Maiden Japan

Maiden Japan (1981), also known as Heavy Metal Army, is a live EP by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden .

There are different versions of this ep. All songs were recorded in the Kosei Nenkin Hall in Nagoya on 23 May 1981. The EP includes singer Paul Di'Anno 's last recording with the band. There are four songs on Maiden Japan, in some countries, with "Wrathchild", however the CD reissue (combined with the Purgatory -single) is missing. The rare Japanese version is titled ''Heavy Metal Army -Maiden Japan Live !! -.'' There is also a very rare Japanese fan club promo CD (no bootleg ) with a full concert recorded exactly one day later than the ep, ie on May 24, 1981 in The Sun Plaza in Tokyo. The 17 songs are like the ep being mixed into Nimbus 9 studio in Canada, "for Japanese fans only ', and with a sound quality similar to the EP.

There is also on vinyl a "Japanese" double-LP gatefold-bootleg version surfaced titled Heavy Metal Army-The Complete Performance, released on black and red vinyl.Although this version is being released as a Japanese with "obi", the origin remains questionable. The recordings are not as good as the original and the fan club edition, and also include another recording (as yet unknown), but for the real Iron Maiden collector still interesting.

Venezuela's 12 "-EP version is highly sought among Iron Maiden collectors;. The cover diverges from the original version on the cover shows mascot Eddie with the severed head of singer Paul Di'Anno, a morbid reference to he left Iron Maiden.

[Tracklisting edit ]
Tracklisting promotional copy- 'for japanese fans only' - fan club CD: Tracklisting Heavy Metal Army-The Complete Performance 2-LP:
 * 1) Running Free
 * 2) Remember Tomorrow
 * 3) Wrathchild (US, Canadian, Argentine, Australian, New Zealand, Brazilian and Dutch edition)
 * 4) Killers
 * 5) Innocent Exile
 * 1) Wrathchild
 * 2) Purgatory
 * 3) Sanctuary
 * 4) Remember Tomorrow
 * 5) Another Life (Incl. Drum Solo)
 * 6) Ghenghis Khan
 * 7) Killers
 * 8) Innocent Excile
 * 9) Twilight Zone
 * 10) Strange World
 * 11) Murders In The Rue Morgue
 * 12) Phantom Of The Opera
 * 13) Iron Maiden
 * 14) Running Free
 * 15) Transylvania (Incl. Guitar Solo)
 * 16) Drifter
 * 17) I've Got The Fire

A. B. C. D.
 * 1) The Ides of March
 * 2) Wrathchild
 * 3) Purgatory
 * 4) Sanctuary
 * 5) Remenber Tommorrow
 * 6) Another Life
 * 7) Clive Burr Drum Solo
 * 8) Another Life (reprise)
 * 1) Introducing band
 * 2) Genghis Khan
 * 3) Killers
 * 4) Innocent Exile
 * 5) Twilight Zone
 * 6) Strange World
 * 1) Murders In The Rue Morgue
 * 2) Phantom Of The Opera
 * 3) Iron Maiden
 * 4) Running Free
 * 1) Transylvania
 * 2) Drifter
 * 3) Prowler
 * 4) Running Free

Band Members [ edit ]

 * Paul Di'Anno - vocals
 * Dave Murray - guitar
 * Adrian Smith - guitar
 * Steve Harris - bass
 * Clive Burr - Drums