Bruce Dickinson

[GhostofCain]

For the longest time, Wikipedia had that it was released today. Luckily that’s been since changed.

I was the person who changed it!

 

[LooseCannon]

I was the person who changed it!

Nerd.

 

[jose_maiden]

sorry for my error date! :/

 

[GhostofCain]

sorry for my error date! :/

No need to apologise.

 

[GhostofCain]

Nerd.

Well informed man more like.

 

[Jer]

I was the person who changed it!

The Chemical Editing?

 

[srfc]

That's interesting that side B continues with track 7 instead of starting over with 1 or in some cases, the tracks aren't numbered at all. I've never seen side B continue the numbers like that though.

I suspect it might be because by 1997 the main format was CD's and they've just copied the track listing from that.

What's intersting to note is that the cassette is the same running order as the CD, I believe the LP has a different running order, Omega I think is earlier on the album on the LP.

 

[Diesel 11]

I believe the LP has a different running order, Omega I think is earlier on the album on the LP.

As an owner of the LP, I can confirm this. Here’s the tracklist:

SIDE A:
1. Freak
2. Toltec 7 Arrival
3. Starchildren
4. Taking The Queen

SIDE B:
1. Darkside Of Aquarius
2. Omega

SIDE C:
1. Man Of Sorrows
2. Accident Of Birth
3. The Magician

SIDE D:
1. Welcome To The Pit
2. Road To Hell
3. Arc Of Space

It’s a dumb decision, even though I understand why they’d put the two longest tracks on one side. Doesn’t affect my enjoyment of the album much though, luckily.

I have the new double LP version from the Soloworks box, and if I recall Metal Archives correctly, the swap was also present in the original ‘97 vinyl pressing, but it was a single record then.

 

[srfc]

Yeah, it's on the original too, that's how I know about it, my mate has the original LP

 

[Yax]

A side of vinyl can originally store roughly a bit over 20 minutes (apparently increased to a bit under 30 under certain conditions). AOB is sequenced the way it is to retain maximum sound quality, where every side clocks in around 12 minutes. The further in you go (aka the longer each side is) to the middle, the less space is there to store the information, the more distortion occurs when it plays back (also known as IGD, inner groove distortion). IGD can be reduced until it's pretty much inaudible by using a pickup with good tracking ability as well as most importantly, very carefully align the pickup correctly to maintain the highest possible level of correct reproduction of the grooves.

 

[srfc]

Yeah I'm just wondering why the cassette kept the CD running order, since the LP's is balanced for two sides of 6 tracks

 

[Yax]

Yeah I'm just wondering why the cassette kept the CD running order, since the LP's is balanced for two sides of 6 tracks

Tapes don't have that issue, so there was no reason to resequence it to get a more even playtime.

 

[jazz from hell]

There was a real children size condom in the original AOB CD cover, that fell out when the guy in the shop opened it.

 

[srfc]

Tapes don't have that issue, so there was no reason to resequence it to get a more even playtime.

yeah but it would mean more spooling at the end of the shorter side when the album is finished.

 

[Austrogoth]

Bruce's spoken tour in South America officially postponed to december 2021.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

Bruce spoken tour in South America officially postponed to december 21.

Of 2021.

 

[Austrogoth]

Of 2021.

Thanks. I have edited my post to avoid misunderstanding

 

[The_7th_one]

So I hope he start to thinking to write the part 2 of the book.

 

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

I wonder how long will he tour for this book, I would thought of part 2 being out by now?
Part 2 plot, what would that be?

 

[Black Wizard]

Part 2 plot, what would that be?

What that button did.