What ho sed de ting!
How you doing, you lot out there? Gosh! You, I guess you are now the proud owners of
the very first little box set of the re-released singles from Iron Maiden. Well, I've got to
say this, welcome to Not a lot of people know that, part 1. Cause here, I'm here I'm
about to tell you a few stories now and in the next oooh nine releases of this here box
sets, over the period of the next ten weeks. Now look here, first of all, my goodness, it's
ten years almost to the day...my... ooh little chickadees out there, oh you've got your
grubby little hands on Running Free, Burning Ambition, oh gosh! The very first single!
Sanctuary, Drifter, and I've Got The Fire, the second singles..gosh! The first one was
released, as I said, almost ten years to the very day on February 8, 1980. Cor, dear!
Here, I'll tell you something, right? You know 'Arry... 'Arry Harris, right, he had a band
called Gypsy's Kiss ....yeah it's disgusting isn't it...and you know what that rhymes with
dontya? Well if you don't, I'm not gonna tell ya anyway so there. He had this song called
Burning Ambition, which I suppose was a real sort of drive for 'Arry then because he was,
you know, full of ambition to get his music out and play it to people, and he had this
song. And he was in this band Gypsies Kiss, well they were, cause they couldn't handle
this song. And they turned around and said 'Arry you know look at all these chord
changes and time changes, as he's famous for, and I should know...come on, give us a
break. So, he took the song to the band and they've gone, Oi 'Arry, gypsies kiss off will
ya, I can't play that! And he said, Oi, I've had enough of this then, I'm gonna go find
some people that can, so kiss you and all. So anyway that's what he did. Not kiss them,
no, he did the other thing, you know, what it rhymes with... mm off. I'll say he pissed
off, so there you go. Whatever. Now he went out and he formed a band, and um..uuh,
Burning Ambition was actually recorded late in 1979 and originally featured the original
drummer in fact of..in fact I think there was one guy before him...but Doug Sampson was
on drums in those days. Dave double tracked on guitars... you know, he double tracked
and all..he doesn't have to though, does he? You know what I'm saying.
Well, ok, Running Free as well was also the first art work from Riggsy...RIGGSY! Now you
knowI tell people I'm actually from another planet you know cause I'm a bit off the wall,
well I'll tell you this boy OWNS the other planet, my goodness! No god bless him, he's a
diamond guy I love him, what an artist! He first brought Eddie into the first sleeve on this
the Running Free single, and Eddie if you remember rightly was standing in the shadows,
you never really saw him. But uh, oh my goodness, he brought him out didn't he, on the
first album all in his glory and splendour, Eddie comes out and go yeeeeh I'm here, so
watch out folks. Well there, what can you say about it, Running Free, it's a song the
band still to this day plays, it's one of the truly great Iron Maiden songs, I mean not only
just because it was their first single, but...what a crack.
And now then, well we've gone through that, Burning Ambition we talked about, on the
other side we got Sanctuary...on the other single rather, we've got Sanctuary, Drifter
live, and I've Got The Fire, an old Montrose song. Well this... this was the first top-30
entry actually, it made number 29 and uh, oh you know the boys were really happy it
was released 23rd of May 1980 cor dearie me, it was a couple within a few months of
one another... You lucky boys and girls! Woah, as I said you've got one every week for
ten weeks coming out here...ah, oh well. This was recorded by the way...the live Drifter
and I've Got The Fire, was recorded in the Marquee in April 1980. And that was a good
year, I've got a good drop of wine at home made in 1980, yeah still got half a bottle left,
it's really good. I've Got The Fire, it's an old Montrose song as I said, and Steve liked it
so he recorded it live, and it used to be a set opener for the band in those days, but on
the back of that they kind of got into the deal of like not recording sort of Iron Maiden
songs on the b's, this was when the beginnings when b-sides were other people's songs
that the band decided to play.
Anyway around this time, they uh, they didn't get top of the pops ...rotten buggers...but
we all know why, it's the bleedin BBC isn't it? Well you know we'll work out some sort of
abbreviation for that later on...but anyway they couldn't get on because there was some
industrial action, you know strikes and all that good stuff, you know what the BBC
usually like to do...
You! He moved the broom!
Well, is he a labourer? No he f'king well ain't!
Well that's it, we're going on strike. Put your teacups up to your face lads, lets go out to
the canteen and have another drink...
You know, whatever...Well what can you say, what can you say, strikes all around. So
the boys didn't get to play top of the pops -- that's no biggie, you know they never play
the band anyway do they? poxy BBC... Chrity!
Anyway funnily enough, around this time it the very first gig I ever did with Iron Maiden,
no not actually playing with them like as a band, a full band. I played in a band called
McKitty, and these guys in McKitty...a guy called Donnovan McKitty himself, we did a gig
in Belgium, and it was in fact... not a lot of people know this...but it was in fact Maiden's
very first European gig, how about that, and I was there! So there! Hmm! Stuff that up
your f'king pipe and smoke it! Right! So there you go. I was, I was really privileged to be
there, and that's when I really first met the band, we got on so well and we had such a
riot....what can I say?
Anyway, you remember the Sanctuary sleeve, you lot? Yeah...Maggie Thatcher...weeelll,
can you believe it, she was there, you know what she was trying to do...stupid cow...
she was trying to pull down an Iron Maiden poster off the wall. Well, what can you say
about that? Not a lot, believe me! She was...I dunno why they called her the iron
maiden, do you? Nothing like this....I know why! Maybe because she's like Eddie!
Hahahaha!
Listen! By the way I've got to tell you this little story real quick, allright, I'm running out
of time on this one but nevertheless... You remember Eddie, right? Course you remember
Eddie! Well this is the origin of Eddie, right. The band used to have this backdrop which
featured this theatrical mask and it sort of spat out all this red dye and smoke and all
that gobby stuff and here's poor old Clive sitting under it getting gobbed on every
night... Oy! what's all this?!, he's going, What's all this red st...you know, this shit
coming over my head, I've had enough of that paint, eh....anything you could find,
anything they could find they'd sling in it. Anyway, they called him Eddie the Head, see,
and it's after an old East-End joke that goes as follows:
'Ere, Eddie was very unfortunate, he was born without a body. So nevertheless, his
parents loved him dearly and took him home and placed him on the mantelpiece one day.
Well, his family gave him lots of love and attention and he always got loads of presents
on his birthday kind of...blowing things, and hats and all that kind of stuff, wow...
Anyway one year he was about 16, and the hospital phoned up Eddie's parents and they
said to them, they said look, due to modern technology and all those good things that
we can do with you know all this stuff nowadays, we are now able to build Eddie a
body. So, with this the parents were soooo excited, they couldn't believe it, and they
couldn't wait to tell Eddie, I mean this is it, Eddie's gonna have a body! Weeeha!
However, as it was close to his birthday, they decided to tell the doctors to go ahead
and build his body, and then they would surprise him, you know they weren't far away
from his birthday... well, a good birthday present, so anyway... A few weeks later the big
day arrived, yes, Eddie's birthday. So his parents goes up to him, and walked up to the
mantelpiece and Hello Eddie, how you doin? This year is gonna to be the best birthday
yet! Have we got something for you, such a wonderful present! And his mum's going Oh
goodness Eddie we're so pleased! And Eddie's going, Oh no! said Eddie, Not another
fucking hat!
Hahahahaha! Oh, I think it's funny! Shit, it is! It's pretty good innit! Anyway, after
this...anyway, Derek came up with the creature Eddie and the body and that on the
record covers, and the name was just carried over and the rest is history innit? And
Eddie's out there, yet he's got to have a bit of nookie before long, that's all I can say
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15 The Final Frontier 2 A.M. 2 AM 2 Minutes to Midnight 2 Minutes To Midnight (Smith, Dickinson) 5:52 22 Acacia Avenue 22 Acacia Avenue (Harris, Smith) 6:04 22 Acacia Avenue (The Continuing Saga of Charlotte... 22, Acacia Avenue 323 Bc] 666 The Number Of The Beast Aces High Aces High (Harris) 4:07 Aces High [Live] Afraid To Shoot Strangers Age Of Innocence Alexander The Great Alexander the Great [356 - 323 BC] All In Your Mind Another Life Back in the Village Be Quick or Be Dead Black Bart Blues Blood Brothers Blood of The World's Hands Blood On The World's Hand Blood on the World's Hands Blood On The World's Hands Brave New World Brighter Than A Thousand Suns Brighter Than a Thousand Suns Bring You Daughter... To The Slaughter Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter Bring Your Daughter... ...To The Slaughter Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter Burning Ambition Can I Play With Madness Caught Somewhere in Time Chains of Misery Charlotte the Harlot Charlotte the Harlot 88 Chevrolet Childhood's End Childhood's End Children of the Damned Children Of The Damned (Harris) 4:19 Churchill Speech Churchill's Speech Closing (Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life) Coming Home Communication Breakdown Como Estais Amigos Cross-Eyed Mary Dance of Death Death Or Glory Deja - Vu Deja Vu Deja Vu Die With Your Boots On Die With Your Boots On (Smith, Dickinson, Harris) Different World Different World Different Worlds Doctor Doctor Doctor, Doctor Doctor, Doctor Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger Dream Of Mirrors Drifter Drifter - Steve Harris Edge of Darkness El Dorado Empire Of The Clouds Excerpt of Excerpt Of \ Face In The Sand Fallen Angel Fate's Warning Fates Warning Fear Is The Key Fear Of The Dark Fear Of The Dark (Live At Rock In Rio) Fear Of The Dark [Live At Rock In Rio] Flash of the Blade Flight Of Icarus Flight Of Icarus (Smith, Dickinson) 3:21 For The Greater Good of God Fortunes Of War From Here To Eternity Futureal Gangland Gates Of Tomorrow Genghis Khan Ghost Of The Navigator Hallowed Be Thy Name Hallowed Be Thy Name (Harris) 7:17 Hallowed Be Thy Name [Radio 1 Legends Session] Heaven Can Wait Holy Smoke Hooks In You I Can't See My Feeling I Can't See My Feelings I Can't See My Feeling I Live My Way I'm A Mover I've Got The Fire I've Got The Fire! I'm A Mover I've Got The Fire! If Eternity Should Fail Infinite Dreams Innocent Exile Innocent Exile - Steve Harris Intro Intro: Churchill's Speech Invaders Invasion Iron Maiden Iron Maiden - Live After Death Iron Maiden (Harris) 4:11 Journeyman Juanita Judas Be My Guide Judgement Day Judgement Of Heaven Judment Of Heaven Justice Of The Peace Kill Me Ce Soir Killers Killers - Live Killers - Paul Di'anno, Steve Harris King Of Twilight Lightning Strikes Twice Listen With Nicko ! Part VIII Listen With Nicko! Part IV Listen With Nicko! Part XI Listen With Nicko!, Pt. IX Listen With Nicko!, Pt. VI Longing For Heaven Look For The Truth Lord of Light Lord Of The Flies Lord of the Flies [DVD] Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) Man On The Edge Man on the Edge [Live] Massacre Massacre (Cover Thin Lizzy) Mission From 'Arry Mission From 'Arry Monts\u00c3\u00a9gur Montségur Montsegur Moonchild More Tea Vicar Mother Of Mercy Mother Russia Murders In The Rue Morgue Murders In The Rue Morgue - Steve Harris Murky Space Race My Generation New Frontier No More Lies No More Lies [DVD] No Prayer for the Dying Nodding Donkey Blues Number Of The Beast Only the Good Die Young Out Of The Shadows Out of the Shadows Out Of The Silent Planet Paschendale Paschendale [DVD] Pass The Jam Phantom of the Opera Phantom Of The Opera (Harris) 7:01 Phantom of the Opera [Live] Powerslave Powerslave (Dickinson) 7:06 Prodigal Son Prodigal Son - Steve Harris Prowler Prowler '88 Prowler '88 Prowler 88 Public Enema Number One Public Enemy Number One Purgatory Purgatory - Steve Harris Quest For Fire Rainbow's Gold Rainbow's Gold Rainmaker Reach Out Remember Tomorrow Revelations Revelations (Dickinson) 5:59 Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Harris) 13:03 Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Live) Road To Hell Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Vic Vella Run Silent Run Deep Run Silent, Run Deep Run Silent,Run Deep Run To The Hills Run To The Hills (Harris) 3:52 Running Free Running Free - Live Running Free (Harris, Di'anno) 8:16 Sanctuary Satellite 15 Satellite 15 The Final Frontier Satellite 15... The Final Frontier Sea of Madness Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Shadows Of The Valley She's Gone She's Gone Sheriff Of Huddersfield Sign of The Cross Sign of the Cross [Live] Silver Wings Space Station # 5 Space Station No 5 Space Station No. 5 Speed Of Light Still Life Strange World Stranger in a Strange Land Sun & Steel Sun and Steel Tail Gunner Tailgunner Tears Of A Clown That Girl The Aftermath The Angel And The Gambler The Apparition The Assasin The Assassin The Book Of Souls The Clairvoyant The Clansman The Duelists The Duellists The Edge Of Darkness The Educated Fool The Evil That Men Can Do The Evil That Men Do The Fallen Angel The Final Frontier The Fugitive The Great Unknown The Legacy The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner The Longest Day The Longest Day The Man Of Sorrows The Mercenary The Nomad The Number of the Beast The Number Of The Beast (Harris) 4:48 The Phantom of the Opera The Pilgrim The Piligrim The Prisioner The Prisoner The Prophecy The Red And The Black The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg The Sheriff Of Huddersfield The Sign Of The Cross The Thin Line Between Love And Hate The Trooper The Trooper (Harris) 3:59 The Trooper [Original Album Version] The Unbeliever The Wicker Man The Wickerman These Colours Don't Run These Colours Don't Run Thin Line Between Love and Hate To Tame a Land Total Eclipse Transilvania Tush Twilight Zone Twilight Zone - Steve Harris, Dave Murray Two Minutes To Midnight Virus Wasted Years Wasted Years '99 Wasting Love We Kill Everything Weekend Warrior When The River Runs Deep When The Wild Wind Blows When Two Worlds Collide Where Eagles Dare Wicker Man Wildest Dreams Wildest Dreams [Promo Video] Women In Uniform Wraithchild Wrathchild Wrathchild - Steve Harris Wrathchild '99 Wrathchild (Harris) 2:54 Wrathchild [Live]
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