From Loudersound.
Iron Maiden‘s early years are the subject of a new photo book set for publication this summer.
Scheduled for July, Iron Maiden: The Paul Di’Anno Years will be published as part of Rufus Publications’ Portraits series.
Featuring iconic images from George Bodnar, PG Brunelli, Barry Plummer and more, the 240 page book documents Steve Harris‘ band at play, rehearsing, recording and of course, performing live at a series of pivotal early gigs – including those at East London’s Ruskin Arms – as they emerged as one of the key bands of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal.
The book is 230mm square, and printed on luxury 170gsm matt coated paper. It comes with a fold out poster and is presented in a black slipcase with a gold foil logo. The main edition comes in 666 numbered copies.
In addition to this a much larger, ultra-limited Leather And Metal edition measuring 375mm square and presented in recycled leather and a hand welded aluminum metal slipcase is also being prepared in a run length of just 66 numbered copies. This will sell for £500 and comes with a copy of the standard edition plus a limited-edition print. Classic Rock‘s Geoff Barton (ex-Sounds/Kerrang!’s founding editor) also shares his thoughts as an eye-witness and hugely influential early champion.
Online orders for Iron Maiden: The Paul Di’Anno Years will commence on Friday, March 10 at 3pm UK time. The books will ship worldwide in July 2023.
Paul Di’Anno exited Iron Maiden in 1981, and told Classic Rock last year, “I don’t blame them for getting rid of me.”
By his own admission, as he revealed to Classic Rock’s Dave Ling, Di’Anno “didn’t know what the fuck I was doing” when Steve Harris’ band began work on their self-titled debut album with producer Will Malone in January 1980. But he recalled that the East London band felt “too much excitement to feel any pressure.”
“We knew that what we had was unique compared to every other band around, and we had spent the previous couple of years playing every shithole in the UK, also some decent venues as well,” said Di’Anno. “The only person who might have had any doubts was me. Though I was a cocky frontman, I was all mouth and no trousers.”
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IRON MAIDEN Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter (1990 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single, also including a version of Free's 'I'm A Mover' and a cover of the Led Zeppelin classic 'Communication Breakdown', die-cut picture sleeve with Eddie Paradise Club illustrations to marry up with the A-side picture and a scythe wielding Grim Reaper Eddie on the other side. The sleeve has just a little wear to the edges whilst the disc shows no evidence of play. A really nice copy of their only number one hit single! 12EMPD171)
- Iron Maiden - Heavy Metal Army - Maiden Japan Live! + Obi - Japanese - 12" vinyl - £85.00, $106.25, €98.60 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 14:31)on April 25, 2024 at 9:22 pm
IRON MAIDEN Heavy Metal Army - Maiden Japan Live! (1981 Japanese 4-track 12" vinyl EP, including live versions of Running Free, Remember Tomorrow, Killers & Innocent Exile recorded at Kosei Nenkin Hall in Nagoya, Japan on 23rd May 1981, picture sleeve with Japanese/lyric insert & matching obi-strip. The sleeve has minimal wear & the vinyl is in near mint condition EMS-41004)
- Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier - UK - CD album - £17.99, $22.49, €20.87 (New Item) (arrived 19-Apr-2024 12:24)on April 25, 2024 at 9:22 pm
IRON MAIDEN The Final Frontier (2019 UK limited edition remastered 10-track CD, thier Fifteenth studio album originally released in 2010, including El Dorado. The disc sits inside its own digipak picture sleeve which remains sealed within itscustom-stickered shrinkwrap)
- Iron Maiden - Best Of The Beast - UK - 2-CD album set - £35.00, $43.75, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 19-Apr-2024 12:42)on April 25, 2024 at 9:22 pm
IRON MAIDEN Best Of The Beast (Rare 1996 UK limited edition 27-track picture printed Double CD set, lavishly packaged inside a superb 5" x 5" hardback book which includes lyrics, tons of pictures and the complete discography housed inside a stunning multi 'Eddie' pictured and stickered hard card slipcase which has some noticable edgewear and storage marks but nothing excessive. Now long deleted and hard to find, a true collectors item! CDEMDX1097)
- Iron Maiden - Virus - CD 1 & 2 + postcards - Sealed - UK - 2-CD single set - £95.00, $118.75, €110.20 (New Item) (arrived 19-Apr-2024 12:46)on April 25, 2024 at 9:22 pm
IRON MAIDEN Virus (Rare 1996 UK 6-track 2-picture CD single set including My Generation, Doctor Doctor, Sanctuary & Wrathchild. Both in digipak picture sleeves, the limited edition CD 1 is complete with outer card picture slipcase and five bonus colour postcards! Both sets sealed and unplayed CDEM/S443)
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