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The Number of the Beast

Iron Maiden

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
March 22nd, 1982
Catalog ID:
EMC 3400 / 0C 062-07 608
Label:
EMI
Format:
12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
Reviews:
40 reviews (avg. 88%)
Side A
1. Invaders 03:24   Show lyrics
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2. Children of the Damned 04:36   Show lyrics
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3. The Prisoner 06:03   Show lyrics
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4. 22 Acacia Avenue 06:38   Show lyrics
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Side B
5. The Number of the Beast 04:51   Show lyrics
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6. Run to the Hills 03:54   Show lyrics
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7. Gangland 03:49   Show lyrics
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8. Hallowed Be Thy Name 07:13   Show lyrics
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  40:28  
Band members
Bruce Dickinson Vocals (lead)
Steve Harris Bass, Vocals (backing)
Clive Burr (R.I.P. 2013) Drums
Adrian Smith Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Dave Murray Guitars
Guest/Session
Barry Clayton (R.I.P. 2011) Narration (track 5)
Miscellaneous staff
Derek Riggs Cover art
Nigel Hewitt-Green Engineering
Martin "Farmer" Birch (R.I.P. 2020) Producer, Engineering
Rod Smallwood Cover concept
Bruce Dickinson Vocals (lead)
Steve Harris Bass, Vocals (backing)
Clive Burr (R.I.P. 2013) Drums
Adrian Smith Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Dave Murray Guitars
Barry Clayton (R.I.P. 2011) Narration (track 5)
Derek Riggs Cover art
Nigel Hewitt-Green Engineering
Martin "Farmer" Birch (R.I.P. 2020) Producer, Engineering
Rod Smallwood Cover concept
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Videos were made for Run to the Hills and The Number of the Beast.

The album cover was originally made for the single "Purgatory" from the album "Killers" (1981), but Rod Smallwood considered it of such high caliber that he decided to save it for future use.

The blue background of the original artwork is due to an error in the printing process. The cover was changed to a darker, more grey-tinged background on the 1998 remaster and all subsequent pressings use this version.

According to the liner notes, Iron Maiden once faced the members of Scorpions in a soccer/football match. They tied, 1-1.

''The Prisoner'' was inspired by the 1967 TV series of the same name. The spoken intro to the track is directly lifted from an episode intro.

"22 Acacia Avenue" recycles the song "Countdown" of Adrian Smith's pre-Iron Maiden band Urchin.

A "Classic Albums" documentary has been made for "The Number of the Beast", chronicling its inception, recording process and legacy. It also includes a skit, written by and starring Bruce Dickinson, referencing the 1967 TV series "The Prisoner".

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios in London, England, UK.

Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A): EMC 3400 A-2
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 1): EMC 3400 B-2
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 2): EMC 3400 B-3
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 3): EMC 3400 B-4
Matrix / Runout (Etched runout side A): GIVE IT SOME HEADBUTTS
Matrix / Runout (Etched runout side B): NICKZ
Other (On the back sleeve): TM 8203 GL

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