1990-91 magazine scans & clippings

METAL ATTACK (Metal Hammer Special) 1990

issue #5 special Maiden (It's incomplete)

Metal Hammer Maiden special issue from 1990 when No Prayer for the Dying album was released
I've downloaded the files but when I've seen the magazine it's incomplete. There are missing pages. But's it's better than nothing, don't you think?

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25M albums sold (1980-1990). (I suppose the sales were calculated for the 7 studio albums and 1 Live album)
46M albums sold (1980-1996) This number appears in the FC Magazine circa 1996 with the promotion of Best of the Beast. (We have to add 3 new studio albums and 3 new live albums)
100M albums sold (1980-2020) We have to add 6 new studio albums, 5 new Live albums, 5 Compilation albums and 2 Box sets with all the studio albums and 4 remasters box sets with all the studio albums)

So…it's basically 2,5M albums sold each year since 1980 to date. That's F***ing Awesome
 
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Did Maiden have official releases in Eastern Bloc, South America, Asia (bar Japan) in the 1980s? I'm trying to figure out how they managed to double the sales with 90s output. Some new markets opening for sure, but I guess large amounts of Maiden stuff circulating around the globe in the 1980s were bootlegs. And therefore unaccounted for in that 25M number.

It's clear with 1996-2019 because in that period band "rejuvenated" itself and remained relevant for generations to come, who would dip into the back catalogue sooner than later.
 
srfc said:
See my above post. Lots of people would have replaced their original vinyl/tapes with CD's from this release, and the bonus discs were excellent.
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Exactly, when I finnished to collect all Maiden albums on vinyl before the release of The X Factor and to know that album would be released only on cd. I had to buy the double remasters CDs `95 or 98 I don't remember . As a collector by then I had to buy Eddies Box set with all the albums on cd inside the head. Shit! my pocket knows that very well LOL
 
The_7th_one said:
Exactly, when I finnished to collect all Maiden albums on vinyl before the release of The X Factor and to know that album would be released only on cd. I had to buy the double remasters CDs `95 or 98 I don't remember . As a collector by then I had to buy Eddies Box set with all the albums on cd inside the head. Shit! my pocket knows that very well LOL
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I didn't buy them in 95, I didn't have a CD player when they were released :lol: I would like to have that collection as it's the best release of Maiden albums on CD, but I really can't be arsed spending the time and money to look for it
 
srfc said:
I didn't buy them in 95, I didn't have a CD player when they were released :lol: I would like to have that collection as it's the best release of Maiden albums on CD, but I really can't be arsed spending the time and money to look for it
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I just checked Discogs, the first box goes for around £200 and the second one goes for between £300-400. Crazy money. I would sell mine if it was in any kind of decent condition, theres a few broken cases and whatnot and I haven't seen Powerslave any time recently.
 
It's not an issue from 1990/1991, but it's talking about the year 1990 and all the releases this year has brought to us all.

Metal Hammer Germany - July 2020 (part 1, the cover, the editorial and the summary).

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Love it, Thank you very much. Great memories. I bought all Metal Hammer magazines since 88 and I remember wait for the 2 or 4 pages for Albums reviews every month.
 
While searching again for some old interesting magazine interviews with the band in the net, I found this one.

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It's only one page, but the info is curious. The interview is with Steve:

  • he said because SSOASS album went to #1, they could afford to just write what they felt without having to worry about bettering their previous album - which in those strict terms they couldn't do. But in other terms, he said yeah.
  • he's really happy with everything on NPFTD, but it's hard to compare with previous different albums.
  • according to him, Bruce had many good songs just laying around and a lot to say with lyrics.
  • ''Tailgunner'' came together really quickly and almost spontaneous. The intro reminded Bruce of planes.
  • he admits that from the title of the album there's no strong theme to take for the album cover (so why it was chosen?). They had in mind 4 titles for the album: two of which were ''Holy Smoke'' and ''Run Silent Run Deep''. They weren't even sure what to do with Eddie this time, so it just ended up being NPFTD. Interesting stuff.
  • they wanted to record the album in Battery Studios, but since they had to wait three or more months and they wrote the album so quickly (it shows), they didn't want to lose the spark. It worked fine for him. Hmmm.
  • they always made albums that are ''live sounding'' (?) and used the same mobile studio for Maiden England. They write for the live environment. He knew ''Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter'' would be great live. That's why it was included in it.
  • about NPFTD tour production, he said something I suspected (unlike for the next tour) - the album's theme wasn't good for a stage set. They also wanted to answer the critics who were saying the band would be nothing without the big stage shows.
  • Adrian had written some different sounding songs than the rest since the mid-80's, Steve was worried, but when he left, they were still best friends.
  • Janick has really fired them up, especially Dave. It reminded him of the early days. Janick's style ''challenged'' Dave, while Adrian is more of a rhythm guitarist and frontman.
  • ''Holy Smoke'' wasn't intended to be the lead single.

The title was probably the best fit for the album, but a cover for ''Run Silent Run Deep'' would have been cool.
 
So.... being in a band... if you feel "not so sure" about the album which is in creation status... If you can't choose it's main theme, the artwork feels directionless, and you don't feel any pressure from the recording label on your back... YOU MUST SCREAM AS LOUD AS YOU CAN AND RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN FROM ANY BARNYARD STUDIOS YOU ARE IN. You must throw away almost all ideas that are used for the new album and to start from the scratch. You must sit down and think deep, "what do I really want to do and say". Maybe yet it's not the right time for the new album, maybe I should take a good rest, and record new album a year or two later. Maybe then, instead of two half baked albums, we will have one good album? Maybe, just maybe. :ninja:
 
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