50 Years of IRON MAIDEN bonus episode: The Essential Iron Maiden
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This week’s bonus episode of 50 Years of Iron Maiden falls on a Tuesday. This is a shorter episode, that we wanted to run mid-week.
On 12 July 2005, Sony released The Essential Iron Maiden in North America. As Maiden’s fourth compilation (and third multi-disc compilation), it was interesting for several reasons. First and most obviously, there is no Eddie on the cover. Second, it was released as part of Sony’s Essential series, and we’ll look at another disc from that series for comparison. Third, it is again mostly reverse-chronological, almost like an updated Best of the Beast without the rarities.
We’re calling it the “weirdest” Iron Maiden best of album for these reasons and more. Would you buy it? Have a watch and let us know about this truly un-essential Essential release by Sony!
Wednesday January 13 at 7:00 P.M. E.S.T., 8:00 PM Atlantic. Enjoy on YouTube.
Past episodes:
- Episode one: 1975-1980
- Episode 2: Iron Maiden & “Women In Uniform”
- Episode 3: Killers
- Episode 4: Maiden Japan, Live + One!!, Live at the Rainbow
- Episode 5: The Number of the Beast
- Episode 6: Beast Over Hammersmith
- Episode 7: Piece of Mind
- Episode 8: Let’s Talk Iron Maiden Drummers with Glen “Archie” Gamble
- Bonus Episode: Run For Your Lives Tour Set Speculation
- Bonus Episode: Maiden Grail acquired
- Episode 9: Powerslave
- Episode 10: Live After Death
- Episode 11: Somewhere in Time
- Episode 12: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
- Bonus Episode & Critical post-show chat: The First Ten Years Box Set
- Episode 13: Maiden England ’88
- Bonus Episode: Run For Your Lives Tour Setlist Analysis
- Episode 14: No Prayer for the Dying
- Bonus Episode: Hallowed By Their Name Unboxed
- Episode 15: Fear of the Dark
- Bonus Episode: Collections! Stories! Maiden on Vinyl, Bottlecaps & More!
- Episode 16: Live At Donington & A Real Live Dead One
- Episode 17: Raising Hell – Bruce’s “Final” Show
- Episode 18: The X Factor
- Bonus Episode: The Coolest Iron Maiden Cassette You’ve Ever Seen
- Episode 19: Best of the Beast / Virus
- Episode 20: Virtual XI
- Bonus Episode: The Best of Blaze
- Episode 21: Ed Hunter
- Bonus Episode: Interview with BLAZE BAYLEY
- Episode 22: Brave New World
- Episode 23: Rock In Rio
- Episode 24: Eddie’s Archive and Edward the Great
- Episode 25: Visions of the Beast with Bob Cesca of Camp Chaos
- Episode 26: Dance of Death
- Bonus Episode: The Greatest Iron Maiden Tribute Album You Never Heard Of (Food For Thought)
- Bonus Episode: The Best of Iron Maiden’s Art
- Episode 27: The Early Days
- Bonus Episode: The Essential Iron Maiden
- Episode 28: Death on the Road
- Bonus Episode: Reissue singles (“Run to the Hills”, “The Number of the Beast”, “The Trooper”
Handy YouTube Playlist:
mikeladano.com 
Sounds interesting, Mike and Harrison. I have “The Essential Judas Priest” (my first Priest CD) but I don’t think I ever got “The Essential Iron Maiden.” I thought about getting it though, around the same time, I think (but decided to go the album route). Henry.
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Priest is a great example! (I will be showing a different one on this show.) I am pretty sure I have Priest but may be wrong!
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