BBC Archives (album)

BBC Archives
Live album by Iron Maiden
Released	4 November 2002 (2002-11-04)
Recorded	14 November 1979 – 20 August 1988 (1979-11-14 – 1988-08-20)
Venue	Maida Vale Studios, London Little John's Farm, Reading Monsters of Rock festival, Donington Park
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	148:19
Label	EMI
Producer	Tony Wilson
Iron Maiden live albums chronology
Rock in Rio (2002) BBC Archives (2002) Beast Over Hammersmith (2002)

BBC Archives is a live album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 November 2002 as part of the Eddie's Archive box set. It is a collection of songs from three live shows and one live radio broadcast, recorded by the BBC between 1979 and 1988.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Harris, except where noted.

Disc One

BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show, 14 November 1979

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Iron Maiden"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	3:46
2.	"Running Free"	Paul Di'Anno, Harris	1980 ~ Iron Maiden	3:10
3.	"Transylvania"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	4:03
4.	"Sanctuary"	Di'Anno, Harris, Dave Murray	1980 ~ Iron Maiden	3:45

Reading Festival, 28 August 1982

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
5.	"Wrathchild"		1981 ~ Killers	3:32
6.	"Run to the Hills"		1982 ~ The Number of the Beast	5:36
7.	"Children of the Damned"		1982 ~ The Number of the Beast	4:48
8.	"The Number of the Beast"		1982 ~ The Number of the Beast	5:29
9.	"22 Acacia Avenue"	Harris, Adrian Smith	1982 ~ The Number of the Beast	6:36
10.	"Transylvania"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	6:20
11.	"The Prisoner"	Harris, Smith	1982 ~ The Number of the Beast	5:50
12.	"Hallowed Be Thy Name"		1982 ~ The Number of the Beast	7:37
13.	"Phantom of the Opera"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	7:02
14.	"Iron Maiden"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	4:58

Disc Two

Reading Festival, 23 August 1980

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Prowler"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	4:27
2.	"Remember Tomorrow"	Di'Anno, Harris	1980 ~ Iron Maiden	5:59
3.	"Killers"	Di'Anno, Harris	1981 ~ Killers	4:43
4.	"Running Free"	Di'Anno, Harris	1980 ~ Iron Maiden	3:53
5.	"Transylvania"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	4:49
6.	"Iron Maiden"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	4:56

Monsters of Rock festival, Donington, 20 August 1988

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
7.	"Moonchild"	Dickinson, Smith	1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son	5:43
8.	"Wrathchild"		1981 ~ Killers	3:00
9.	"Infinite Dreams"		1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son	5:51
10.	"The Trooper"		1983 ~ Piece of Mind	4:05
11.	"Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"		1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son	10:27
12.	"The Number of the Beast"		1982 ~ The Number of the Beast	4:43
13.	"Hallowed Be Thy Name"		1982 ~ The Number of the Beast	7:10
14.	"Iron Maiden"		1980 ~ Iron Maiden	6:01
Total length:				148:19

Personnel

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

Iron Maiden

BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show, 14 November 1979

• Paul Di'Anno – vocals
• Steve Harris – bass
• Dave Murray – guitar
• Tony Parsons – guitar
• Doug Sampson: drums

Reading Festival, 28 August 1982

• Bruce Dickinson – vocals
• Steve Harris – bass
• Dave Murray – guitar
• Adrian Smith – guitar
• Clive Burr – drums

Reading Festival, 23 August 1980

• Paul Di'Anno – vocals
• Steve Harris – bass
• Dave Murray – guitar
• Dennis Stratton – guitar
• Clive Burr – drums

Monsters of Rock festival, Donington, 20 August 1988

• Bruce Dickinson – vocals
• Steve Harris – bass
• Dave Murray – guitar
• Adrian Smith – guitar
• Nicko McBrain – drums

Production

• Tony Wilson – producer, mixing
• Nick Watson – mastering
• Derek Riggs – cover illustration
• Ross Halfin – photography
• Robert Ellis – photography
• George Bodnar – photography
• George Chin – photography
• Tony Motram – photography
• Virginia Turbett – photography
• Rod Smallwood – management
• Andy Taylor – management
• Merck Mercuriadis – management