Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden's self-titled debut arrived in April 1980, at the height of the new wave of British heavy metal. It is the first of the band's studio albums, and the only one to feature guitarist Dennis Stratton. The track listing has shifted over the years: North American copies included "Sanctuary", which in the UK had come out as a standalone single, and a 1998 remaster added it everywhere before later reissues returned to the original running order.

The band have since been critical of the production, but the record was well received and reached number four on the UK Albums Chart. It also helped establish them in mainland Europe. For anyone tracing the story back to the start, this is where it begins, before Killers and The Number of the Beast took the group further.