4x 12" Vinyl
Best of the Beast
Compilation by Iron Maiden
Released 23 September 1996
Tracklist
- 12" Vinyl 1
- 1Virus6:30
- 2Sign of the Cross11:174.2 ★
- 3Afraid to Shoot Strangers (live)6:482.5 ★
- 4Man on the Edge4:184.3 ★
- 5Be Quick or Be Dead3:214.0 ★
- 6Fear of the Dark (live)7:213.0 ★
- 7Holy Smoke3:493.4 ★
- 8Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter4:443.9 ★
- 12" Vinyl 2
- 1Seventh Son of a Seventh Son9:54
- 2Can I Play With Madness3:314.4 ★
- 3The Evil That Men Do4:353.9 ★
- 4The Clairvoyant4:274.2 ★
- 5Heaven Can Wait7:243.8 ★
- 6Wasted Years5:064.1 ★
- 72 Minutes to Midnight6:044.2 ★
- 8Running Free (live)3:253.4 ★
- 12" Vinyl 3
- 1Rime of the Ancient Mariner (live)13:10
- 2Aces High4:314.2 ★
- 3Where Eagles Dare6:103.5 ★
- 4The Trooper4:114.2 ★
- 5The Number of the Beast4:494.6 ★
- 6Revelations (live)6:11
- 7The Prisoner6:003.6 ★
- 8Run to the Hills3:504.2 ★
- 9Hallowed Be Thy Name7:104.5 ★
- 12" Vinyl 4
- 1Wrathchild2:543.6 ★
- 2Killers5:01
- 3Remember Tomorrow5:273.9 ★
- 4Phantom of the Opera7:20
- 5Sanctuary3:133.4 ★
- 6Prowler4:17
- 7Invasion2:55
- 8Strange World5:45
- 9Iron Maiden3:571.5 ★
More by Iron Maiden
Release credits
- background vocals [3.1, 3.6, 2.5-6, 2.8, 4.1], electric guitar [3.1-9, 2.1-8, 4.1-2], synthesizer [1-6]
- engineer [5-6]
- engineer [1-4]
- lead vocals [1-4]
- additional [5-6], assistant [2.7, 3.2-4]
- lead vocals [2.1-8, 1.5-8, 3.1-9]
- assistant [8]
- assistant [7-8], mix [7-8]
- drums (drum set) [3.5, 3.7-9, 4.1-8]
- electric guitar, guitar [3], guitar synthesizer [5-6]
- assistant [3-4]
- background vocals [3-9], electric guitar [3-8]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- assistant [2.7, 3.2-4]
- mix [9]
- producer [9]
- electric guitar [1-8], guitar [3]
- assistant [7-8]
- engineer [2, 4]
- engineer [2.1-8, 4.1, 1.5, 1.7-8, 3.1-5, 3.7-9], mix [1.5, 1.7-8, 2.1-8, 3.1-4], producer [2.1-8, 3.1-5, 3.7-9, 4.1, 1.5, 1.7-8]
- engineer [3-9]
- guest [2, 4, 7-8], keyboard [2, 4, 7-8]
- assistant [2.8, 1.2, 1.4-5, 1.7-8], engineer [6]
- engineer [9]
- additional [2.8, 3.1], sound [8]
- drums (drum set) [1.1-8, 4.7-8, 2.1-7, 2.7-8, 3.1-4, 3.6], percussion [2-4]
- engineer [2, 4], mix [1-4], producer [1-4]
- additional [1]
- electric guitar [9]
- lead vocals [1-9]
- additional [2.8, 3.1], engineer [8]
- assistant [5-6]
- assistant [5-6]
- additional [1], assistant [1-4]
- background vocals [3.1, 3.6, 2.5-6, 2.8, 4.1, 4.3-9, 1.3, 1.6], bass guitar [3], bass synthesizer [5-6], electric bass guitar, keyboard [4], mix [1-6], producer [1-6], synthesizer [1-4]
- choir vocals [2], guest [2]
- producer [3-9]
Issues
- B
B23 September 1996- B4x 12" Vinyl23 September 1996
B2x CD24 September 1996
B2x CD30 September 1996
B2x CD4 December 1996
B2x CD1996- B2x CD1996
B1996- B1996
- B1996
- B2x CD1996
BCD (Argentinean release)- B
B1997





