Beast over Hammersmith

Beast over Hammersmith is a live album by the English 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] The album became officially available for the very first time on vinyl as part of the Number of the Beast 40th anniversary special edition on 18 November 2022.[4]

Beast over Hammersmith
Live album by
Iron Maiden
Released4 November 2002 (2002-11-04)
Recorded20 March 1982
VenueHammersmith Odeon, London
GenreHeavy metal
Length95:31
LabelEMI
Producer
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.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Harris, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Murders in the Rue Morgue" 4:32
2."Wrathchild" 3:31
3."Run to the Hills" 4:20
4."Children of the Damned" 4:38
5."The Number of the Beast" 5:08
6."Another Life" 3:45
7."Killers"
5:47
8."22 Acacia Avenue"
6:56
9."Total Eclipse"
4:14
Total length:42:51
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Transylvania" 5:51
2."The Prisoner"
  • Smith
  • Harris
5:49
3."Hallowed Be Thy Name" 7:31
4."Phantom of the Opera" 6:53
5."Iron Maiden" 4:20
6."Sanctuary"
  • Harris
  • Murray
  • Di'Anno
4:13
7."Drifter" 9:19
8."Running Free"
  • Harris
  • Di'Anno
3:44
9."Prowler" 5:00
Total length:52:40

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[6]

Iron Maiden

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 – photography

Charts
Chart performance for The Number of the Beast + Beast over Hammersmith
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 51
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] 4

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. "The Number Of The Beast & Beast Over Hammersmith". ironmaiden.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 264. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  6. Beast over Hammersmith (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 4 November 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Veckolista Album, vecka 47". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  9. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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