Best of the Beast

Tracklist

1. Disc 1
2. 1VirusBayley, Gers, Harris, Murray6:14
3. 2Sign of the CrossSteve Harris11:17
4. 3Man on the EdgeBlaze Bayley and Janick Gers4:13
5. 4Afraid to Shoot Strangers (live)Steve Harris6:50
6. 5Be Quick or Be DeadBruce Dickinson and Janick Gers3:24
7. 6Fear of the Dark (live)Steve Harris7:24
8. 7Bring Your Daughter… to the SlaughterBruce Dickinson4:45
9. 8Holy SmokeBruce Dickinson and Steve Harris3:50
10. 9The ClairvoyantSteve Harris4:28
11. 10Can I Play With MadnessDickinson, Harris, Smith3:32
12. 11The Evil That Men DoDickinson, Harris, Smith4:35
13. 12Heaven Can WaitSteve Harris7:22
14. 13Wasted YearsAdrian Smith5:08
15. Disc 2
16. 1Rime of the Ancient Mariner (live)Steve Harris13:27
17. 2Running Free (live)Paul Di’Anno and Steve Harris3:29
18. 32 Minutes to MidnightBruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith6:05
19. 4Aces HighSteve Harris4:32
20. 5Where Eagles DareSteve Harris6:14
21. 6The TrooperSteve Harris4:15
22. 7The Number of the BeastSteve Harris4:54
23. 8Run to the HillsSteve Harris3:56
24. 9Hallowed Be Thy NameSteve Harris7:16
25. 10WrathchildSteve Harris2:57
26. 11Phantom of the OperaSteve Harris7:12
27. 12SanctuaryDi’Anno, Harris, Murray3:16
28. 13Strange WorldSteve Harris5:25
29. 14Iron MaidenSteve Harris4:02

Produced by

Nigel Green, Steve Harris, Martin Birch, Wil Malone, Iron Maiden, Will Malone

Recorded at

Barnyard Studios, Kåren, Helsingin jäähalli, Musicland Studios, Compass Point Studios, Wisseloord Studios, Long Beach Arena, Battery Studios, Kingsway Studios, Spaceward Studios

Recorded

1978–1996

Mixed by

Nigel Green, Steve Harris, Martin Birch, Chris Marshall, Nick Basich, Gary Lucas

Mixed at

Barnyard Studios, Electric Lady Studios, Battery Studios

Engineered by

Nigel Green, Les Lambert, Martin Birch, Mick McKenna, Bernd Maier, Albert Boekholt, Bruce Buchalter, Nick Basich, Ricky DeLena, Nigel Hewitt, Martin Levan, Mike Kemp

Label

EMI

Length

2:30:00

Line-up

• Janick Gers · electric guitar, guitar
• Steve Harris · electric bass guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, background vocals, synthesizer, bass synthesizer
• Nicko McBrain · drums (drum set), percussion
• Dave Murray · electric guitar, guitar, guitar synthesizer
• Blaze Bayley · lead vocals · guest
• Michael Kenney · keyboard · guest
• The Xpression Choir · choir vocals · guest
• Bruce Dickinson · lead vocals
• Adrian Smith · synthesizer, electric guitar, background vocals
• Clive Burr · drums (drum set) · guest
• Paul Di’Anno · lead vocals · guest
• Dennis Stratton · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
• Paul Cairns · electric guitar · guest
• Doug Sampson · drums (drum set) · guest

Singles

• “Virus” · 2 September 1996

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