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The Soundhouse Tapes è stata la prima testimonianza incisa dagli Iron Maiden. Si tratta di un EP-45 giri che contiene tre brani. Iron Maiden, Invasion e Prowler. Il primo ed il terzo pezzo, in versioni differenti, saranno colonne portanti del primo Lp della vergine di ferro. Il 45 giri è stato stampato originariamente in 800 copie, pubblicato dalla fantomatica etichetta Rock hard records, in realtà è un auto produzione resa possibile grazie al contributo economico della... nonna di Steve Harris. Le session di incisione si svolsero nelle giornate del 30 e 31 dicembre 1978, presso gli Spacewood studios di Cambrige. Il nastro dello studio costò 200 sterline. Oltre ai tre brani che finiranno sulle Soundhouse tape i Maiden registrarono anche una vesione di Strange World, altro pezzo che finirà sul primo omonimo album. La cassetta demo fini nelle mani di Neal Kay, dj del locale culto per la new wave of british heavy metal, il Bandwagon soundhouse, da cui il nome del 45 giri. Il dj mise in rotazione i brani degli Iron. Ben presto Prowler divenne uno dei brani più richiesti dal pubblico del locale.
The Soundhouse Tapes is an EP by Iron Maiden. The Soundhouse Tapes are the very first recordings of Iron Maiden. Released on 9 November 1979, it features three songs taken from the demo tape Spaceward. The songs were 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" - would also appear on Iron Maiden. The song was not included in The Soundhouse Tapes because the band wasn't happy with the recording quality.
The EP was extremely successful, selling all 5,000 copies of its initial pressing by mail order in less than a week.
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 Neal Kay. Iron Maiden would play regular gigs at The Soundhouse and the venue was instrumental in gaining the band a wider following.
It is the only Iron Maiden record to feature the band as a four piece (Dave Murray is the only guitarist), creating a far 'smaller' sound than Maiden's later records which feature two or three guitarists. |
