IRON MAIDEN - KILLERS - 1981 UK 2nd PRESSING VINYL ALBUM ON FAME / EMI - NICE EX

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	$		34

IRON MAIDEN

KILLERS

ORIGINAL ( EMC .. A4 - 1 - 1 .. B2 - 1 - 1 MATRIX ) 1981 2nd PRESSING UK VINYL ALBUM ON THE FAME / EMI RECORDS LABEL, IN IT'S ORIGINAL PICTURE SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH NO WRITING, TARE'S, SCUFFS OR STICKERS / STICKER RESSIDUE. AND SHOWING HARDLY ANY SIGNS OF AGE OR USE. THE RECORD IT'SELF GRADES A SUPERB EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. BOTH PICTURE LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT, WITH NO WRITING, TARE'S, SCUFFS OR STICKERS / STICKER RESSIDUE. BOTH PLAYING SURFACES RETAIN A HIGH GLOSS SHEEN, WITH HARDLY ANY SIGNS OF AGE OR USE. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, WITH JUST 2 VERY FEINT HAIRLINES AND SOME FINE WHISPY PAPER RUBS / SWIRLS ONLY. THIS IS A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC MAIDEN ALBUM, WHICH LOOKS AND PLAYS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ON BOTH SIDES, SOUND AND PLAYBACK QUALITY ARE SUPERB, THERE ARE NO POPS OR CLICKS DURING PLAY, AND BACKGROUND NOISE / CRACKLE IS BARELY AUDIABLE. THERE IS STRICTLY NO STICKING OR JUMPING OF THE RECORD DURING PLAY, AND THEY CERTAINLY WON'T COME MUCH BETTER THAN THIS ONE!!!.

TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS

SIDE ONE

1. THE IDES OF MARCH

2. WRATHCHILD

3. MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE

4. ANOTHER LIFE

5. GENGIS KHAN

6. INNOCENT EXILE

SIDE TWO

1. KILLERS

2. PRODIGAL SON

3. PURGATORY

4. DRIFTER

ALBUM CREDITS

I cannot believe some of the negative reviews posted about "Killers". Sure its different than all of the Iron Maiden albums that followed, but it is such a great album in its own right, and part of it's greatness comes from its uniqueness. Di'Anno may not be the vocalist Dickinson is, but I couldn't imagine anyone else singing "Prodigal Son" or "Murders In the Rue Morgue". (It's a shame Di'Anno wasn't able to land a more high profile gig after his split with Maiden, as he does have a great rock n' roll voice) Some of the material on "Killers" holds up so well that almost any one of these songs could fit onto the current Maiden albums and still sound new and fresh. I always thought Clive Burr's drumming was fantastic and really helped cement the Iron Maiden "sound". And the backbone of the band is showcased really well on several tracks found on "Killers". The instrumental "Ghengis Khan" is a metalhead's delight, featuring pounding drums, blistering bass lines, and some really great guitar riffs. The ballad "Prodigal Son" is a stand out track for the sole reason that it's about the only ballad in Iron Maiden's song collection. The title track and "Murders in the Rue Morgue" are also stand out songs that would be great to hear live.

If you are a fan of the band but haven't picked up this and the debut album because it doesn't feature Bruce Dickinson on vocals, rest assured that Di'Anno does a great job, and is one of the reasons the band was signed to a major label to begin with. Great album, and one of the building blocks for one of the world's best bands. REALLY REALLY love KILLERS, the second MAIDEN album, and the last with Paul Di'anno. I got to say that i love Bruce Dickinson's voice and his style helped MAIDEN in their world invasion. BUT, Paul Di'anno was a great vocalist in the early MAIDEN days. I love IRON MAIDEN's debut and also love KILLERS. These two albuns with Paul got a more raw feeling, the songs are more focused in the now days living through city streets...WRATHCHILD, ANOTHER LIFE, PURGATORY and the great title track KILLERS are MAIDEN classics!!!. This album was / is special to me. I bought the vinyl record upon its release and wore it out immediately. I liked it so much I painted the album cover of "Killers" on the back of my jean jacket... not even thinking about what my high school prinicpal would say, Iron Maiden was rough and raw here, but they were catchy as Hell.

The minute and a half intro of "The Ides Of March" leading into the killer track "Wrathchild" set the stage for a great album. The title cut is still one of my all-time favorites from the band. The 6-minute acoustic (almost friendly) "Prodigal Son" showed a side of the band that you rarely saw (even today). Paul Di'Anno was basically fired from the band due to his (party) accesses, erratic behavior, and strained vocal chords. I believe it was a risk the band was willing to take to record a follow-up to Killers. Little did they know what was in store with their next album - perhaps their best ever, "The Number Of The Beast". It's interesting to think of Maiden had they not found Bruce Dickinson... sorry, I won't go there. "Killers" is a classic from Iron Maiden, and a classic long-haired old school heavy metal release (all global  metal that is, not just from Britain). Not quite a 5-star review, but darn near close at 4.5-stars. Great album.

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