Iron Maiden Vinyl LP Records

Iron Maiden vinyl LP records in this range include studio albums, live recordings and compilations on 12-inch vinyl. The band was founded in London in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris and is one of the leading groups of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Among the records you'll find the debut Iron Maiden, The Number of the Beast, Powerslave and the later Senjutsu. For many titles you choose between the original version, a remastered reissue on 180 g vinyl and a coloured limited edition.

Paul Di'Anno, Bruce Dickinson or Blaze Bayley: who sings on which record?

The first two albums, Iron Maiden and Killers, were recorded with singer Paul Di'Anno. They have a rawer sound with punk energy. From The Number of the Beast in 1982 onwards the singer is Bruce Dickinson, whose voice also carries Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time with its guitar synthesizers, the concept album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and later No Prayer for the Dying and Fear of the Dark.

After Bruce Dickinson left in 1993, Blaze Bayley sang with the band and recorded the albums The X Factor and Virtual XI; both sound darker and more brooding. Bruce Dickinson returned for Brave New World and sings on all the studio records that followed, including The Book of Souls and Senjutsu. Almost every album cover features the band's mascot Eddie, whose artwork stands out more on a large record sleeve than on a CD.

Which Iron Maiden tours do the live records capture?

Live After Death was recorded on the tour for the Powerslave album in 1984 and 1985 and contains songs from the first five albums. Rock in Rio is a recording of the 2001 festival in Rio de Janeiro and the first live album after Bruce Dickinson's return. Later tours are captured on Death on the Road from Dortmund, En Vivo! from Santiago de Chile and Nights of the Dead, recorded in Mexico City during the Legacy of the Beast tour.

Live albums mostly come on two or three records. The compilations Somewhere Back in Time and From Fear to Eternity bring together well-known songs from 1980 to 1989 and from 1990 to 2010, so they suit you if you want an overview of the band's work in one place. Other labels have also released older concerts from Tokyo, New York and London recorded between 1981 and 1990, some of them taken from radio broadcasts. You'll find the band's records and CDs together on the Iron Maiden vinyl and CDs page.

Why is the same album listed more than once?

Many Iron Maiden albums have been released on vinyl several times, which is why Powerslave or Somewhere in Time, for example, come in several versions. A remastered reissue has its sound newly prepared from the original recordings and often comes on 180 g vinyl, which is thicker and heavier than a standard record. Anniversary editions, such as the 40th Anniversary of The Number of the Beast or Somewhere in Time, and coloured vinyl like the dark red oxblood or the blue and yellow Live After Death from Record Store Day 2025 are mainly releases for collectors. Less common is the picture disc, with the artwork right on the vinyl itself.

The number of records depends on the length of the album. Albums from the eighties usually fit on a single record, Fear of the Dark, Brave New World or The Final Frontier are on two, and The Book of Souls and Senjutsu on three. If you'd rather listen on CD, you'll find the band's albums among Iron Maiden music CDs.