Dick Brucinson
Dave Sustaine
Few days ago I got me the new book about Iron Maiden - "Loopyworld - The Iron Maiden Years" which is an absolute great fun to read, assuming you all know who Loopy is and what his part was in the early days of the Maiden history. Really recommendable.
I got quite blasted by especially one passage in Chapter 5, "Ruskin Arms" ( = page 34 in the German edition). Loopy mentions the setlist from one of the Ruskin Arms gigs that he doesn't only remember, but even tape recorded himself. Side A: Intro, Drifter Sanctuary, Prodigal Son, Prowler, Burning Ambition, Another Life; Side B: Transylvania, Strange World, Wrathchild, Charlotte The Harlot, Invasion, Iron Maiden, Innocent Exile. The tape is dated March 1979.
So, mystery solved.
As there obviously is a recording existing, I hope we'll get to hear it one day. As far as I know there's not a single bootleg existing yet that has Prodigal Son in its live version.
Very, very, VERY interesting.
I got quite blasted by especially one passage in Chapter 5, "Ruskin Arms" ( = page 34 in the German edition). Loopy mentions the setlist from one of the Ruskin Arms gigs that he doesn't only remember, but even tape recorded himself. Side A: Intro, Drifter Sanctuary, Prodigal Son, Prowler, Burning Ambition, Another Life; Side B: Transylvania, Strange World, Wrathchild, Charlotte The Harlot, Invasion, Iron Maiden, Innocent Exile. The tape is dated March 1979.
So, mystery solved.
As there obviously is a recording existing, I hope we'll get to hear it one day. As far as I know there's not a single bootleg existing yet that has Prodigal Son in its live version.
Very, very, VERY interesting.
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