Narration (track 1) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Derek Riggs | Cover art |
| Steve Harris | Producer |
| Martin Birch (R.I.P. 2020) | Producer |
| Whole Hog Design | Design |
| Will Malone | Producer |
| Nigel Green | Producer |
| Original line-up | |
| Clive Burr (R.I.P. 2013) | Drums (tracks 1, 14, 16) |
| Nicko McBrain | Drums (tracks 2, 3, 5-15) |
| Adrian Smith | Guitars (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12-16) |
| Steve Harris | Bass |
| Blaze Bayley | Vocals (tracks 10 & 11) |
| Janick Gers | Guitars (tracks 3, 5, 8, 10, 11) |
| Bruce Dickinson | Vocals (tracks 1-9, 12-16) |
| Dave Murray | Guitars |
| Original line-up | |
| Barry Clayton (R.I.P. 2011) | Narration (track 1) |
| Original line-up | |
| Derek Riggs | Cover art |
| Steve Harris | Producer |
| Martin Birch (R.I.P. 2020) | Producer |
| Whole Hog Design | Design |
| Will Malone | Producer |
| Nigel Green | Producer |
| The definitive Iron Maiden... | 97% | Cosmic_Equilibrium | April 10th, 2024 | |
| The Best Iron Maiden Best... | 95% | vondur666 | December 9th, 2023 | |
| One of the most essential... | 99% | kluseba | September 12th, 2017 | |
| What Little Purpose it had... | 20% | InfinityX | August 14th, 2013 | |
| Too much stick, and not... | 25% | autothrall | February 22nd, 2010 | |
| The only best-of worth... | 100% | gor | May 8th, 2004 |
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.
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.
Track 11 is previously unreleased.
Former members when this compilation was released:
- Doug Sampson
- Dennis Stratton
- Paul Di'Anno
- Clive Burr
- Adrian Smith
- Bruce Dickinson
Recording information:
Track 3 recorded live on August 27th, 1992 in Helsinki, Finland.
Track 12 recorded live on March 14th-17th, 1985 in Long Beach, California, US.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 4988006800427
| Added by: Caliginosity | Modified by: AgnosticPuppy666 |
| Added on: 2015-03-05 05:15:53 | Last modified on: 2023-12-09 16:59:33 |