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1990 box set by Iron Maiden
The First Ten Years is a series of 10 CDs and double
12" singles by British heavy metal band
Iron Maiden , released between 24 February and 28 April 1990, in commemoration of the band's ten-year recording anniversary.
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Each CD/double 12" contains two singles, complete with original B-sides and artwork, as well as an edition of "Listen with Nicko", a spoken-word track in which drummer Nicko McBrain would recount the history behind each song specific to that release.[1] Each part in the series included a special voucher , all ten of which could be exchanged by mail order for a limited edition storage box.[2]
Iron Maiden also released laserdisc, containing all 16 of the band's promotional music videos up to and including 1990's "
Holy Smoke ".
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Track listings
"Purgatory" & "Maiden Japan (EP) " Title Writer(s) Original Release 1. "Purgatory " Harris 1981 ~ Killers 3:22 2. "Genghis Khan" Harris 1981 ~ Killers 3:07 3. "Running Free" (Live in 1981 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1981 ~ Maiden Japan 3:08 4. "Remember Tomorrow" (Live in 1981 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1981 ~ Maiden Japan 5:46 5. "Killers" (Live in 1981 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1981 ~ Maiden Japan 4:51 6. "Innocent Exile" (Live in 1981 ) Harris 1981 ~ Maiden Japan 4:02 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. III" McBrain 7:42
"Flight of Icarus" & "The Trooper" Title Writer(s) Original Release 1. "Ian Anderson
1983 ~ The Trooper 3:55 5. "Listen With Nicko! Part. V" McBrain 9:49
"2 Minutes to Midnight" & "Aces High" Title Writer(s) Original Release 1. "2 Minutes to Midnight " Smith, Dickinson 1984 ~ Powerslave 6:07 2. "Rainbow's Gold" (Beckett Cover ) Terry Slesser , Kenny Mountain1984 ~ 2 Minutes to Midnight 4:56 3. "Mission From 'Arry" McBrain, Harris 1984 ~ 2 Minutes to Midnight 6:43 4. "Aces High " Harris 1984 ~ Powerslave 4:33 5. "King of Twilight" (Nektar Cover ) Nektar 1984 ~ Aces High 4:53 6. "The Number of the Beast" (Live in 1983 ) Harris 1984 ~ Aces High 4:59 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. VI" McBrain 9:45
"Running Free" (Live) & "Run to the Hills" (Live) Title Writer(s) Original Release 1. "Running Free" (Live in 1985 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1985 ~ Live After Death 3:28 2. "Sanctuary" (Live in 1985 ) Harris, Murray, Di'Anno 1985 ~ Running Free (Live) 4:40 3. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (Live in 1984 ) Harris 1985 ~ Running Free (Live) 4:32 4. "Run to the Hills" (Live in 1985 ) Harris 1985 ~ Live After Death 4:06 5. "Phantom of the Opera" (Live in 1984 ) Harris 1985 ~ Live After Death 7:28 6. "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)" (Live in 1984 ) Harris 1985 ~ Run to the Hills (Live) 4:15 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. VII" McBrain 11:54
"Wasted Years" & "Stranger in a Strange Land" Title Writer(s) Original Release 1. "Marshall Fury
Cover) Steve Barnacle, Derek O'Neil 1986 ~ Stranger in a Strange Land 3:46 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. VIII" McBrain 12:20
"Can I Play With Madness" & "The Evil That Men Do" Title Writer(s) Original Release 1. "Can I Play With Madness
6:40 3. "Massacre" (Thin Lizzy Cover ) Phil Lynott , Scott Gorham , Brian Downey 1988 ~ Can I Play With Madness 2:53 4. "The Evil That Men Do " Smith, Harris, Dickinson 1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:34 5. "Prowler" (1988 Version ) Harris 1988 ~ The Evil That Men Do 4:07 6. "Charlotte the Harlot" (1988 Version ) Murray 1988 ~ The Evil That Men Do 4:11 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. IX" McBrain 10:46
"The Clairvoyant" (Live) & "Infinite Dreams" (Live) Title Writer(s) Original Release 1. "The Clairvoyant " (Live in 1988 ) Harris 1988 ~ The Clairvoyant (Live) 4:27 2. "The Prisoner" (Live in 1988 ) Smith, Harris 1988 ~ The Clairvoyant (Live) 6:08 3. "Heaven Can Wait" (Live in 1988 ) Harris 1988 ~ The Clairvoyant (Live) 7:09 4. "Infinite Dreams " (Live in 1988 ) Harris 1989 ~ Infinite Dreams (Live) 6:02 5. "Killers" (Live in 1988 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1989 ~ Infinite Dreams (Live) 5:01 6. "Still Life" (Live in 1988 ) Murray, Harris 1989 ~ Infinite Dreams (Live) 4:38 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. X" McBrain 11:18
Chart positions
Single
Chart (1990)
Position
"Running Free / Sanctuary"
Released: 24 February 1990
Irish Singles Chart
23[4]
UK Albums Chart
10[5]
"Women in Uniform / Twilight Zone"
10[6]
"Purgatory / Maiden Japan"
5[7]
"Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast"
3[8]
"Flight of Icarus / The Trooper"
7[9]
"2 Minutes to Midnight / Aces High"
11[10]
"Running Free (live) / Run to the Hills (live)"
9[11]
"Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land"
9[12]
"Can I Play with Madness / The Evil That Men Do"
10[13]
"The Clairvoyant / Infinite Dreams"
11[14]
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Box sets Extended plays Singles Video albums Tours Related articles