The First Ten Years is a series of 10 CDs and double 12" singles by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released between 24 February and 28 April 1990, in commemoration of the band's ten-year recording anniversary.
Each CD/double 12" contains two singles, complete with original B-sides and artwork, as well as an edition of "Listen with Nicko", a spoken-word track in which drummer Nicko McBrain would recount the history behind each song specific to that release. Each part in the series included a special voucher, all ten of which could be exchanged by mail order for a limited edition storage box.
Iron Maiden also released The First Ten Years: The Videos on VHS videotape and laserdisc, containing all 16 of the band's promotional music videos up to and including 1990's "Holy Smoke".
Track listings
Chart positions
Single Chart (1990) Position "Running Free / Sanctuary" Released: 24 February 1990 Irish Singles Chart 23 UK Albums Chart 10 "Women in Uniform / Twilight Zone" Released: 3 March 1990 10 "Purgatory / Maiden Japan" Released: 10 March 1990 5 "Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast" Released: 17 March 1990 3 "Flight of Icarus / The Trooper" Released: 24 March 1990 7 "2 Minutes to Midnight / Aces High" Released: 31 March 1990 11 "Running Free (live) / Run to the Hills (live)" Released: 7 April 1990 9 "Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land" Released: 14 April 1990 9 "Can I Play with Madness / The Evil That Men Do" Released: 21 April 1990 10 "The Clairvoyant / Infinite Dreams" Released: 28 April 1990 11
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