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> The Book of Souls
> 2015, 3 12" vinyls, Parlophone (Limited edition)
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The Book of Souls
Iron Maiden
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- September 4th, 2015
- Catalog ID:
- 0825646089208
- Version desc.:
- Limited edition
- Label:
- Parlophone
- Format:
- 3 12" vinyls (33⅓ RPM)
- Reviews:
- 27 reviews (avg. 82%)
| Disc 1 | |||
| Side A | |||
| 1. | If Eternity Should Fail | 08:28 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Speed of Light | 05:01 | Show lyrics |
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| Side B | |||
| 3. | The Great Unknown | 06:37 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | The Red and the Black | 13:33 | Show lyrics |
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| 33:39 | |||
| Disc 2 | |||
| Side A | |||
| 1. | When the River Runs Deep | 05:52 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | The Book of Souls | 10:27 | Show lyrics |
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| Side B | |||
| 3. | Death or Glory | 05:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Shadows of the Valley | 07:32 | Show lyrics |
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| 29:04 | |||
| Disc 3 | |||
| Side A | |||
| 1. | Tears of a Clown | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | The Man of Sorrows | 06:28 | Show lyrics |
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| Side B | |||
| 3. | Empire of the Clouds | 18:05 | Show lyrics |
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| 29:32 | |||
| Original line-up | |
| Band members | |
| Nicko McBrain | Drums |
| Janick Gers | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 6, 8) |
| Adrian Smith | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) |
| Dave Murray | Guitars, Songwriting (track 10) |
| Steve Harris | Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3-6, 8-10), Bass |
| Bruce Dickinson | Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 7, 11), Keyboards (track 1), Piano (track 11), Vocals |
| Guest/Session | |
| Michael Kenney | Keyboards |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Denis Caribaux | Engineering |
| Kevin Shirley | Producer, Mixing |
| Jorge Letona | Design (Maya font) |
| Julie Wilkinson | Artwork (Maya codex drawings) |
| Stuart Crouch | Art direction, Design |
| Jeff Bova | Orchestration |
| Mark Wilkinson | Cover art, Illustrations |
| Steve Harris | Co-Producer |
| John McMurtrie | Photography |
| Simon Martin | Artwork (Maya hieroglyphs) |
| Anthony Dry | Illustrations (disc) |
| Ade Emsley | Mastering |
| Original line-up | |
| Nicko McBrain | Drums |
| Janick Gers | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 6, 8) |
| Adrian Smith | Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) |
| Dave Murray | Guitars, Songwriting (track 10) |
| Steve Harris | Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3-6, 8-10), Bass |
| Bruce Dickinson | Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 7, 11), Keyboards (track 1), Piano (track 11), Vocals |
| Original line-up | |
| Michael Kenney | Keyboards |
| Original line-up | |
| Denis Caribaux | Engineering |
| Kevin Shirley | Producer, Mixing |
| Jorge Letona | Design (Maya font) |
| Julie Wilkinson | Artwork (Maya codex drawings) |
| Stuart Crouch | Art direction, Design |
| Jeff Bova | Orchestration |
| Mark Wilkinson | Cover art, Illustrations |
| Steve Harris | Co-Producer |
| John McMurtrie | Photography |
| Simon Martin | Artwork (Maya hieroglyphs) |
| Anthony Dry | Illustrations (disc) |
| Ade Emsley | Mastering |
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| The Book Of Souls | 95% | JVS | September 22nd, 2015 | |
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| Still shining in the dark | 80% | kluseba | September 4th, 2015 |
3 panel gatefold sleeve.
The first Iron Maiden album not to be released through EMI.
"Tears of a Clown" is dedicated to the actor Robin Williams.
Tracks 1, 11 by Dickinson
Tracks 2, 7 by Smith/Dickinson
Tracks 3, 5, 9 by Smith/Harris
Track 4 by Harris
Tracks 6, 8 by Gers/Harris
Track 10 by Murray/Harris
"The Man of Sorrows" is unrelated to the Bruce Dickinson song "Man of Sorrows".
Music video:
- Speed of Light.
Recording information:
Recorded at Studios Guillaume Tell, Paris.
Steve Harris used Maiden Audio Ed-PhOn3s during the mixing of this album.
Mastered at Table of Tone Mastering.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 0825646089208