Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989

by Iron Maiden

Overview

Heavy metal stalwarts Iron Maiden have yet to receive the "royal treatment" when it comes to the anthology section of their surprisingly consistent catalog (we'll just let the two records with Bruce Dickinsin' replacement Blaze Bayley disappear into the ether), but Sony's Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 provides listeners with a semi-decent set of heavy metal crib notes from the group's most popular era. Like previous compilations, the inclusion of cuts like "Run to the Hills," "Number of the Beast," "2 Minutes to Midnight," and "The Trooper" is a no-brainer, and great album tracks like "Powerslave" and "Evil That Men Do" make for a fun listen, but one has to question the validity of populating a greatest-hits collection with four tracks culled from a live performance. Love them or hate them, when it comes to live albums, 1985's Live After Death is one of the better ones out there, and there's no denying the electricity that runs through "Aces High" and "Wrathchild," but why deny first-time listeners the fine studio versions of both, especially Paul Di'Anno's "Phantom of the Opera" and "Iron Maiden?" Also, where are all of the tracks from 1983's landmark Piece of Mind album? For such a beloved metal institution, there are precious few quality retrospectives and a whole bunch of merely adequate ones, guess which camp Somewhere Back in Time falls into? ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2008
Label:	Legacy / Sony Bmg / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886973047828
Rank:	4355

Tracks

1. Churchill's Speech
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
10. The Evil That Men Do
11. Wrathchild
12. Can I Play with Madness
13. Powerslave
14. Hallowed Be Thy Name
15. Iron Maiden

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Iron Maiden   Primary Artist
Steve Harris   Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Bass
Clive Burr   Drums
Nicko McBrain   Drums
Adrian Smith   Guitar
Bruce Dickinson   Vocals
Dave Murray   Guitar

Technical Credits

Charlie McPherson   Engineer
Steve Harris   Composer
Simon Heyworth   Engineer,Digital Remastering,Remastering Engineer
Iron Maiden   Producer
Doug Hall   Mixing
Wally Traugott   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Martin Birch   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Mick McKenna   Engineer
Adrian Smith   Composer
George Marino   Engineer,Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Winston Churchill   Composer
Albert Boekholt   Engineer
Nigel Green   Engineer
Ronald Prent   Engineer
Ricky Delena   Engineer
Frank Gibson   Engineer
Jim Yukich   Video Director
Nick Basich   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Derek Riggs   Illustrations
Ross Halfin   Photography
Rod Smallwood   Management,Liner Notes
Sean Burrows   Engineer
Stephane "The Vardengrip" Wissner   Engineer
Dennis Halliburton   Engineer
Bruce Buchhalter   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Andy Taylor   Management
Bruce Dickinson   Composer