Maiden England

Maiden England

Original 1989 VHS
Video & live album by Iron Maiden
Released 8 November 1989 (1989-11-08)
Recorded 27–28 November 1988
Venue National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Genre Heavy metal
Length 1:35:00 (1989 VHS)
1:50:00 (2013 DVD)
Label PMI
Director Steve Harris
Producer Martin Birch
Iron Maiden video chronology
12 Wasted Years
(1987)		 Maiden England
(1989)		 The First Ten Years: The Videos
(1990)
En Vivo!
(2012)
Maiden England '88
(2013)
Iron Maiden live albums chronology
Live at Donington
(1992)		 Maiden England
(1994)		 A Real Live Dead One
(1998)
En Vivo!
(2012)
Maiden England '88
(2013)
Singles from Maiden England
  1. "Infinite Dreams (Live)"
    Released: 6 November 1989
Alternative cover
2013 DVD reissue cover

Maiden England (re-released in 2013 as Maiden England '88) is a live video by the band Iron Maiden during their Seventh Son of a Seventh Son world tour, which was dubbed Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour.

It was recorded at the NEC in Birmingham, England on 27 and 28 November 1988,[1] released on VHS in November 1989, followed by a limited VHS/CD edition in 1994. The CD in this package does not include two songs that are in the video ("Can I Play with Madness" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name"), due to space limitations. In 2013, the full concert footage, including encores which were not featured in the original VHS, was reissued on DVD, CD and LP under the new title, Maiden England '88.

The video was directed and edited by Steve Harris, Iron Maiden's founder and bassist.[2]

Background

After sitting in on the editing process of their music videos, and having been less involved in their previous concert video, Live After Death, the band's bassist, Steve Harris, decided that he would direct and edit their next film.[3][4] According to Harris, the band decided to document the Birmingham concerts because he "wanted to film with 10 cameras so we needed to do it in a place where that amount of equipment wouldn't get in the way of the paying punters."[3] This narrowed the band's options down to the NEC and Wembley Arena, but eventually chose the former as they were more "amenable about the idea".[3] According to manager Rod Smallwood, Harris' briefing to the camera crew was to try and film "as the fans saw it",[4] with Harris arguing that this would be a good way to capture the concert's atmosphere.[3]

So that he could edit the video at his own pace, Harris bought all of the necessary equipment himself and installed it at his home in Essex, where he worked on the film for six months.[3] Although they occasionally visited Harris to check on his progress, the rest of the band were largely uninvolved in the project, although, at his insistence, a piece of footage showing guitarist Dave Murray mouthing the lyrics to the opening song was removed.[3]

A DVD re-issue of the concert film was first mentioned by Iron Maiden in September 2007, with a release date set for 2008, but was later delayed.[5] In an interview with German magazine Rock Hard in August 2012, Harris confirmed that Maiden England will be re-released in 2013, with the concert footage expanded to comprise the show's encores which were not included in the original VHS.[6] On 12 February 2013, Iron Maiden announced that Maiden England would be re-released on DVD, CD and picture disc on 25 March 2013 under the title Maiden England '88. Along with the aforementioned encores, the new video also includes the third part of the "History of Iron Maiden" documentary series (continuing from 2004's The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days and 2008's Live After Death re-issue) as well as promo videos and the 1987 documentary 12 Wasted Years.[7]

From 2012 to 2014, Iron Maiden undertook the Maiden England World Tour, which is largely based around the original video in setlist and stage design.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Classic Rock8/10[10]
PopMatters7/10[11]

AllMusic gave the original VHS 4 out of 5, deeming it "a strong effort", but also stating that it is "risky... because it doesn't rely on hits" and that it "doesn't have the seminal power of [their] own extraordinary Live After Death from four years earlier".[9] They also gave four marks to the 2013 reissue, arguing that the additional songs "help to turn the live set into a more well-rounded listening experience", concluding that it is "a solid concert that shows one of the most influential bands in heavy metal getting down to business and bringing some epic metal to an enthralled crowd".[12]

Classic Rock gave the 2013 DVD a score of 8 out of 10, remarking that the concert footage is "a succinct encapsulation of how great Maiden are when all the gears mesh together", concluding that "when it comes to creating a fan-pleasing effort, no one does it with quite the same degree of thought as Maiden."[10]

Track listing

1989 VHS track listing

  1. "Moonchild" (Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson)
  2. "The Evil That Men Do" (Smith, Dickinson, Steve Harris)
  3. "The Prisoner" (Harris, Smith)
  4. "Still Life" (Dave Murray, Harris)
  5. "Die with Your Boots On" (Smith, Dickinson, Harris)
  6. "Infinite Dreams" (Harris)
  7. "Killers" (Harris, Paul Di'Anno)
  8. "Can I Play with Madness" (Smith, Dickinson, Harris)
  9. "Heaven Can Wait" (Harris)
  10. "Wasted Years" (Smith)
  11. "The Clairvoyant" (Harris)
  12. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (Harris)
  13. "The Number of the Beast" (Harris)
  14. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Harris)
  15. "Iron Maiden" (Harris)

1994 CD track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Moonchild" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)Smith, Dickinson 5:45
2. "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Smith, Dickinson, Harris 4:16
3. "The Prisoner" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)Harris, Smith 5:57
4. "Still Life" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)Murray, Harris 4:32
5. "Die with Your Boots On" (from Piece of Mind)Smith, Dickinson, Harris 5:10
6. "Infinite Dreams" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Harris 5:53
7. "Killers" (from Killers, 1981)Harris, Di'Anno 4:54
8. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)Harris 7:32
9. "Wasted Years" (from Somewhere in Time)Smith 4:54
10. "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Harris 5:42
11. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Harris 10:11
12. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast)Harris 4:46
13. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)Harris 5:01
Total length:
 74:33

2013 DVD track listing

DVD 1

  1. "Moonchild" (Smith, Dickinson)
  2. "The Evil That Men Do" (Smith, Dickinson, Harris)
  3. "The Prisoner" (Smith, Harris)
  4. "Still Life" (Murray, Harris)
  5. "Die with Your Boots On" (Smith, Dickinson, Harris)
  6. "Infinite Dreams" (Harris)
  7. "Killers" (Harris, Di'Anno)
  8. "Can I Play with Madness" (Smith, Dickinson, Harris)
  9. "Heaven Can Wait" (Harris)
  10. "Wasted Years" (Smith)
  11. "The Clairvoyant" (Harris)
  12. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (Harris)
  13. "The Number of the Beast" (Harris)
  14. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Harris)
  15. "Iron Maiden" (Harris)
  16. "Run to the Hills" (Harris)
  17. "Running Free" (Harris, Di'Anno)
  18. "Sanctuary" (Harris, Murray, Di'Anno)

DVD 2

  1. "The History of Iron Maiden" – Part 3 (40 minutes approximately)
  2. 12 Wasted Years (90 minutes approximately)
    • 1987 film documenting the band's first 12 years with interviews and live footage.
  3. Promotional clips for "Wasted Years", "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Can I Play with Madness", "The Evil That Men Do" and "The Clairvoyant".

2013 CD track listing

Disc One
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Moonchild" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Smith, Dickinson, 6:23
2. "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Smith, Dickinson, Harris 4:18
3. "The Prisoner" (from The Number of the Beast)Smith, Harris 6:00
4. "Still Life" (from Piece of Mind)Murray, Harris 4:32
5. "Die with Your Boots On" (from Piece of Mind)Smith, Dickinson, Harris 5:19
6. "Infinite Dreams" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Harris 5:53
7. "Killers" (from Killers)Harris, Di'Anno 4:57
8. "Can I Play with Madness" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Smith, Dickinson, Harris 3:25
9. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time)Harris 7:43
10. "Wasted Years" (from Somewhere in Time)Smith 5:06
Disc Two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Harris 4:30
2. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)Harris 10:08
3. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast)Harris 4:47
4. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast)Harris 7:21
5. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden)Harris 5:11
6. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast)Harris 4:01
7. "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden)Harris, Di'Anno 5:33
8. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden)Harris, Murray, Di'Anno 5:24
Total length:
 100:31

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the VHS cover,[13] reissue DVD and CD,[14][15] and AllMusic.[16]

Iron Maiden
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

VHS

Country Chart (1990) Peak
position
United States Billboard charts 6[17]

DVD

Country Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Charts 3[18]
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 10 DVD 2[19]
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 2[20]
Belgium (Wallonia) 2[21]
Finland The Official Finnish Charts 2[22]
France SNEP 2[23]
Germany Media Control Charts 2[24]
Italy FIMI 1[25]
Japan Oricon 69[26]
Netherlands MegaCharts 2[27]
Portugal AFP 8[28]
Spain PROMUSICAE 1[29]
Sweden Sverigetopplistan 1[30]
Switzerland Swiss Hitparade 2[31]
United Kingdom UK Music Video Charts 2[32]
United States Billboard charts 1[33]

Album

Country Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 40 23[34]
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 71[35]
Belgium (Wallonia) 36[36]
Czech Republic IFPI 9[37]
Finland The Official Finnish Charts 21[38]
France SNEP 26[39]
Germany Media Control Charts 14[40]
Hungary Mahasz 12[41]
Italy FIMI 26[42]
Japan Oricon 108[43]
Netherlands MegaCharts 49[44]
Norway VG-lista 29[45]
Spain PROMUSICAE 15[46]
Sweden Sverigetopplistan 12[47]
Switzerland Swiss Hitparade 26[48]
United Kingdom Official Albums Chart 30[49]
United States Billboard 200 148[50]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[51] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[52] Gold 50,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  2. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Johnson, Howard (1989). "Steve Harris' Exercise Video". Kerrang! Metal Madness (16): 4–9.
  4. 1 2 Lawson, Dom (April 2013). "Infinite Dreams". Metal Hammer (242): 40–54.
  5. ↑ "Iron Maiden World Tour 08". Ironmaiden.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011. To tie in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic Live After Death and Maiden England concert videos (more details coming soon) this tour...
  6. ↑ Jaedike, Jan (1 September 2012). "Steve Harris: Es Geht Voran". Rock Hard (in German). 304: 16–21.
  7. ↑ Hartmann, Graham (12 February 2013). "Iron Maiden to Release Maiden England '88 Concert DVD With Never-Before-Seen Footage". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Alderslade, Merlin (15 February 2012). "Maiden announce US tour". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  9. 1 2 Adams, Bret. "Iron Maiden – Maiden England VHS/DVD". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  10. 1 2 Berelian, Essi (May 2013). "Iron Maiden - Maiden England '88". Classic Rock (183): 102.
  11. ↑ Hayes, Craig (3 May 2013). "Iron Maiden – Maiden England '88". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  12. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "Iron Maiden – Maiden England '88". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  13. ↑ Maiden England (Media notes). Iron Maiden. PMI. 8 November 1989.
  14. ↑ Maiden England '88 DVD (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 25 March 2013.
  15. ↑ Maiden England '88 CD (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 25 March 2013.
  16. ↑ "Iron Maiden – Maiden England '88 Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Top Music Video Maiden England, Chart Listing For The Week Of 27 October 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Music DVDs Chart 01/04/2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  19. ↑ "Austria Top 40 - Musik-DVD Top 10 - 05.04.2013". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  20. ↑ "10 Muziek-DVD 30/03/2013" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  21. ↑ "10 DVD Musicaux 30/03/2013" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
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  26. ↑ メイデン・イングランド　’８８ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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  28. ↑ "Top DVD 31/03/2013". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
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  30. ↑ "Veckolista DVD Album - Vecka 13, 29 mars 2013". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Hitlisten.se. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
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  36. ↑ "Iron Maiden - Maiden England '88 - Belgian Charts (Wallonia)" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  37. ↑ "Hitparáda - TOP50 Prodejní Týden - 201313" (in Czech). IFPI CR. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  38. ↑ "Suomen virallinen lista - Albumit 13/2013" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  39. ↑ "Classement officiel des ventes d'albums en France du 25 mars au 31 mars 2013". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). ChartsinFrance.net. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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