Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

Artist: Iron Maiden
Album: The Number of the Beast
Type: Full-length
Release date: 1982
Catalog ID: CDP 7 46364 2
Label: EMI
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 44:51 | 104Mb

Tracklist:
1. Invaders  03:24
2. Children of the Damned  04:36
3. The Prisoner  06:03
4. 22 Acacia Avenue  06:38
5. The Number of the Beast  04:51
6. Run to the Hills  03:54
7. Gangland  03:49
8. Total Eclipse*  04:25
8. Hallowed Be Thy Name  07:13

Videos were made for Run to the Hills and The Number of the Beast.
''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.

*Bonus Japan Versión

"22 Acacia Avenue" was originally written by Adrian Smith and performed by his pre-Iron Maiden band Urchin.

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

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".

The blue background of the original arwork 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 versión,

 

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