BBC Archives is a live Iron Maiden collection that came out on 4 November 2002 as part of the Eddie's Archive box set. It gathers songs from three concerts and one radio broadcast, all recorded by the BBC between 1979 and 1988.

That span covers the band's earliest days through to the end of the eighties, so the set works as a snapshot of how Maiden sounded on stage across a decade that saw them move from their self-titled debut in 1980 to Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in 1988. It was issued on Columbia, and it suits listeners who want the band caught live in the broadcast setting rather than in the studio.

BBC Archives: tracklist and credits

28 tracks · 2:28:15

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1Iron MaidenSteve Harris3:46
  3. 2Running FreePaul Di’Anno and Steve Harris3:10
  4. 3TransylvaniaSteve Harris4:03
  5. 4SanctuaryDi’Anno, Harris, Murray3:45
  6. 5WrathchildSteve Harris3:32
  7. 6Run to the HillsSteve Harris5:36
  8. 7Children of the DamnedSteve Harris4:48
  9. 8The Number of the BeastSteve Harris5:29
  10. 922 Acacia AvenueSteve Harris and Adrian Smith6:36
  11. 10TransylvaniaSteve Harris6:20
  12. 11The PrisonerSteve Harris and Adrian Smith5:50
  13. 12Hallowed Be Thy NameSteve Harris7:37
  14. 13Phantom of the OperaSteve Harris7:02
  15. 14Iron MaidenSteve Harris4:57
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1ProwlerSteve Harris4:27
  18. 2Remember TomorrowPaul Di’Anno and Steve Harris5:59
  19. 3KillersSteve Harris and Paul Di’Anno4:43
  20. 4Running FreePaul Di’Anno and Steve Harris3:53
  21. 5TransylvaniaSteve Harris4:49
  22. 6Iron MaidenSteve Harris4:56
  23. 7MoonchildBruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith5:43
  24. 8WrathchildSteve Harris3:00
  25. 9Infinite DreamsSteve Harris5:51
  26. 10The TrooperSteve Harris4:05
  27. 11Seventh Son of a Seventh SonSteve Harris10:27
  28. 12The Number of the BeastSteve Harris4:43
  29. 13Hallowed Be Thy NameSteve Harris7:10
  30. 14Iron MaidenSteve Harris6:00
Produced by
Tony Wilson
Recorded at
Maida Vale Studios, Little John’s Farm, Donington Park
Recorded
November 1979 – August 1988
Label
Columbia
Length
2:28:15

Line-up

  • Steve Harris · electric bass guitar, background vocals
  • Dave Murray · electric guitar
  • Tony Parsons · electric guitar · guest
  • Doug Sampson · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Paul Di’Anno · lead vocals
  • Clive Burr · drums (drum set)
  • Adrian Smith · electric guitar, background vocals
  • Bruce Dickinson · lead vocals
  • Dennis Stratton · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
  • Nicko McBrain · drums (drum set)

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