for a quarter of a century iron maiden have been on the front covers of the world's leading contemporary rock and metal magazines. 25 years of massive world tours, number one albums, record sales of over 55 million, breathtaking stage productions and, of course, eddie. this double dvd comes packed with over 300 minutes of material, both live and documentary, tracing the 'early days', 1975 to 1983, when the attitude of the band took shape and they gave us such classics as 'phantom of the opera', 'wrathchild', 'run to the hills', 'the number of the beast', 'the trooper' and many other. the early days of the greatest and most popular metal band that britain has produced - a band often imitated but never matched.

the first disc illustrates the burgeoning power and increasing skill of the live concerts using over 120 minutes of rare and often never before seen live concert footage covering each of the four album related tours of this period, iron maiden 1980, the killer world tour 1981, beast on the road 1982, and world piece tour 1983.

this remarkable collection of live material is enhanced by a second disc packed with an incredibly in-depth look at the early history of iron maiden and their remarkable story. 'the early days' documentary tells the humble beginnings and dreams of a group of teenagers in london's tough east end and the day to day struggle of simply just starting up a band and keeping it together for occasional pub gigs and the efforts involved to make the band bigger, yet still refusing to compromise around fashions or trends. it all makes an enthralling, uplifting and entertaining story of determination, originality, hard work and sheer self belief and an awful lot of fun. this is where it all started.

also included are 90 mins of extras and extensive photo and artwork galleries, gig listings and discography, promo videos and other tv appearances and documentary footage making the most comprehensive insight into the early days of one of the rock world's most successful and enduring bands.

overview of disc contents

disc one:
live at the rainbow 1981 - the first concert video title

beast over hammersmith 1982 - reconstructed and previously unseen footage from the first headline show at hammersmith odeon.

live in dortmund 1983 - previously unavailable footage from the legendary headline performance at the end of the 'world piece tour'

disc two

the early days - feature length documentary

20th century box 1981 - rare tv documentary on the band

live at the ruskin - rare home movie footage from the bands own archives.

5 promo videos: women in uniform
run to the hills
the number of the beast
the trooper and flight of icarus

tv appearances
extensive artwork
tour programmes
listings
photo galleries
hidden extras