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| Somewhere Back in Time: the Best of: 1980-1989 | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 146
Category: Music
Artist: Iron Maiden
Publisher: EMI
Studio: EMI
Manufacturer: EMI
Label: EMI
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099921470721
ASIN: B00177W4B8
Release Date: May 12, 2008 (New: This Week)
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro (Churchill's Speech) (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Aces High (Live) (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | 2 Minutes To Midnight (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | The Trooper (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Wasted Years (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Children Of The Damned (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | The Number Of The Beast (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Run To The Hills (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Phantom Of The Opera (Live) (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | The Evil That Men Do (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Wrathchild (Live) (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Can I Play With Madness (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Powerslave (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Hallowed Be Thy Name (1998 Digital Remaster) | | • | Iron Maiden (Live) (1998 Digital Remaster) |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Ok, so.... May 13, 2008
If you're a Maiden fan you've heard and got all of these songs I expect, at least four times over., seeing as this is their 4th 'Best Of' compilation (Ed Hunter, Best Of The Beast, Edward The Great) and a lot of these songs are on their 4 live albums (Live After Death, a Real Live Dead One, Rock In Rio, Death On The Road). The live tracks from the Di'Anno era on this compilation are live for a reason; they're performed by Bruce Dickinson. So this is a good starting point for someone interested in Maiden's world, as it points their fingers to the better songs throughout the 80's but so much more could've been added, even turned it into a double disc but nevermind all that. The front cover artwork is a genius idea, combining the Powerslave and Somewhere In Time covers together. So you're either gonna buy this if you:
a) want to get into Maiden
b) already have the songs but want to carry on your Maiden collection
c) want it cos the album cover is the best one in years.
Not much else to say really. A standard Best Of to get the money making machine rolling. Still a good selection of some of Maiden's 80's classics.
 Nice selection, but................. May 1, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
When i read that maiden were to release another best of i thought 'not again!'. But after a couple of excelent early days tours, it seems that everyone and his dog are passionate again about the first ten years. however, wouldn't it have been better to release a live album of the current tour instead of this best of, i mean, its no better than edward the great, and its certainly not a patch on the 2cd version of best of the beast. puting all that aside, what you have here, is a cd with great artwork and a collection of songs that were taken from the '98 remasters. Another thing that i noticed about this collection is that the songs they have put on here from the first two albums are live versions, and i have got a funny idea that they are probably live versions featuring bruce on vocals (correct me if i am wrong), even still, they seem to have a real problem with using the original versions from those two albums. i know steve harris never was happy with the production of the first album, but even still its greet to hear what a fantastic contribution paul dianno made to those first two records.... my advice would be, if you are new to the world of maiden would be to go for best of the beast 2cd version.... its nice to have a best of in the collection, but there just seems to be something lacking in this one, still gets a respectable 3 stars.......carry on rockin'!!!!!
 1998 Remaster Nooooooooo! April 29, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was hoping this release would be mastered correctly, but I am very dissapointed that they are releseing these songs mastered too Loud, highly compressed with digital clipping - the 1998 remasters are one of the worse sounding Cd's ever produced - such a shame the music deserves better!!
even better than best of the beast! April 8, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
some may think that with Iron Maiden being successful on their somewhere back in time tour has spurred them to release a best of to coincide with their other successful products like the dvd life after death but looking at the tracklisting on their website all i can say its better than best of the beast!
1. Churchill Intro
2. Aces High
3. 2 minutes to midnight
4. the trooper
5. wasted years
6. children of the damned
7. the number of the beast
8. run to the hills
9. phantom of the opera (live)
10. the evil men that do
11. wrathchild (live)
12. can i play with madness
13. powerslave
14. hallowed be thy name
15. iron maiden (live)
But no doubt that considering the best of is tailoured towards the groups seven album releases including the live album i wouldn't expect Paul Dianno to be making an appearence on it which shouldn't take off the sheen of such a promising best of!
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