Beast over Hammersmith

2002 live album by Iron Maiden

Beast over Hammersmith

Live album by

Iron Maiden

Released| 4 November 2002 (2002-11-04)
Recorded| 20 March 1982
Venue| Hammersmith Odeon, London
Genre| Heavy metal
Length| 95:31
Label| EMI
Producer|

* Doug Hall
* Steve Harris

Iron Maiden live albums chronology
| BBC Archives
(2002)  | Beast over Hammersmith
(2002)  | Death on the Road
(2005)

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Beast over Hammersmith is a live album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 November 2002. Recorded 20 years previously, during The Beast on the Road tour at the Hammersmith Odeon, the footage was specially co-produced and mixed by Steve Harris and Doug Hall to be a part of the Eddie's Archive box set.[1] Even though this album contains material from The Number of the Beast, it was actually recorded two days prior to its release,[2] although "Run to the Hills" had already been released as a single.[3] The album became officially available for the first time on vinyl as part of the Number of the Beast 40th anniversary special edition on 18 November 2022.[4]

An abridged video version of the concert is included on the first disc of the 2004 DVD, The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days. Intended to be released on VHS around the time of its recording, the band withheld the footage as they were unhappy with its visual quality due to lighting difficulties during the show.[5]

This was the last Iron Maiden release to feature cover illustration by longtime artist Derek Riggs, although it was originally a promotional release from their 1982 tour The Beast on the Road (BBC Archives was the last one with an original illustration).

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Steve Harris, except where noted

Disc oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Murders in the Rue Morgue"|  | 4:32
2.| "Wrathchild"|  | 3:31
3.| "Run to the Hills"|  | 4:20
4.| "Children of the Damned"|  | 4:38
5.| "The Number of the Beast"|  | 5:08
6.| "Another Life"|  | 3:45
7.| "Killers"|

* Harris
* Paul Di'Anno

| 5:47
8.| "22 Acacia Avenue"|

* Harris
* Adrian Smith

| 6:56
9.| "Total Eclipse"|

* Harris
* Dave Murray
* Clive Burr

| 4:14
Total length:| 42:51

Disc twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Transylvania"|  | 5:51
2.| "The Prisoner"|

* Smith
* Harris

| 5:49
3.| "Hallowed Be Thy Name"|  | 7:31
4.| "Phantom of the Opera"|  | 6:53
5.| "Iron Maiden"|  | 4:20
6.| "Sanctuary"|

* Harris
* Murray
* Di'Anno

| 4:13
7.| "Drifter"|  | 9:19
8.| "Running Free"|

* Harris
* Di'Anno

| 3:44
9.| "Prowler"|  | 5:00
Total length:| 52:40

## Credits

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Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[6]

Iron Maiden

* Dave Murray – guitar
* Bruce Dickinson – vocals
* Clive Burr – drums
* Steve Harris – bass guitar, co-producer
* Adrian Smith – guitar

Production

* Doug Hall – co-producer, mixing, engineering
* Nick Watson – mastering
* Derek Riggs – programme design (cover illustration)
* Ross Halfin – photography
* Piergiorgio Brunelli – photography
* G. Schafer – photography
* Toshi Yajima – photography
* Andre Csillag – photography
* Paul Bertie – photography
* Rod Smallwood – photography

## Charts

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Chart performance for The Number of the Beast + Beast over Hammersmith Chart (2022)  | Peak
position

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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 51
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] | 18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] | 4

## References

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1. ^ "Beast over Hammersmith". ironmaiden.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
2. ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 227\. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
3. ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 226\. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
4. ^ "The Number Of The Beast & Beast Over Hammersmith". ironmaiden.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
5. ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 264\. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
6. ^ Beast over Hammersmith (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 4 November 2002.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 47". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

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Iron Maiden

* Steve Harris
* Dave Murray
* Adrian Smith
* Bruce Dickinson
* Nicko McBrain
* Janick Gers

* Paul Day
* Thunderstick
* Tony Moore
* Doug Sampson
* Paul Di'Anno
* Dennis Stratton
* Clive Burr
* Blaze Bayley

Studio albums|

* Iron Maiden
* Killers
* The Number of the Beast
* Piece of Mind
* Powerslave
* Somewhere in Time
* Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
* No Prayer for the Dying
* Fear of the Dark
* The X Factor
* Virtual XI
* Brave New World
* Dance of Death
* A Matter of Life and Death
* The Final Frontier
* The Book of Souls
* Senjutsu

Live albums|

* Live After Death
* A Real Live One
* A Real Dead One
* Live at Donington
* Maiden England
* A Real Live Dead One
* Rock in Rio
* BBC Archives
* Beast over Hammersmith
* Death on the Road
* Flight 666
* En Vivo!
* The Book of Souls: Live Chapter
* Nights of the Dead: Live in Mexico City

Compilations|

* Best of the Beast
* A Real Live Dead One
* Ed Hunter
* Best of the 'B' Sides
* Edward the Great
* The Essential Iron Maiden
* Somewhere Back in Time
* From Fear to Eternity

Box sets|

* The First Ten Years
* Eddie's Head
* Eddie's Archive

Extended plays|

* The Soundhouse Tapes
* Live!! +one
* Maiden Japan
* No More Lies

Singles|

* "Running Free"
* "Sanctuary"
* "Women in Uniform"
* "Twilight Zone"
* "Purgatory"
* "Run to the Hills"
* "The Number of the Beast"
* "Flight of Icarus"
* "The Trooper"
* "2 Minutes to Midnight"
* "Aces High"
* "Wasted Years"
* "Stranger in a Strange Land"
* "Can I Play with Madness"
* "The Evil That Men Do"
* "The Clairvoyant"
* "Infinite Dreams"
* "Holy Smoke"
* "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"
* "Be Quick or Be Dead"
* "From Here to Eternity"
* "Wasting Love"
* "Fear of the Dark"
* "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
* "Man on the Edge"
* "Lord of the Flies"
* "Virus"
* "The Angel and the Gambler"
* "Futureal"
* "The Wicker Man"
* "Out of the Silent Planet"
* "Wildest Dreams"
* "Rainmaker"
* "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg"
* "Different World"
* "El Dorado"
* "Satellite 15... The Final Frontier"
* "Speed of Light"
* "Empire of the Clouds"
* "The Writing on the Wall"

Video albums|

* Live at the Rainbow
* Video Pieces
* Behind the Iron Curtain
* Live After Death
* 12 Wasted Years
* Maiden England
* The First Ten Years (From There to Eternity)
* Donington Live 1992
* Raising Hell
* Classic Albums: Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast
* Rock in Rio
* Visions of the Beast
* The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days
* Death on the Road
* Flight 666
* En Vivo!
* The Book of Souls: Live Chapter

Tours|

* Metal for Muthas Tour
* Iron Maiden Tour
* Killer World Tour
* World Slavery Tour
* Somewhere on Tour
* Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour
* Fear of the Dark Tour
* Real Live Tour
* Virtual XI World Tour
* Brave New World Tour
* Dance of Death World Tour
* Eddie Rips Up the World Tour
* A Matter of Life and Death Tour
* Somewhere Back in Time World Tour
* The Final Frontier World Tour
* Maiden England World Tour
* The Book of Souls World Tour
* Legacy of the Beast World Tour
* The Future Past World Tour
* Run For Your Lives World Tour

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