A Real Dead One is a live album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 25 October 1993. It was recorded at various concerts across Europe, during the Fear of the Dark Tour in 1992 and the Real Live Tour in 1993. It features songs from the very beginning of the band's career (1975) to the Powerslave era (1984), while counterpart A Real Live One contains songs from only the post-Powerslave albums.
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| Released | 18 October 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 25 August 1992 – 4 June 1993 | |||
| Venue | Various | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 59:40 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Steve Harris | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
The album spent three weeks on the UK chart,[3] and was promptly followed by Live at Donington.
When Maiden rereleased all of their pre-The X Factor albums in 1998, this album was combined with A Real Live One to form the two-disc A Real Live Dead One.
The cover is by long-time Maiden artist Derek Riggs, and depicts Eddie as a disc jockey in Hell.
"Hallowed Be Thy Name" was released as a single and hit No.9 on UK singles chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Venue | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Number of the Beast" (25 August 1992) | Valby-Hallen – Copenhagen, Denmark | 4:54 | |
| 2. | "The Trooper" (27 August 1992) | Ice Hall – Helsinki, Finland | 3:55 | |
| 3. | "Prowler" (30 April 1993) | Palaghiaccio di Marino – Marino, Italy | 4:15 | |
| 4. | "Transylvania" (17 April 1993) | Grugahalle – Essen, Germany | 4:25 | |
| 5. | "Remember Tomorrow" (17 April 1993) |
| Grugahalle – Essen, Germany | 5:52 |
| 6. | "Where Eagles Dare" (9 April 1993) | Rijnhal – Arnhem, Netherlands | 4:49 | |
| 7. | "Sanctuary" (27 May 1993) |
| Patinoire du Littoral – Neuchâtel, Switzerland | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Running Free" (27 May 1993) |
| Patinoire du Littoral – Neuchâtel, Switzerland | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Run to the Hills" (5 April 1993) | Ostravar Aréna – Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3:57 | |
| 10. | "2 Minutes to Midnight" (10 April 1993) | Élysée Montmartre – Paris, France | 5:37 | |
| 11. | "Iron Maiden" (27 August 1992) | Ice Hall – Helsinki, Finland | 5:24 | |
| 12. | "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (4 June 1993) | Olympic Stadium – Moscow, Russia | 7:51 | |
| Total length: | 59:40 | |||
Personnel
editProduction credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[4]
Iron Maiden
- Bruce Dickinson – vocals
- Dave Murray – guitar
- Janick Gers – guitar
- Steve Harris – bass, production, mixing
- Nicko McBrain – drums
Additional musicians
- Michael Kenney – keyboards
Production
- Mick McKenna – engineering
- Tim Young – mastering
- Derek Riggs – cover illustration
- Guido Karp – photography
- George Chin – photography
- Tony Mottram – photography
- Rod Smallwood – management
- Andy Taylor – management
Charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 138 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 97 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] | 12 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 50 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] | 25 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 16 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 14 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 37 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 12 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 140 |
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] | 37 |
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Iron Maiden - A Real Dead One at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, 1996 edition
- ^ A Real Dead One (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 18 October 1993.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Iron Maiden ARIA chart history 1988-2024". ARIA. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Iron Maiden – A Real Dead One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Iron Maiden – A Real Dead One" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 44. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Iron Maiden – A Real Dead One". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Iron Maiden – A Real Dead One". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Iron Maiden Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2024.