srfc
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I got the cassette in Dublin for €13, which was significantly cheaper than what was available online, plus no postal charge, so hopefully the same happens again with this release
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I got the cassette in Dublin for €13, which was significantly cheaper than what was available online, plus no postal charge, so hopefully the same happens again with this release
Spaldy
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Wow. Is NOTB only 39 mins? I always thought of it as a longer album.
Samantas5855
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They knew when to stop back then, it would be over 90 had it been released today
Spaldy
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22min Acacia Avenue.
AncientMariner_Essex
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Bit too pricey for my liking. I can afford it but just don’t think there’s enough value to me to justify £65. Already got NOTB on vinyl and BOH on cd in Eddie’s archives. This would just be a nice little collectors piece.
If I see it under £50 anywhere I might take the plunge.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Let's hope so.
Killers + Maiden Japan (full concert)
Piece Of Mind + live album from 1983
Somewhere In Time + live album from 1986
A Matter Of Life And Death + live album from 2006
The Final Frontier + live album from 2010
Some of the Reunion albums (as a whole piece) are better than some of the 80's albums imo, so...
Patrick92
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What a dream that would be. Must happen
Spaldy
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Agreed.
I guess there's already Dortmund but I don't believe it has an official vinyl or CD release.
Yup.
Again, I agree.
There's already a live album from the TFF tour.
Spaldy
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If we're now talking fantasy releases then I'd love for them to go down the deluxe boxset route. Every classic album re-released with a Steve Wilson or Kevin Shirley remix. Especially on IM and the 90's albums which have always needed a proper production.
Extras up the wazoo. Rare alternative takes, b-sides, unreleased live material or remastered bootleg stuff. New artwork, an accompanying booklet. Making-Of dvds?
All this stuff is sitting in the Maiden vaults collecting dust instead of money.
Extras up the wazoo. Rare alternative takes, b-sides, unreleased live material or remastered bootleg stuff. New artwork, an accompanying booklet. Making-Of dvds?
All this stuff is sitting in the Maiden vaults collecting dust instead of money.
Ruflux
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Generally speaking, album lengths used to max out around 40min due to the realities of vinyl production making going much over that difficult. NotB is standard album length for the time. Fear of the Dark is Maiden's first "real" CD album and it's definitely not a coincidence suddenly the album's got 12 tracks and a running time of 58 minutes.
TheMercenary
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'The X Factor' and 'Virtual XI' have been already remastered in 2015, for iTunes. So the mastering is better than on the original versions.
I would like Maiden to re-release 'Dance Of Death' with a new artwork and also the Rock In Rio 2001 DVD. And yeah, it would be nice to see the band also release the both Blaze albums remixed and remastered on CDs.
Nevertheless, I think that the band won't do that. Instead, they could release a live CD/DVD of Somewhere On Tour, that would be awesome. 
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srfc
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I presume that Kalata is referring to the first leg that had only El Dorado and mostly reunion era songs. That would be nice to have.
TheMercenary
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When Iron Maiden Got Futuristic With 'Somewhere in Time'
Iron Maiden released 'Somewhere in Time,' their first double-platinum album in the U.S., on Sept. 29, 1986.
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The_7th_one
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Absolutely agree. Wtf is doing Steve replacing gangland because they choose wrong 40 years ago?
I love Total Eclipse but I also love Gangland. I like the things like the begining. Don’t touch anything . History is history.
Wait if his friend is behind this remaster and freaking thing. Because both can ruin the prestige of the band.
Anyway, why they release this right now? In the anniversary of somewhere in time?
I’m afraid this could be the first of series of triple vinyls . The LP and a Live double vinyl.
Why they didn’t released anything in the Killers 40th anniversary ?
GhostofCain
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This is being released because it is the 40th anniversary of their most iconic and groundbreaking album.
Celebrating the anniversary of Somewhere in Time is merely a fantasy in the mind of some fans.
I’ll be the controversial voice on this and say that I’m fine with them changing the track order. I definitely understand that it’s a bit revisionist and doesn’t represent the album as most of us know it, so I don’t blame people for being upset about it.
With that being said, they already reissued the album on vinyl in its original form and that version is still in print. Anyone willing to shell out £65 for this probably already bought the 2015 press. And if not it’s there for you to buy. I’m guessing this will be the same master (which I actually didn’t love, but oh well).
The main event is a black vinyl press of Beast Over Hammersmith, that’s a first and I consider it the best live album of the 80s. The price seems way out there, but you can already get Senjutsu heavily discounted so I would just hold out for a price cut.
With that being said, they already reissued the album on vinyl in its original form and that version is still in print. Anyone willing to shell out £65 for this probably already bought the 2015 press. And if not it’s there for you to buy. I’m guessing this will be the same master (which I actually didn’t love, but oh well).
The main event is a black vinyl press of Beast Over Hammersmith, that’s a first and I consider it the best live album of the 80s. The price seems way out there, but you can already get Senjutsu heavily discounted so I would just hold out for a price cut.
Spaldy
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Nah I meant remixed not remastered. You can only polish a turd so much. IM also needs a remix as the band have always complained about that one.'The X Factor' and 'Virtual XI' have been already remastered in 2015, for iTunes. So the mastering is better than on the original versions.
gazda
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This is being released because it is the 40th anniversary of their most iconic and groundbreaking album.
And celebration is with ZERO bonus, demos, new live songs or videos. Album or tour booklets...
This album deserve much more than Total Eclipse and live album that is already out for 20 years.
srfc
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Just picked it up for €74 from the same place, €2 bus fare to pick it up beats shipping charges from anywhere else significantly too.
PhantomOfTheOpera
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Why couldn't they make this particular 40th anniversary pressing of the album special that it would actually containg both songs?