IRON MAIDEN: 'Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History' Book Due In The Fall

[Diesel 11]

True, although someone should have noticed that the handwritten lyrics for Moonchild and The Evil that Men Do are not Steve’s!

Apologies, I am a stickler for attention to detail.

I also saw that, very obviously Bruce's and they failed to edit it lol.

 

[matic22]

There are also quite a few mistakes in the guitar department...

I very much doubt Janick's Gillan strat replica is from 1992. I'd say it's 1995 ish. Also, it says that White Spirit strat is a 1963. It's not. It's a CBS era Strat, likely a 4 bolt one from 68-70. The book also states that Adrian used Lados on Powerslave, which is not true. Powerslave was the blue Ibanez Roadstar, which was also confirmed in the Ola rig interview ("I haven't recorded with them yet").

Also, not including Adrian's goldtop, Jackson Superstrat from 80's, Dave's Jackson and some current day guitars is criminal.

 

[Randalf]

The little mistakes listed above serve as a perfect excuse to release an "remastered version" print of the book for the 55th Anniversary in 2030.

 

[Starblind]

Even rare nuggets found in the text, I learned Adrian hated Steve’s contribution to Can I Play with Madness, which was the instrumental break down bit …

Is this the 2.22-2.42 instrumental part, or is it the 2.51-3.00 bit?
They are both cool and serves the song good I think. 2.51 bit serves the chorus to explode again.

 

[GhostofCain]

I also saw that, very obviously Bruce's and they failed to edit it lol.

I find those errors incredibly annoying! Who checks these things before they get sent to the printers?

 

[MS SHAKHOV]

I hope everyone noticed that the book was printed in China))

 

[Ascendingthethrone]

@Ascendingthethrone I finally unwrapped the book last Saturday. The first impression was "Smells good!" (I love the smell of new books ). It is a very heavy coffee table book, although you do not necessarily need a coffee table to enjoy it.

The presentation is great, with a wealth of memorabilia that would satisfy Maiden fans with a deep interest in the band, from technical details about their gig to handwritten lyrics (by Steve and Bruce) or even Bruce's structure for 'Die With Your Boots On'. I was familiar with a number of the photos included, having purchased some of the photo books released by the band over the years, but there are many that are completely new to me. It was also nice to see the band finally acknowledge that Paul Cairns did indeed play on "The Soundhouse Tapes". I have not checked the text to see if other little white lies from the band's past have been addressed though.

I paid £50 for the book at a local independent bookshop and think it is definitely worth that price, so if you have a voucher and can get it cheaper, I'd say "Go for it!".

Thanks for the breakdown. It sounds like a great book.

 

[DaveyDave]

There are also quite a few mistakes in the guitar department...

I very much doubt Janick's Gillan strat replica is from 1992. I'd say it's 1995 ish. Also, it says that White Spirit strat is a 1963. It's not. It's a CBS era Strat, likely a 4 bolt one from 68-70. The book also states that Adrian used Lados on Powerslave, which is not true. Powerslave was the blue Ibanez Roadstar, which was also confirmed in the Ola rig interview ("I haven't recorded with them yet").

Also, not including Adrian's goldtop, Jackson Superstrat from 80's, Dave's Jackson and some current day guitars is criminal.

I would like to add a few comments regarding some of Adrian's guitars. I'll do this chronologically:

During the rig rundown video with Ola, at timestamp 7:33, for a minute he thought that he used his Ibanez Destroyer on Killers, then he said no. He recorded Killers with his Les Paul and Hamer Standard. There was A Japanese article entitled "Iron Maiden Recording Report" with photos of him playing/holding the Hamer (while shaking hands with Dave), which confirms it's usage. I can find this photo somewhere on my computer if anybody wants. He also used this Hamer live occasionally until he got his Destroyer in Japan.

For Powerslave, he used his Lados in addition to the Ibanez Roadstar. He confirms this in online articles on Guitar.com (March 19, 2024 - written by Emma Wilkes), and GuitarWorld.com (April 29, 2024 - written by Andrew Daly).

For Somewhere in Time, he used his Lados in addition to his Jackson. He confirms this in the June 1987 Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine (Wasted Years is tabbed). Adrian, Dave and Steve are on the cover holding their black Jackson, blue Esp, and blue-crackle Fender Precision bass. I had this particular magazine at one point, but sold it. The interviewer even asked them "what happened the Lados that you boys were so hot on" (or something close to that), and Adrian responded "I used the old Lado here and there" (or something close to that).

 

[matic22]

I would like to add a few comments regarding some of Adrian's guitars. I'll do this chronologically:

During the rig rundown video with Ola, at timestamp 7:33, for a minute he thought that he used his Ibanez Destroyer on Killers, then he said no. He recorded Killers with his Les Paul and Hamer Standard. There was A Japanese article entitled "Iron Maiden Recording Report" with photos of him playing/holding the Hamer (while shaking hands with Dave), which confirms it's usage. I can find this photo somewhere on my computer if anybody wants. He also used this Hamer live occasionally until he got his Destroyer in Japan.

For Powerslave, he used his Lados in addition to the Ibanez Roadstar. He confirms this in online articles on Guitar.com (March 19, 2024 - written by Emma Wilkes), and GuitarWorld.com (April 29, 2024 - written by Andrew Daly).

For Somewhere in Time, he used his Lados in addition to his Jackson. He confirms this in the June 1987 Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine (Wasted Years is tabbed). Adrian, Dave and Steve are on the cover holding their black Jackson, blue Esp, and blue-crackle Fender Precision bass. I had this particular magazine at one point, but sold it. The interviewer even asked them "what happened the Lados that you boys were so hot on" (or something close to that), and Adrian responded "I used the old Lado here and there" (or something close to that).

Lados weren't used on Powerslave. Powerslave is 100% the Roadstar. Adrian also states in the Ola video that the Lados didn't appear on a record yet.

SIT and SSOASS are 100% the white Jackson. Adrian stated that he brought all guitars to the studio, but used only the HSH Jackson. The only Lado that might have appeared on an album is probably the blue sunburst Laser as a midi guitar.

 

[DaveyDave]

Lados weren't used on Powerslave. Powerslave is 100% the Roadstar. Adrian also states in the Ola video that the Lados didn't appear on a record yet.

SIT and SSOASS are 100% the white Jackson. Adrian stated that he brought all guitars to the studio, but used only the HSH Jackson. The only Lado that might have appeared on an album is probably the blue sunburst Laser as a midi guitar.

I'll concede with the fact that there is absolutely no confirmation that a Lado appears on SSOASS (I remember that 1988 Guitar World article - mentions studio-quality effects live) which is why I never mentioned that LP, but he clearly states that Lado appears on Powerslave and Somewhere in Time. Maybe his on and off memory is playing tricks here and there.

 

[matic22]

I'll concede with the fact that there is absolutely no confirmation that a Lado appears on SSOASS (I remember that 1988 Guitar World article - mentions studio-quality effects live) which is why I never mentioned that LP, but he clearly states that Lado appears on Powerslave and Somewhere in Time. Maybe his on and off memory is playing tricks here and there.

I think his memory of those things is quite bad. But knowing how H functioned in the studio between Piece of Mind and SSOASS, he used one guitar on the whole album. Piece Of Mind was Melody Maker and Powerslave was the Roadstar. Or at least a vast majority of it. Shame there are no photos from the sessions.

 

[Sth2112]

I have this book on a wishlist for Christmas. Hope I get it, but will probably not buy it myself. The price is ridicilous

 

[DaveyDave]

I think his memory of those things is quite bad. But knowing how H functioned in the studio between Piece of Mind and SSOASS, he used one guitar on the whole album. Piece Of Mind was Melody Maker and Powerslave was the Roadstar. Or at least a vast majority of it. Shame there are no photos from the sessions.

We all know that Lado was credited/thanked on the linear notes from 1984 to 1988, and Adrian had the new Lados for the 1986 and 1988 tours. Maybe he just giving a shout-out to Lado at the time (June 1987 interview - only one year after the creation on SIT) to maintain some level of relationship with "Joe Lado". From what I understand, there was some fallout business-wise between Joe and the band (and/or band's management), but I didn't hear when that occurred, if it occurred at all. Whatever relationship remained between, was probably completely gone by 1990 (no album credits or live usage after that).

Too bad about his memory about these things though.... for example I think that he only mentioned his Hamer Standard once in 45 years (Ultimate Guitar November 5th 2020), and completely forgot about it in the Ola rig rundown. I guess that Ibanez took notice of him playing it in 80/81, and supplied him with their version of it. At least there are some session photos from the Killers album. And in turn obviously "Joe Lado" took notice of the Ibanez, and supplied him with his version of that. I wonder how his guitar history would have unfolded if he never had the Hamer, it undoubted helped progressively shape his iconic 80's explorer-shaped guitar list.

 

[DaveyDave]

I have this book on a wishlist for Christmas. Hope I get it, but will probably not buy it myself. The price is ridicilous

I saw this book on sale in Indigo in the Eaton's Centre in Toronto, for about $80cad. I was close to buying it, but knowing how patchy they are about remembering their own gear, I decided against it. It's laughable that they didn't include Dave's CAR Jackson, he used it for 10 years after all.

 

[matic22]

We all know that Lado was credited/thanked on the linear notes from 1984 to 1988, and Adrian had the new Lados for the 1986 and 1988 tours. Maybe he just giving a shout-out to Lado at the time (June 1987 interview - only one year after the creation on SIT) to maintain some level of relationship with "Joe Lado". From what I understand, there was some fallout business-wise between Joe and the band (and/or band's management), but I didn't hear when that occurred, if it occurred at all. Whatever relationship remained between, was probably completely gone by 1990 (no album credits or live usage after that).

Too bad about his memory about these things though.... for example I think that he only mentioned his Hamer Standard once in 45 years (Ultimate Guitar November 5th 2020), and completely forgot about it in the Ola rig rundown. I guess that Ibanez took notice of him playing it in 80/81, and supplied him with their version of it. At least there are some session photos from the Killers album. And in turn obviously "Joe Lado" took notice of the Ibanez, and supplied him with his version of that. I wonder how his guitar history would have unfolded if he never had the Hamer, it undoubted helped progressively shape his iconic 80's explorer-shaped guitar list.

Well, the thing is that the HSH Jackson retired all other guitars due to tuning stability. One thing is for sure. Adrian hated the stock Lado tremolos and Rockingers that replaced them and that's why both Lados got Floyded. Black one during the tour and the silver one afterwards.

BTW, a Lado superstrat was the HSH Jackson's backup during Somewhere On Tour. Same with Laser and the midi Jackson.

 

[sea.of.madness.1986]

Got the book one day after its official launch, It’s nice, but regarding guitars, I was expecting more…

From Adrian: The Goldtop is THE heavy metal guitar for me, it has appeared on almost every album Maiden did and was Adrian’s first high-end guitar, sad that we didn’t see it. The Jackson Superstrat from 1986 (H’s main for almost ten years) wasn’t also there, very sad. I also missed the #1 Sunburst Strat, the 8432 Jackson proto and the black KV2 from 1998/99.

From Dave: I missed his Jacksons (both of them very iconic for me), his ESP’s, his cream Strat from the late 90’s, and both classic FR strats from RIR 2001.

From Janick: The original 60’s black Strat should have been there, even though it isn’t as iconic as the CS Strat which appears on the book, I also missed both Sandbergs and was hoping for his black Epiphone LP from TBOS days.

From Steve: I missed his checkerboard bass, but I’m glad that we saw the blue crackle bass on the book.