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cornfedhick said:There has indeed been an official mention, albeit in passing, of a 2008 DVD release of "Maiden England." See this link, which is the original official announcement of the current tour: http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=664. The relevant language from the press release is:
"To tie in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic 'LIVE AFTER DEATH' and 'MAIDEN ENGLAND' concert videos (more details coming soon) this tour, aptly entitled 'SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME', will revisit the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the 80's in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which will be based around the legendary Egyptian Production of the 1984-85 'Powerslave Tour'. This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie."
I do not recall seeing any subsequent announcements about the "Maiden England" release, but there may have been.
EDIT: The press release quoted above is from September 5. However, in a subsequent press release on October 31 about the tour, the language from the September 5 press release is repeated nearly verbatim, with one conspicuous omission: the reference to "Maiden England" has been removed. Here is the link: http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=682, and here is the passage:
"To tie in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic 'LIVE AFTER DEATH' concert video (full details coming soon) this tour, aptly entitled 'SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME', will revisit the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the 80's in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which will be based around the legendary Egyptian Production of the 1984-85 'Powerslave Tour'. This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie."
Note that they (probably inadvertently) kept the original plural word, "releases," but modified the language to refer only to "Live After Death." This suggests, but doesn't necessarily prove, that the band changed its plans and no longer intends to release "Maiden England" on DVD this year.
Well Shirley has done the mixing for the 5.1 version already (I think thats worth bit more than being called a "rumour"), so they are going to release it at some point. I'm betting that the Live at Donington '07 DVD will come first though.