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Iron Maiden '80s Albums, Singles To Come Out On BMG/Ingrooves
August 27, 2014 at 1:11 PM (PT)
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BMG and INGROOVES MUSIC GROUP will follow the 2012-13 IRON MAIDEN vinyl picture disc reissues of the group's first eight albums, which spanned the 1980s, with brand-new pressings of the albums in heavyweight 180g black vinyl in the UNITED STATES.
In conjunction with these releases, a strictly limited one-off run of the 7" singles from each respective album will be made available. These highly collectible black vinyl singles will be cut from the original UK analog master tapes. Released in replica artwork packaging, this will be the first time ever that these black vinyl singles have officially been made available in the U.S.
The albums will also be cut from the original UK analog master tapes and packaged in identical artwork to the initial '80s releases. As a bonus, the first batch of album releases ("IRON MAIDEN"/"Killers"/"The Number Of The Beast") will also be made available in a Collector's Box sized to house all eight albums, a strictly limited edition only available while stocks last.
The records will be released chronologically across a two-month period starting OCTOBER 14th with the first three albums and the seven corresponding 7" singles: "Running Free" b/w "Burning Ambition"; "Sanctuary" b/w "Drifter" (Live) and "I've Got The Fire" (Live); "Women In Uniform" b/w "Invasion"; "Twilight Zone"/"Wrathchild" double A side; "Purgatory" b/w "Genghis Khan"; "Run To The Hills" b/w "Total Eclipse," and "The Number Of The Beast" b/w "Remember Tomorrow" (Live).
On OCTOBER 28th, "Piece Of Mind," "Powerslave" and "Live After Death" will be released, along with the six corresponding 7" singles: "Flight Of Icarus" b/w "I've Got The Fire"; "The Trooper" b/w "Cross-Eyed Mary"; "2 Minutes To Midnight" b/w "Rainbow's Gold"; "Aces High" b/w "King Of Twilight"; "Running Free" (Live) b/w "Sanctuary" (Live), and "Run To The Hills" (Live) b/w "Phantom Of The Opera" (Live).
On NOVEMBER 25th, "Somewhere In Time" and "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" come out, with the six corresponding 7" singles: "Wasted Years" b/w "Reach Out"; "Stranger In A Strange Land" b/w "That Girl"; "Can I Play With Madness" b/w "Black Bart Blues"; "The Evil That Men Do" b/w "Prowler '88"; "The Clairvoyant" b/w "The Prisoner" (Live) and "Infinite Dreams" (Live) b/w "Killers" (Live).
Coupled with the end of the MAIDEN ENGLAND WORLD TOUR, which began in North America in 2012 and finished last month at KNEBWORTH PARK's SONISPHERE FESTIVAL in the UK, this now completes MAIDEN's '80s touring and catalog reissues cycle, so the band are free to focus on their dynamic future plans.

