Your Maiden collection, what's in it?

  • The Soundhouse Tapes original pressing signed by Paul
  • Somewhere on Tour Crew Jacket
  • Signed Live After Death vinyl full band
  • Donington ’88 dressing room toilet seat with remnants of Steve Harris excrement
  • Adrian Smith’s jizz-rag from 2001 Rock In Rio show
 
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Of course all the albums in various releases, most of them I bought when they originally came out in the 1980s, a signed ticket from my first meet up with the entire band in Dublin 2005, a gamma ray picture of my jaw taken by my dentist that was coincidentally taken exactly the day Live After Death was recorded, picture still looks like new (taken March 14 1985, I was a ten year old and never heard about Maiden that day then... but a little later. But I found it more than 35 years later inside a box at my parents house and realized it was the exact recording date in Long Beach - so this thing is a MUST in my Maiden collection, a very personal one), ca. 70 official Tshirts, also I play the Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster and the US built Jackson Adrian Smith Dinky (the black & white one with light maple neck). That's the most important items from my collection. And somewhere there is a photo from me with Bruno Bruce.
 
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Dick Brucinson said:
a gamma ray picture of my jaw taken by my dentist that was coincidentally taken exactly the day Live After Death was recorded, picture still looks like new (taken March 14 1985, I was a ten year old and never heard about Maiden that day then... but a little later. But I found it more than 35 years later inside a box at my parents house and realized it was the exact recording date in Long Beach - so this thing is a MUST in my Maiden collection, a very personal one)
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Awesome!:lol:
 
MindRuler said:
Awesome!:lol:
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And it really looks like new! Was untouched since that day and sleeping inside that box at my parents place... And it's more than a photo. These gama ray pics back then werent digital, but it's a plate where the light got burned in. It says March 14 1985, 3:30 p.m. European time, so it was 6:30 a.m. pacific time, and probably band and crew were just about to begin their legendary day.
 
AncientMariner_Essex said:
The best versions of the albums up to fear of the dark definitely aren’t the 1998 remasters:

I’d say the castle 2 disc versions are the absolute best. Then I’d take the original recordings and then the 2015 remasters ahead of the 1998 versions.
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I mean, 1998 have extra video content and so much more artwork in the booklets. 2CD ones have B-sides which are mainly covers - no new songs.
 
Since last time, I have bought Senjutsu, British lion - The burning, Bruce Dickinson - The mandrake project and all the 2015 remasters and the Live after death & Rock in Rio 2020 versions :help2:
 
I have all the albums a few singles and like 4 or 5 bootlegs. I used to buy all the videos but not now. I dont have en vivo for exemple
 
Ascendingthethrone said:
I have all the studio and live albums (except BOH, Donn and ARLDO) on vinyl and CD. I also have a few CD singles and 7 inch singles. I’m glad I still have the blue Trooper 2005 7 inch.

We have a great vinyl and cd setup that we inherited. It’s nice when I have a free evening to go through the collection and listen to the B sides of singles that I drift existed.

I still have my DVDs as well.
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Since this, I have acquired Beast Over Hammersmith on vinyl. I forgot that I had some DVD singles as well (Wildest Dreams, Rainmaker and Different World)

I also replaced the Mission Edition CD of The Final Frontier with the 2015 remaster on CD.

I am in the process of decluttering much of my music collection. I don’t think I will get rid of much Maiden stuff, but I don’t need to own obscure Neil Young albums that I don’t listen to anymore. I am going to focus on favourites only.
 
Original copies of the albums from 1980-1990 plus various singles from the same time bought when they were released. The BYDTTS single has the bands autograph and a message etched in to the b side instead of a song.
The First Ten Years box set bought at the time week by week from my local Woolworths.
2 1980`s pin badges, one of them is a cool one shaped like a guitar with `Piece of Mind ` on it so easy to date.
A used Nicko drumstick from Firenza Rocks 2018 caught at the end of the show.
The full set of Trooper singles and albums bottle tops .
A few tour shirts and a couple of plastic beer cups.
Rock in Rio, Maiden England, Versions of the Beast , 12 Wasted Years all on VHS!
 
I have the usual stuff you’d except a collector to have, all the albums on vinyl and cd along with all the singles on cd, t-shirts, posters etc.

I guess my prized possessions would be:

- eddies head boxset with the 1998 remasters. Head is in mint condition, still got the certificate and the eye lights still work.

- first edition eddies archives.

- First 10 years singles cd boxset in mint condition.

- Mark Wilkinson signed prints of BOS and Senjutsu artwork (nicely framed).

- Signed derek Riggs Eddie sketch

- 1st edition of the run to the hills book signed by all current band members. Got this signed at the last fan club convention they did in 2000 the day after the metal 2000 brave new world tour gig at Earl’s Court.

- Signed by Bruce copy of the Mandrake project vinyl at the HMV signing session last year.

- finally the nemesis now large busts of Senjutsu, piece of mind and BOS. Not particularly rare but they look so cool (especially Senjutsu) and they were a birthday and Xmas present from the wife last year :bigsmile:

- oh and not forgetting the Senjutsu special edition cd boxset. Not the fan club edition but that superb value for money boxset that I pre ordered for about £100 I think and can now be bought for about £15 online ha ha :facepalm::D
 
The bootlegs i have are one from tampa 88 in casette,from the dark (donington 92 with the mistake balancing on the evilenge, eternal flame with blaze murmuring fortunes of war because he cant remember the lyrics,the south american rise from xfactor tour and the paladium 82. And one video is very good hamburg 1999. Its on youtube. Great performance of the band
 
AncientMariner_Essex said:
I have the usual stuff you’d except a collector to have, all the albums on vinyl and cd along with all the singles on cd, t-shirts, posters etc.

I guess my prized possessions would be:

- eddies head boxset with the 1998 remasters. Head is in mint condition, still got the certificate and the eye lights still work.

- first edition eddies archives.

- First 10 years singles cd boxset in mint condition.

- Mark Wilkinson signed prints of BOS and Senjutsu artwork (nicely framed).

- Signed derek Riggs Eddie sketch

- 1st edition of the run to the hills book signed by all current band members. Got this signed at the last fan club convention they did in 2000 the day after the metal 2000 brave new world tour gig at Earl’s Court.

- Signed by Bruce copy of the Mandrake project vinyl at the HMV signing session last year.

- finally the nemesis now large busts of Senjutsu, piece of mind and BOS. Not particularly rare but they look so cool (especially Senjutsu) and they were a birthday and Xmas present from the wife last year :bigsmile:

- oh and not forgetting the Senjutsu special edition cd boxset. Not the fan club edition but that superb value for money boxset that I pre ordered for about £100 I think and can now be bought for about £15 online ha ha :facepalm::D
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I never miss a chance on this forum to mention that I snagged the Senjutsu boxset for £12.
 
Studio albums

Triplicates;
IM to 7th - original UK vinyl, 90's cd, pic disc collection.
Dance - Pic disc, cd, dvd audio.
TFF - Pic disc, enhanced cd tin, cd.

Duplicates;
X factor, VXI, BNW - cd, reissue vinyl.
Matter - cd/dvd, pic disc.
Book - cd book, vinyl
Senjutsu - cd book, red vinyl.

Singles;
Prayer, Fear - original UK vinyl.

Note worthy?
Eddie's archive blue
Heavy birthday vinyl boot - WPT
Gone now, but I had a cut out card Eddie of POM with 2 big cards advertising the WPT. He stood about 3 foot. Given by the shop who displayed it, and where I bought POM in '83. In my smoking days we'd prop him up in the corner with a bong to his mouth.
 
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