Soundhouse Tapes
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Template:Album infobox Soundhouse Tapes is an EP by Iron Maiden. It features three songs taken from the demo tape, Spaceward, and was recorded by the band on New Year's Eve 1978/79. The three tracks - Prowler, Invasion and Iron Maiden - appear in rougher form than they would later be heard on the first Iron Maiden album and subsequent singles. (The fourth song from the demo - Strange World - appears on the band's eponymous first album.)
The EP was extremely successful, selling all 6,000 copies of its intitial pressing by mail order in less than a week. This prompted EMI to offer the band an impressive, five album record deal.
The Soundhouse Tapes have been bootlegged several times, as well as being re-released by the band in full on the 4 LP vinyl version of the Best of the Beast box set, and spread over singles and the two CD version released around the same time.
The 'Soundhouse Tapes' title was taken from The Soundhouse club. This was a heavy metal disco run primarily out of the Prince of Wales pub in Kingsbury, North West London by NWOBHM pioneer Neil Kay. Iron Maiden would play regular gigs at The Soundhouse and the venue was instrumental in gaining the band a wider following.
Personnel
- Steve Harris - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Dave Murray - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
- Paul Di'Anno - Lead vocals
- Doug Sampson - Drums
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