Best of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Best of the Beast

Compilation by Iron Maiden

Released 23 September 1996

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Virus
6:13
4.5 ★
2
Sign of the Cross
11:16
4.2 ★
3
Man on the Edge
4:13
4.3 ★
4
Afraid to Shoot Strangers (live)
6:49
2.5 ★
5
Be Quick or Be Dead
3:23
4.0 ★
6
Fear of the Dark (live)
7:23
3.0 ★
7
Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter
4:45
3.9 ★
8
Holy Smoke
3:49
3.4 ★
9
The Clairvoyant
4:27
4.2 ★
10
Can I Play With Madness
3:32
4.4 ★
11
The Evil That Men Do
4:35
3.9 ★
12
Heaven Can Wait
7:22
3.2 ★
13
Wasted Years
5:07
3.8 ★
CD 2
1
Rime of the Ancient Mariner (live)
13:27
3.4 ★
2
Running Free (live)
3:29
3.4 ★
3
2 Minutes to Midnight
6:04
4.2 ★
4
Aces High
4:31
4.2 ★
5
Where Eagles Dare
6:13
3.5 ★
6
The Trooper
4:15
4.2 ★
7
The Number of the Beast
4:54
4.6 ★
8
Run to the Hills
3:55
4.2 ★
9
Hallowed Be Thy Name
7:15
4.5 ★
10
Wrathchild
2:57
3.6 ★
11
Phantom of the Opera
7:11
4.0 ★
12
Sanctuary
3:16
3.4 ★
13
Strange World
5:24
2.5 ★
14
Iron Maiden
4:02
1.5 ★

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Release credits

Adrian Smith
background vocals [2.1-2, 2.10, 1.12-13], electric guitar [2.1-10, 1.9-13], synthesizer [9-13]
Albert Boekholt
engineer [12-13]
Bernd Maier
engineer [9-11]
Blaze Bayley
lead vocals [1-4]
Bruce Buchalter
additional [12-13], assistant [3-6]
Bruce Dickinson
lead vocals [1.5-13, 2.1-9]
Charlie MacPherson
assistant [1-2]
Chris Marshall
assistant [7-8], mix [7-8]
Clive Burr
drums (drum set) [7-12]
Dave Murray
electric guitar, guitar [4], guitar synthesizer [12-13]
Dennis Haliburton
assistant [5-6]
Dennis Stratton
background vocals [11-12, 14], electric guitar [11-12]
Doug Sampson
drums (drum set) [13-14]
Frank Gibson
assistant [3-6]
Gary Lucas
mix [13-14]
Iron Maiden
producer [13-14]
Janick Gers
electric guitar [1-8], guitar [4]
Les Kingham
assistant [7-8]
Les Lambert
engineer [2-3]
Martin Birch
engineer [1.5, 1.7-13, 2.1-10], mix [2.1-6, 1.5, 1.7-13], producer [2.1-10, 1.5, 1.7-13]
Martin Levan
engineer [11-12, 14]
Michael Kenney
guest [2-3, 7-8], keyboard [2-3, 7-8]
Mick McKenna
assistant [1.2-3, 1.5, 1.7-8, 2.1-2], engineer [6]
Mike Kemp
engineer [13-14]
Nick Basich
additional [1-2, 2], sound [1-2]
Nicko McBrain
drums (drum set) [2.1-3, 2.3-6, 1.1-13], percussion [9-11]
Nigel Green
engineer [2-3], mix [1-4], producer [1-4]
Nigel Hewitt
additional [10]
Paul Cairns
electric guitar [13-14]
Paul Di’Anno
lead vocals [10-14]
Ricky DeLena
additional [2], engineer [1-2]
Ronald Prent
assistant [12-13]
Sean Burrows
assistant [12-13]
Stephane Wissner
assistant [9-11]
Steve Harris
background vocals [1.4, 1.6, 1.12-13, 2.1-2, 2.10-12, 2.14], bass guitar [4], bass synthesizer [12-13], electric bass guitar [1.1-13, 2.1-14, 2.14], keyboard [3], mix [1-6], producer [1-6], synthesizer [9-11]
The Xpression Choir
choir vocals [2], guest [2]
Wil Malone
producer [11-12, 14]

Issues

B
Best of the Beast
CD
23 September 1996
B
Best of the Beast
4x 12" Vinyl
23 September 1996
B
Best of the Beast
2x CD
24 September 1996
B
Best of the Beast
2x CD
30 September 1996
B
Best of the Beast
2x CD
4 December 1996
B
Best of the Beast
2x CD
1996
B
Best of the Beast
2x CD
1996
B
Best of the Beast
CD
1996
B
Best of the Beast
CD
1996
B
Best of the Beast
CD
1996
B
Best of the Beast
2x CD
1996
B
Best of the Beast
CD (Argentinean release)
B
Best of the Beast
CD
B
Best of the Beast
CD
1997