This is the complete 1980's vinyl discography of IRON MAIDEN and lists all albums of IRON MAIDEN released on vinyl LP, click on the links of the album-name to view the complete details of each record. This page will help you to correctly identify variations of "Iron Maiden" albums. For each album in my virtual collection you will find specific information to identify and classify them.
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Martin Birch Martin Birch was an English music producer and engineer who was active from the late 1960s to the early 2000s. He was born on 26th June 1948 in East Molesey, England, and began his career as a producer and engineer in the late 1960s, working with several notable British bands of the time, including Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple.
Birch's biggest contributions to music came in the 1970s and 1980s, when he worked as a producer and engineer for several of the most influential and popular heavy metal bands of the era, including Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and most notably, Iron Maiden. He was an important figure in the development of the heavy metal genre, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential and important producers of heavy metal music.
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Metal Blade Records /Archaic Temple Productions Treasure 003 , 2004
This album "KING DIAMOND AND BLACK ROSE - 20 Years Ago - A Night Of Rehearsal" In fact it is a rehearsal tape of a pre-Mercyful Fate band featuring King Diamond on vocals, named Black Rose.
Show DetailsEMI 1C K 062 2002896 , 1984 , Germany
"2 Minutes to Midnight" is the second track from British heavy metal band Iron Maiden's fifth album Powerslave. It was released as the band's tenth single on August 6, 1984 and rose to number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on Billboard Top Album Tracks. The song was written by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson
Show DetailsEMI 1549346 , 1984 , France
Rare French 12" Maxi-single of IRON MAIDEN's Two Minutes to Midnight.
Show DetailsEMI 1C K062 20 0385 6 , 1984 , Europe
"Aces High" tells the story of a British RAF pilot fighting against the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1940), the first battle to be completely fought in the skies of the UK.
Show DetailsEMI 12EMI 5502 , 1984 , England
This is the Enlish release of "Aces High"
Show DetailsCult Legend Recordings CLR 056 , 2016 , Japan
Iron Maiden recorded 30 March 2016 - The Book Of Souls World Tour - Madison Square Garden, New York,
Show DetailsEMI , 1996 , UK
This 4-disc vinyl pressing is rare and has increased in value steadily over the years in music stores and on online auction sites. The standard edition's value has not changed much although the Japanese pressings continue to rise in value. "The Best Of The Beast" has long since been out of print and has been "replaced" by" Edward the Great" in most countries as a 'best of' for the band.
Show DetailsEMI 12 EMP 171 , 1990 , UK
"Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" is the second single from the album "No Prayer for the Dying", Iron Maiden's first full-length album in over two years (following the 1988 release "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"). The song was originally recorded and released by Bruce Dickinson on the soundtrack album to the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.
Show DetailsEMI 12EM 49 , 1987 , England
"Can I Play with Madness" was the sixteenth single released by IRON MAIDEN. Released in 1988, "Can I Play with Madness" is the first single from the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album.
Show DetailsEMI K 060-20 2460 6 , 1988 , Germany
This is the German edition of "Can I Play With Madness "
Show DetailsEMI 006 20 2459 7 , 1988 , EEC
This is an 7" Single with a picture sleeve
Show DetailsEMI IRN 91 , 1990 , UK
A Limited Edition: Double 12" Record Gatefold (FOC) cover design with artwork / photos on the inside cover pages.
Show DetailsEMI EMP 79 , 1988 , UK ( United Kingdom )
"The Clairvoyant" was released in 1988 by Iron Maiden. It is the band's nineteenth single and the third from their Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album. The single debuted at number six in the UK charts. It contains three live performances from Maiden's 1988 headlining performance at the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington Park.
Show Details592 3401 EMI , 2003 , UK ( United Kingdom )
"Dance of Death" is the thirteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released first in Japan on 2 September and then the rest of the world on 8 September 2003.
Show DetailsEMI 79 9162 ( 799162 ) / EMD 1032 , 1992 , EEC
"Fear of the Dark" was released on 12 May 1992, it was, at that time, the final studio album to feature Bruce Dickinson as lead vocalist who left the band following the albums support tour to pursue a solo career
Show DetailsEMI Pathe Marconi 2C 008-07.7821 , 1983 , France
"Flight of Icarus" is a 1983 song by IRON MAIDEN. It is the band's eighth single and the first from the Piece of Mind album. It was the first single by IRON MAIDEN that was released in the United States. It was also the only IRON MAIDEN single to receive much airplay in the U.S., guaranteeing it a spot in the 1983 Rock Radio charts. "Flight of Icarus" also made it into the UK charts.
Show DetailsEMI 1C 006-07 721 , 1988 , Pressed in Germany
This is the German edition of "Flight of Icarus"
Show DetailsEMI 1C K052-07 721 , 1983 , EEC
The 12" Maxi Single release
Show DetailsEMI - 12 EMI P5378 , 1983 , UK ( United Kingdom )
This is the 12" Picture Disc version of "Flight of Icarus" by "Iron Maiden"
Show DetailsEMI IRN 51 + IRN 52 , 1990 , England
This is the Rare 2x 12" Maxi-single Edition of "Flight Of The Icarus" and "The Trooper" issued in a gatefold cover as part of "The First Ten Years" of IRON MAIDEN.
Show DetailsEMI 12EM 240 / 12 EMP 240 , 1992 , England
"From Here to Eternity" is the second single from the Iron Maiden album Fear of the Dark, released in 1992.
Show DetailsEMI 12EM 153 , 1990 , UK ( United Kingdom )
"Holy Smoke" is Iron Maiden's 21st single and the first to feature guitarist Janick Gers, who joined the band in mid-1990.
Show DetailsEMI 12EMPX 117A , 1989 , England
"Infinite Dreams" is a live single released in 1989 by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the only single to be released from a home video, 1988's Maiden England. The performance was recorded in Birmingham, England in November 1988 towards the end of the massive world tour to support the album where the song originally appeared, "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son". It is the final single to feature Adrian Smith for an entire decade.
Show DetailsEMI , 1989 , UK ( United Kingdom )
This is the rare cut-to-shape shaped picture disc of IRON MAIDENs Infinite Dreams
Show DetailsEMI – 1A 062-07269, EMI – EMC 3330 , 1980 , Netherlands
This version has illustrations on the record's label. Later versions have a two color EMI logo.
Show DetailsFame - 1C 038 1575481 , 1985 , Europe
This is the "Fame Records" release of Iron Maiden's first official full-length album
Show DetailsToshiba EMI EMS-81327 , 1980 , Japan
This is the Japanese release of Iron Maiden's first album
Show DetailsEMI 1C 064 07 269 , 1980 , Germany
This issue of the Iron Maiden album was intended for the German Market
Show DetailsEMI 1C 038-15 7548 ( 038-157548 ) , 1980 , EEC
This release of was intended for sales in Europe
Show Details"Killers" is the second album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 February 1981 in the UK, and 6 June 1981 in the US. The album was their first with guitarist Adrian Smith and their last with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who was sacked after problems with his stage performance arose due to his alcohol and cocaine use. This was also the first Iron Maiden album made with veteran producer Martin Birch, who went on to produce their next eight albums before retiring after "Fear of the Dark" in 1992. The song "Wrathchild" is the only regularly played track from the album, appearing in almost all their concert tours.
EMI 1A 062-07450 , EMI 1A 062-07450 , 1981 Made in Netherlands for European Distribution
This is the EU version of Iron Maiden's Killers album. Notice the presence of the Label Code LC 0542, which is NOT present on other versions of this album.
Show DetailsEMI 1A 062-07450 , 1981 , Netherlands
This is the Dutch version of the Killers album by Iron Maiden
Show DetailsCapitol Harvest ST-12141 , 1981 , Canada
This is the Canadian edition of the Killer's album, released on the Capitol Records label
Show DetailsEMI 1C 064-07 450 , 1981 , Germany
This release has "Eddy" label art, see photos on the details page ( other issues of "Killers" have a plain yellow EMI record label )
Show DetailsEMI Records Ltd 1C 064-07 450 (064-07450) LC 0542 , 1981 , Germany
The German release of Killers and comes with a Black original custom inner sleeve
Show DetailsEMI Records Ltd 1C 064-07 450 (064-07450) LC 0542 , 1981 , Germany
The German release of Killers and comes with a Black original custom inner sleeve
Show DetailsEMI 1C 038-15 7593 1 , 1981 , Germany
This is the FAME Records release of "Killers" and has the FAME logo printed in the top right of the cover and comes with the Fame original custom inner sleeve.
Show DetailsEMI 2C 070-07.450 , 1981 , France
This is the French version of Iron Maiden's Killer album
Show Details"Live After Death" is a live album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 14 October 1985 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the US. It was recorded during the band's World Slavery Tour. The album was instrumental in establishing the band as an extraordinary live band and is regarded as one of the best live albums ever recorded.
Collector's Info: In Europe two different versions of "Live After Death" with the SAME catalog nr have been released. These two versions can be distinguished from each other by the position of the "Rights Society" text on the record's label. In this version of the album. The Rights Society Gema/Stemra is printed at the bottom of label (above 6 o'clock)
EMI 1C 2LP 162 24 0426 3 , 1985 , EU
This particular EU release of "Live After Death" (so called EU release) can be identified by the "Right Society" text "Gema/Stemra" is printed at the bottom of label (above 6 o'clock. Other "EU" releases of this album have the "Right Society Gema/Stemra" printed on the label just below the catalog at 3 o'clock position.
Show DetailsCapitol Records SBBA-12441 , 1985 , USA
"Live After Death" double lp release including a booklet
Show DetailsEMI Records Ltd 1C 162-24 0426 , 1985 , Germany
In Europe two different versions of "Live After Death" with the SAME catalog nr have been released. These two versions can be distinguished from each other by the position of the "Rights Society" text on the record's label. In this version of the album. The Rights Society Gema/Stemra is printed on the record's label just below the catalognr (at 3 o'clock position)
Show DetailsEMI 2404263 , 1985 , France
This is the French Edition of "Live After Death"
Show Details"Maiden Japan", also known as Heavy Metal Army, is a live EP by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The title is a pun of Deep Purple's live album "Made in Japan". There are at least two different versions of this EP; all tracks were recorded in Kosei Nenkin Hall in Nagoya on 23 May 1981. It was lead singer Paul Di'Anno's final recording with the band, and features a maximum of 5 tracks. The original Japanese pressing features only 4 tracks and the record speed is 45RPM. It was never the band's intention to release this album, but Toshiba-EMI wanted a live album.
The original cover, of which only approximately 25,000 were produced in Venezuela, depicted the band's mascot, Eddie, holding the decapitated head of singer Paul Di'Anno. The replacement cover was done on very short notice after Iron Maiden's manager, Rod Smallwood, received a proof for review, and became agitated at Di'Anno's depiction because the band was looking to replace him. For unknown reasons, the production date on the back cover is 1987, not 1981.
Capitol Harvest MLP 15000 , 1987 , Canada
This is the Canadian release of "Maiden Japan", it has wrong years printed on the record's label
Show DetailsEMI Electrola – 1 C K 062-07 534 Z , 1981 , Germany
The 12" Maxi-EP ( Extended Play ) record of "Maiden Japan"
Show DetailsEMI 7243 8 82428 6 8 , 1995 , England
"Man on the Edge" is a single from the Iron Maiden album The X Factor. It was released in 1995. The song is based on the film Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas. It was the first single the band released with Blaze Bayley on vocals.
Show DetailsEMI , 2006 , UK ( United Kingdom )
"A Matter of Life and Death" is the fourteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 25 August 2006 in Italy and Finland, and 28 August worldwide, excluding the United States, Canada and Japan on 5 September 2006. It is the first album in Iron Maiden's career to enter the U.S. Billboard charts in the top 10, achieving significant chart success in many other countries as well. Whilst not being a concept album, war and religion are recurring themes throughout, as well as in the cover artwork.
Show DetailsEMI 068-7 95142 , 1990 , EEC
"No Prayer for the Dying" is the eighth studio album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The record marks the band's first line-up change since 1983; guitarist Adrian Smith left the band during the pre-production phase, unhappy with the musical direction it was taking, and only having contributed to one song, "Hooks in You". Smith was replaced by Janick Gers, who had previously worked with singer Bruce Dickinson on his first solo-album, Tattooed Millionaire, and had also worked with Ian Gillan and New Wave of British Heavy Metal band, White Spirit.
Show Details"The Number of the Beast" is the third studio album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in March 1982. The album saw the debut of vocalist Bruce Dickinson, and the final appearance of drummer Clive Burr in the band. The Number of the Beast met with considerable critical and commercial success and was a landmark release for the band, becoming their first album to reach No. 1 in the UK singles chart, and be certified platinum in the US. The album also produced the singles "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast", the former of which was the band's first top-10 UK single. The album was also controversial – particularly in the US – due to the religious nature of its lyrics and its artwork.
EMI – 1C K 052-07 638 Z, EMI Electrola – 1C K 052-07 638 Z , 1982 , Europe
This is the Super Sound version of "The Number of the Beast" and "Remember Tomorrow"
Show DetailsEMI 038 15 7693 1 , 1984 , EMI 038 15 7693 1
This version was for the distribution in the EEC Market
Show DetailsEMI 1C 064-07 608 , 1982 , Germany
This is the German release of "The Number Of The Beast"
Show DetailsEMI 2C 070-07608 , France
This is the French release of The Number of the Beast
Show DetailsEMI 1C 038-15 7693 , 1982 , Germany
This album was released by Fame Records for the German market
Show DetailsEMI ST-12202 , 1982 , Canada
This is the Canadian release of The Number of the Beast album
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This is the 7" Single with picture sleeve cover version of "The Number of the Beast"
Show Details"Piece of Mind" is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the Paris-based band Trust and has been Iron Maiden's drummer ever since.
EMI – 1A 064-07724 , 1983 , Europe
This is the European release of "Piece of Mind" by "Iron Maiden". This release can be identified by bottom left text printed on the album back cover, the rim-text of the label being printed in white and the "Made in EEC" printed near 3'o clock, also on the record's label
Show DetailsEMI 1A 064-07724 , EMI 1A 064-07724 , Netherlands and Europe
This release was intended for the Dutch and European market and has the BLUE rim-text
Show DetailsEMI 2C 070-07724 , 1983 , France
This is the French release of "Piece Of Mind"
Show DetailsEMI EMA 800 , 1983 , UK ( United Kingdom )
This album is the release intended for the British market.
Show DetailsAlbum information: Powerslave is the fifth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on September 2, 1984 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the US. It is notable for its Egyptian theme displayed in the album art, as well in the title track's musical style. It contains a musical re-telling of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", which uses pieces of the original poem as lyrics. Furthermore, it is the longest song Iron Maiden have ever recorded, at a length of 13 minutes and 34 seconds. The album is also notable amongst the band's albums as being the first to feature the same lineup as the previous one. "2 Minutes to Midnight" and "Aces High" were released as singles. World Slavery Tour was the tour supporting the album, which began in Poland, in August 1984.
EMI 1C 064-24-0200 , 1984 , Germany
Two very similar releases of "Powerslave" have been printed in Europe, one version was printed in the Netherlands and the other version was printed in Germany. This page describes Powerslave's printed in Germany version. Proof of this can be found on the album back cover, bottom right corener: "Printed in Germany by 4P Nicolaus Gmbh, Koln", printed in white letters.
Show DetailsEMI 1C 064-24-0200 , 1984 , Netherlands
This album was printed in the Netherlands for distribution in Europe
Show DetailsEJ 2402001 , 1984 , England
The United Kingdom release of the Powerslave album
Show DetailsEMI 1C 064-24 0200 , 1984 , EEC
This release of the European Edition of the "Powerslave" album has their tour-dates on the front cover of the album
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This record is 7" Blue coloured vinyl Record, PS Picture Sleeve
Show DetailsEMI EMD 1048 / 0777 7 89248 1 4 , 1993 , UK ( United Kingdom )
"A Real Dead One" a live album by the British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN, recorded in 1992/93 at concerts across Europe, and released on October 25, 1993. This album features songs from the very beginning of the band's career (1975) through the Powerslave era (1984)
Show DetailsEMI 0777 7 81456 1 5 , 1993 , UK ( United Kingdom )
"A Real Live One" is a live album by the British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN, released in March 1993. Despite this being a live album, it does not represent a single full concert. Instead, it was recorded at 9 different venues in Europe on the Fear Of The Dark World Tour.
Show DetailsCult Legend Recordings - CLR 019 , 2015 , Europe
This album "IRON MAIDEN - Return Of The Beast Vol. 1 (Green Vinyl)" was recorded Live in Greek Theater Los Angeles CA USA - 30 July 1999
Show DetailsEMI 1C 060-20 0819 6 , 1985 , Germany
"Running Free" is the first single released from the album "Live After Death" Recorded Live at Long Beach Arena USA March 1985 and Hammersmith Odeon, London October 1984
Show DetailsEMI K 052Z-07390 , 1980 , Netherlands
This 12" EP is the only Sanctuary song release with four tracks. The track Sanctuary first appeared on the USA release of Iron Maiden's self-titled debut album (which is NOT the case for the European releases of the self-titled album)
Show Details"Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" is the seventh studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released in 1988 by EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the US. It is the second Iron Maiden release to feature keyboards (played by Michael Kenney) and, along with "The Number of the Beast" and, later, "Fear of the Dark" and "The Final Frontier", debuted at no.1 in the UK charts.
EMI 7 90258 1 , 1988 , France
This is the "French" release of Iron Maiden's "Seven Son Of The Seventh Son"
Show DetailsEMI Capitol Records C1-90258 , 1988 , Canada
This is the Canadian release of Iron Maiden's "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son".
Show DetailsEMI 064-79 0258 / DMM ( Direct Metal Mastering ) , 1988 , Germany
The German release of the "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" 12" LP
Show DetailsEMI EMDP 1006 , 1988 , England
Rare Picture Disc edition of this album "IRON MAIDEN - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son PD Picture Disc"
Show Details"Somewhere in Time" is the sixth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 September 1986 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the US (it was re-released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the US in 1998). The studio follow-up to the hugely successful Powerslave/Live After Death pair, it was the first Iron Maiden album to feature guitar synthesizers. Bruce Dickinson's song material was rejected in favour of the songs of guitarist Adrian Smith, who wrote the bulk of the songs identified with the album (including the singles "Wasted Years" and "Stranger in a Strange Land")
EMI 1C 062-24 0597 , 1986 , Germany / Netherlands
This is the DMM ( Direct Metal Mastering ) for distribution in Germany and the Netherlands
Show DetailsEMC 3512 , 1986 , UK ( United Kingdom )
This is the British edition of "Somewhere In Time" by Iron Maiden
Show DetailsEMI 2405971 , 1986 , France
This is the French release of "Somewhere In Time" recorded by Iron Maiden
Show DetailsCapitol Records SJ-12524 , 1986 , USA
This is the North-American release of "Somewhere In Time" by the British Rock band "Iron Maiden"
Show DetailsEMI 1C 062-24 0597 DMM , 1986 , Germany
This is the album released in Germany during 1986
Show DetailsEMI 1A K060-020 1551 6 , 1986 , EEC
"Stranger in a Strange Land" is the second single by Iron Maiden from their 1986 album Somewhere in Time. The song is unrelated to Robert A. Heinlein's novel by the same name. The lyrics are about an Arctic explorer who dies and is frozen in the ice.
Show DetailsCult Legend Recordings CLR 016 , 2015 , Europe
This album "IRON MAIDEN - Take Your Mummy On The Road Vol. II" was recorded 15 February 2008, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan
Show DetailsAnother Life , 2005 , EEC
"The Trooper" is a song written by Iron Maiden bass player Steve Harris. It is Iron Maiden's ninth single, and the second from their 1983 album Piece of Mind. This Special Edition was pressed on 7" Blue Vinyl and includes a Poster.
Show DetailsEMI 1C K 052 1077646 , 1983 , EEC
This is the 12" Maxi Single with "Super Sound" version of the "Iron Maiden" song "The Trooper".
Show DetailsEMI 1C 052-07 462 YZ , 1981 , Germany
"Twilight Zone" was the fourth single by Iron Maiden. It was released on March 2, 1981. This 12" Maxi-Single has two A-sides
Show DetailsEMI 1C K 060-20 1417 6 , 1986 , Germany
The illustration of "Wasted Years" on the sleeve depicts the band mascot Eddie's point of view as he flies a spaceship chasing the Doctor's TARDIS. A similar Doctor Who reference can be seen on the back of the album's sleeve, where the Doctor's TARDIS is parked on a rooftop.
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The band began performing the song "Wildest Dreams" in concert before the album was released. The single also includes an improvisational jam from the "Dance of Death" sessions. The song was again played on "The Final Frontier" World Tour.
Show DetailsEMI 1c 062-07 418 YZ , 1980 , Germany
Iron Maiden's cover of the Skyhooks' song "Women in Uniform" was the third single by the band, and their last recorded work to feature guitarist Dennis Stratton
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