Best of the Beast

Best of the Beast was Iron Maiden's first "best of" album, released in 1996 in three formats: a 34 track (four disc) vinyl, a 27 track (two disc) CD, a 16 track (single disc) CD and MiniDisc. The vinyl edition is, to date, the band's longest record release, running for over three hours.

Best of the Beast
Compilation album by
Released23 September 1996
Recorded1978–1996
GenreHeavy metal
Length77:53 (single disc CD)
149:40 (2-disc CD)
189:17 (4-disc LP)
LabelEMI
Producer
  • Martin Birch
  • Nigel Green
  • Steve Harris
  • Iron Maiden
  • Will Malone
Iron Maiden compilations chronology
Best of the Beast
(1996)
Ed Hunter
(1999)
Singles from Best of the Beast
  1. "Virus"
    Released: 2 September 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.