| The First Ten Years | ||||
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| Released | 24 February – 28 April 1990 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:41:00 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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The First Ten Years is a series of 10 CDs and double 12" singles by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released between 24 February and 28 April 1990, in commemoration of the band's ten-year recording anniversary.[1]
Each CD/double 12" contains two singles, complete with original B-sides and artwork, as well as an edition of "Listen with Nicko", a spoken-word track in which drummer Nicko McBrain would recount the history behind each song specific to that release.[1] Each part in the series included a special voucher, all ten of which could be exchanged by mail order for a limited edition storage box.[2]
Iron Maiden also released The First Ten Years: The Videos on VHS videotape and laserdisc, containing all 16 of the band's promotional music videos up to and including 1990's "Holy Smoke".[3]
- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Run to the Hills EP > Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ Porter, Tom (22 July 2010). "Iron Maiden: a gruesome history of graphic artwork". MusicRadar. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Iron Maiden – First Ten Years". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2012.