Beast over Hammersmith

Beast over Hammersmith is a live album by the British 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]

Beast over Hammersmith
Live album by Iron Maiden
Released	4 November 2002 (2002-11-04)
Recorded	20 March 1982 (1982-03-20)
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)

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.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Harris, except where noted.

Beast over Hammersmith – Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Murders in the Rue Morgue"		Killers (1981)	4:32
2.	"Wrathchild"		Killers (1981)	3:31
3.	"Run to the Hills"		The Number of the Beast (1982)	4:20
4.	"Children of the Damned"		The Number of the Beast (1982)	4:38
5.	"The Number of the Beast"		The Number of the Beast (1982)	5:08
6.	"Another Life"		Killers (1981)	3:45
7.	"Killers"	Harris Paul Di'Anno	Killers (1981)	5:47
8.	"22 Acacia Avenue"	Harris Adrian Smith	The Number of the Beast (1982)	6:56
9.	"Total Eclipse"	Harris Dave Murray Clive Burr	B-side from "Run to the Hills" single (1982)	4:14
Total length:				42:51

Beast over Hammersmith – Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Transylvania"		Iron Maiden (1980)	5:51
2.	"The Prisoner"	Smith Harris	The Number of the Beast (1982)	5:49
3.	"Hallowed Be Thy Name"		The Number of the Beast (1982)	7:31
4.	"Phantom of the Opera"		Iron Maiden (1980)	6:53
5.	"Iron Maiden"		Iron Maiden (1980)	4:20
6.	"Sanctuary"	Harris Murray Di'Anno	Iron Maiden (1980)	4:13
7.	"Drifter"		Killers (1981)	9:19
8.	"Running Free"	Harris Di'Anno	Iron Maiden (1980)	3:44
9.	"Prowler"		Iron Maiden (1980)	5:00
Total length:				52:40

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5]

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 – management, photography
• Andy Taylor – management
• Merck Mercuriadis – management

References

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. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 264. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
5. Beast over Hammersmith (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 4 November 2002.CS1 maint: others (link)