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Best of the Beast
is
first
"best of"
album,
released in 1996
in three formats:
a 34 track
(four disc)
vinyl,
a 27 track
(two disc)
CD,
a 16 track
(single disc)
CD
and
MiniDisc.
The vinyl edition is,
to date,
the band's
longest record release,
running for
over three hours.
Background
The track listing
differs slightly
between the
various editions
of the compilation album,
but consists mainly
of the band's singles
and most well-known
songs from their
1980–1995 albums.
Also included are a
new single, entitled
"Virus",
as well as
previously unreleased
live versions of
"Afraid to Shoot Strangers"
and
"Revelations"
(the latter exclusive to the vinyl edition).
Both
"Virus"
and
"Afraid to Shoot Strangers"
had promotional
music videos created,
the latter of which
was filmed during
The X Factour
with new
lead vocalist
Blaze Bayley
replacing
Bruce Dickinson,
who sang the
original studio recording.
The two-CD edition
contains two songs
from the band's
1979
demo tape/EP
The Soundhouse Tapes
"Iron Maiden"
and
"Strange World,"
of which the latter
was previously unreleased
The 4-disc vinyl pressing,
meanwhile,
contains the entire
Soundhouse Tapes EP
on its final side,
again with the addition of
"Strange World"
from the same sessions.
The vinyl edition has
become quite rare
and has increased
in value steadily
over the years
in music stores
and on
online auction sites.
The standard editions
value has not
changed much
although the
Japanese pressings
continue to rise in value.
Best of the Beast
has long since
been out of print
and has been
"replaced"
by
Edward the Great
in most countries
as a greatest hits
package for the band.
The cover art
was designed by
Derek Riggs,
known for having
created most of
Iron Maiden's
early album covers.
It is an amalgamation
of his most famous works
with the band,
featuring
Eddies from the
Piece of Mind,
Powerslave,
Somewhere in Time
and
No Prayer for the Dying
eras,
as well as those from
"The Trooper",
Live After Death
and a redesign
of the
Killers
album cover.
TRACKLIST
(SINGLE DISC)
The Number Of The Beast
Can I Play With Madness
Fear Of The Dark
Run To The Hills
Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
The Evil That Men Do
Aces High
Be Quick Or Be Dead
2 Minutes To Midnight
Man On The Edge
Virus
Running Free
[Live]
Wasted Years
The Clairvoyant
The Trooper
DOUBLE CD EDITION
TRACKLIST
CD 1
Virus
Sign of the Cross
Man on the Edge
Afraid to Shoot Strangers
(Live)
Be Quick or Be Dead
Fear of the Dark
(Live)
Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
Holy Smoke
The Clairvoyant
Can I Play With Madness
The Evil That Men Do
Heaven Can Wait
Infinite Dreams
Wasted Years
CD 2
Rime of The Ancient Mariner
2 Minutes to Midnight
Invaders
Aces High
Where Eagles Dare
The Trooper
The Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Wrathchild
Phantom of the Opera
Sanctuary
Strange World
Iron Maiden
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