Maiden England (re-released in 2013 as Maiden England '88) is a live video by the band Iron Maiden during their Seventh Son of a Seventh Son world tour, which was dubbed Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour.
It was recorded at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 27 and 28 November 1988, released on VHS in November 1989, followed by a limited VHS/CD edition in 1994. The CD in this package does not include two songs that are in the video ("Can I Play with Madness" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name"), due to space limitations. In 2013, the full concert footage, including encores which were not featured in the original VHS, was reissued on DVD, CD and LP under the new title, Maiden England '88.
The video was directed and edited by Steve Harris, Iron Maiden's founder and bassist.
Background
After sitting in on the editing process of their music videos, and having been less involved in their previous concert video, Live After Death, the band's bassist, Steve Harris, decided that he would direct and edit their next film. According to Harris, the band decided to document the Birmingham concerts because he "wanted to film with 10 cameras so we needed to do it in a place where that amount of equipment wouldn't get in the way of the paying punters." In an interview with German magazine Rock Hard in August 2012, Harris confirmed that Maiden England would be re-released in 2013, with the concert footage expanded to comprise the show's encores which were not included in the original VHS. On 12 February 2013, Iron Maiden announced that Maiden England would be re-released on DVD, CD and picture disc on 25 March 2013 under the title Maiden England '88. Along with the aforementioned encores, the new video also includes the third part of the "History of Iron Maiden" documentary series (continuing from 2004's The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days and 2008's Live After Death re-issue) as well as promo videos and the 1987 documentary 12 Wasted Years.
From 2012 to 2014, Iron Maiden undertook the Maiden England World Tour, which is largely based around the original video in setlist and stage design.
Critical reception
AllMusic gave the original VHS 4 out of 5, deeming it "a strong effort", but also stating that it is "risky... because it doesn't rely on hits" and that it "doesn't have the seminal power of [their] own extraordinary Live After Death from four years earlier".
Classic Rock gave the 2013 DVD a score of 8 out of 10, remarking that the concert footage is "a succinct encapsulation of how great Maiden are when all the gears mesh together", concluding that "when it comes to creating a fan-pleasing effort, no one does it with quite the same degree of thought as Maiden." reissue DVD and CD, and AllMusic.
;Iron Maiden
- Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals, director, editing
- Nicko McBrain – drums
;Additional musicians
- Michael Kenney – keyboards
;Production
- Martin Birch – producer, engineer, mixing
- Derek Riggs – cover illustration
- Ross Halfin – photography
- Andy Matthews – remastering, editing (2013 reissue), director and producer ("The History of Iron Maiden" documentary)
- Kevin Shirley – mixing (2013 reissue)
- Ted Jensen – mastering (2013 reissue)
- Leon Zervos – mastering (2013 reissue)
- Hervé Monjeaud – cover illustration (2013 reissue)
Charts
VHS
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! style="text-align:center;"|Chart (1990)
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|United States
| style="text-align:center;"| Billboard charts
| style="text-align:center;"|6
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DVD
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!Country
!Chart (2013)
!Peak<br>position
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|Australia
| style="text-align:center;"|ARIA Charts
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
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|Austria
| style="text-align:center;"|Ö3 Austria Top 10 DVD
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|Belgium (Flanders)
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Ultratop
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|Belgium (Wallonia)
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|Finland
| style="text-align:center;"|The Official Finnish Charts
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|France
| style="text-align:center;"|SNEP
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
|Germany
| style="text-align:center;"|Media Control Charts
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|Hungary
| style="text-align:center;"|MAHASZ
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
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|Italy
| style="text-align:center;"|FIMI
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
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|Japan
| style="text-align:center;"|Oricon
| style="text-align:center;"| 69
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|Netherlands
| style="text-align:center;"|MegaCharts
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|Portugal
| style="text-align:center;"|AFP
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
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|Spain
| style="text-align:center;"|PROMUSICAE
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
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|Sweden
| style="text-align:center;"|Sverigetopplistan
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
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|Switzerland
| style="text-align:center;"|Swiss Hitparade
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|United Kingdom
| style="text-align:center;"|UK Music Video Charts
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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|United States
| style="text-align:center;"|Billboard charts
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|}
Album
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!Country
!Chart (2013)
!Peak<br>position
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|Austria
| style="text-align:center;"|Ö3 Austria Top 40
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
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|Belgium (Flanders)
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| Ultratop
| style="text-align:center;"| 71
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|Belgium (Wallonia)
| style="text-align:center;"| 36
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| Czech Republic
| style="text-align:center;"| IFPI
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
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| Finland
| style="text-align:center;"| The Official Finnish Charts
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
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| France
| style="text-align:center;"|SNEP
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
|-
| Germany
| style="text-align:center;"| Media Control Charts
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
|-
| Hungary
| style="text-align:center;"|Mahasz
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
|-
|Italy
| style="text-align:center;"|FIMI
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
|-
| Japan
| style="text-align:center;"| Oricon
| style="text-align:center;"| 108
|-
|Netherlands
| style="text-align:center;"| MegaCharts
| style="text-align:center;"| 49
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| Norway
| style="text-align:center;"| VG-lista
| style="text-align:center;"| 29
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|Scotland
| style="text-align:center;"| Official Charts Company
| style="text-align:center;"| 24
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| Spain
| style="text-align:center;"| PROMUSICAE
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
|-
| Sweden
| style="text-align:center;"| Sverigetopplistan
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
|-
| Switzerland
| style="text-align:center;"| Swiss Hitparade
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
|-
| United Kingdom
| style="text-align:center;"| Official Albums Chart
| style="text-align:center;"| 30
|-
| United States
| style="text-align:center;"| Billboard 200
| style="text-align:center;"| 148
|}
Certifications
References
External links
- Maiden England at the Internet Movie Database