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Somewhere Back In Time (The Best Of: 1980-1989)

Iron Maiden

2008 · Rock

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Somewhere Back In Time (The Best Of: 1980-1989) by Iron Maiden

Somewhere Back In Time (The Best Of: 1980-1989) is a Metal album by Iron Maiden, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 40 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.

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Like their NWOBHM counterparts Judas Priest and Def Leppard, Iron Maiden transformed '70s hard rock into a lean, muscular sound with shiny pop hooks under the loud guitars. <i>Somewhere Back in Time</i> condenses Maiden's dominant decade into 15 tracks of live-wire energy and focused, pummeling riffs. Fist-pumping metal standards like the galloping "Run to the Hills" and the (literally) devilish swagger of "The Number of the Beast" dominate the track lineup. The group's onstage intensity is comes through on a churning, hip-swiveling live version of "Wrathchild."

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Tracklist

  1. 1Churchill's Speech0:49
  2. 2Aces High4:36
  3. 32 Minutes To Midnight6:00
  4. 4The Trooper4:11
  5. 5Wasted Years5:06
  6. 6Children Of The Damned4:35
  7. 7The Number Of The Beast4:53
  8. 8Run To The Hills3:53
  9. 9Phantom Of The Opera7:11
  10. 10The Evil That Men Do4:34
  11. 11Wrathchild3:07
  12. 12Can I Play With Madness3:31
  13. 13Powerslave6:47
  14. 14Hallowed Be Thy Name7:12
  15. 15Iron Maiden4:20

Sound DNA

  • Metal
  • Heavy Metal
  • heavy
  • aggressive
  • outlaw

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Tracks 1, 2, 9, 11 and 15 taken from the Live After Death album.
Tracks 3 and 13 taken from the Powerslave album.
Track 4 taken from the Piece Of Mind album.
Track 5 taken from the Somewhere In Time album.
Tracks 6, 7, 8 and 14 taken from the The Number Of The Beast album.
Tracks 10 and 12 taken from the Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album.
Tracks 2, 9, 11 and 15 recorded at Long Beach Arena, Los Angeles 1985.
Tracks 3, 4, 5 and 13 recorded at Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas.
Tracks 6, 7, 8 and 14 recorded at Battery Studios, London.
Tracks 10 and 12 recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich Germany.
French release comes with a french sticker (see pictures).
There are more different versions of this release (see pictures):
1) Germany / Switzerland with advertise for concerts at Wacken and Basel 2008
2) Finland with advertise for concerts at Helsinki and Tampere 2008
3) Poland with advertise for concert at Warzawa 2008
4) Belgium / The Netherlands with advertise for concerts at Graspop, Dessel (B) and TT circuit, Assen (NL) 2008

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