Iron Maiden/London,UK 6.20.1980

The latest in the original cassette reprint series of Kinney recordings, this time is the ultimate live album from the Dennis Stratton era! “Virgin of Steel” is a revolutionary work that shines brightly in the history of heavy metal. This work is a peak recording by the five people who created that super masterpiece!! There are many live performances from the Paul Deano era, both official and unofficial, but most of the high quality ones are performed by Adrian Smith. rear. In the Dennis era, there are only about 6 songs of the official single B-side fragmented take and Reading Festival 1980 (included in “BBC ARCHIVE”). Under such circumstances, this is the one piece where you can listen to the full show with the highest sound quality record in history. The true identity of this work is an audience album recorded by Kinney’s staff of the “June 20, 1980 Rainbow Theater performance”. Some people may think of the official video “LIVE AT RAINBOW” when they hear “Rainbow Theater”, but that was a completely different live on December 21, 1980. Dennis’ light show is “October 13th”, and in this work, Dave Murray’s partner is Dennis, and the official video is Adrian. Even though it is an audience recording, it is a Kinney recording. The level is different from other audience recordings. This recording was circulated as the bootleg LP “SACTUARY”, but after that, copies were called copies and collectors around the world treated it as a “soundboard recording”. Even now, the original LP is extremely popular on the used market, selling for no less than 60,000 to 80,000 yen, making it a definitive recording of early IRON MAIDEN. This work is a direct CD version of that original cassette. Some of the previous releases have been inflated and made into a two-disc set, but the air that the original cassette was breathing in is all in 78 minutes and 11 seconds of this work. It is not a copy of a previous release, nor is it a remaster, nor is it an LP version. We have achieved the ultimate form of ultimate recording! In fact, the clear and deep sound is No. 1 even during the Diano era. It is also the first time in unparalleled high quality. Although the echoes of the cheering venue that can be heard up close between songs are definitely from the audience, I can also understand the feeling of wanting to say “It’s a sound board!” Speaking of MAIDEN at that time, it was a time when the band and audience were clashing with each other with a murderous spirit that rivaled that of hardcore. For that reason, it is common for recordings from this period to have explosive sounds and roars, but this work is frighteningly transparent and sharp. Moreover, because it is an original cassette, the freshness is extraordinary, and it boasts a freshness that makes it feel like it was 1980 just yesterday. The Dennis-era live performances that are played out with that sound are the ultimate embodiment of the “NWOBHM ideal.” A complex song that explodes at a ferocious tempo, accompanied by Deano’s biting roar… This early style can be heard in “LIVE AT RAINBOW” and “MAIDEN JAPAN,” but this work takes on a rougher, rougher feel. Wild. The lack of seriousness after Adrian joined the band means that the level of “shithole” has increased. Of course, as a professional band, their popularity rose after Adrian joined them, but it is precisely because this is so weak that they are choked with a rich NWOBHM feeling. It is exactly the world that I longed for with the singles “SANCTUARY” and “LIVE!! +ONE”. In this work, you can experience that world in its entirety. Even if it was “Another Life” that I couldn’t listen to even as a single, “Strange World (!)” and “Charlot The Harlot (!!)” that I couldn’t listen to even if I collected the sound board, and the familiar “Wrathchild”, Dennis is precious.・You will be attacked by the version. All the songs + α of the historical masterpiece “Virgin of Steel” follow the flow of the explosive live performance, and are recorded with the power of a 100% real audience recording on a soundboard level! IRON MAIDEN from the Dennis era had a very strong NWOBHM body odor. This is the one that revives that full show with the ultimate sound that only the original cassette has. Without a doubt, the finest live album from the “Virgin of Steel” era on the planet. This is a magnificent discovery of the pinnacle recording of “NWOBHM band IRON MAIDEN”!! Live at Rainbow Theatre, London, UK 20th June 1980 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) (78:11) 1. The Ides Of March 2. Sanctuary 3. Wrathchild 4. Prowler 5. Remember Tomorrow 6. Killers 7. Running Free 8. Another Life incl. Drum Solo 9. Member Introduction 10. Transylvania 11. Strange World 12. Charlot The Harlot 13. Phantom Of The Opera 14. Iron Maiden 15. Drifter Paul Di’anno – Vocal Steve Harris – Bass Dave Murray – Guitar Dennis Stratton – Guitar Clive Burr – Drums