Description
Unofficial pressing of the 1978 demo session and various compilation and B side tracks from the Dianno era. By all accounts the best sounding representation of these tracks, sounding more like an official release than a fan club pressing.
On December 30th and 31st 1978, early demo versions were laid down in Spaceward Studios of what would eventually become the debut EP from future British metal giants Iron Maiden. The three tracks in question (Iron Maiden, Invasion, Prowler) were all recorded within the same session, making for a far more primitive and raw offering than the finalised studio versions that would ultimately find their home on the band’s self-titled 1980 debut LP. This compilation restores the original three-track The Soundhouse Tapes EP, while including a bevvy of additional demos, alternative takes and live cuts from the formative, (pre-Bruce Dickinson) Paul Di Anno era.
Tracklist position are numbered from 1 to 11, as written on back cover.
Tracks A1, A2 & A3 from The Soundhouse Tapes Private EP, 1979
Track A4 from The Soundhouse Tapes Sessions
Tracks A5 & B6 from the Metal For Muthas compilation, 1980
Track B7 from the Axe Attack compilation, 1980
Track B8 is the B Side to the Running Free 7″ single, 1980
Track B9 Live at the Marquee, London, April 3rd 1980 – B Side of the Sanctuary single, 1980
Tracks B10 & B11 from the Women In Uniform 7″ single, 1980
