A Real Dead One

A Real Dead One is a live album by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, recorded in 1992/93 at concerts across Europe, and released on 25 October 1993. It features songs from the very beginning of the band's career (1975) through the Powerslave era (1984) (hence the title, referring to the songs being old), while counterpart A Real Live One contains songs only from the post-Powerslave albums.

A Real Dead One
Live album by
Iron Maiden
Released18 October 1993
Recorded25 August 1992 – 4 June 1993[1]
VenueVarious concerts throughout the Fear of the Dark Tour and Real Live Tour
GenreHeavy metal
Length59:48
LabelEMI
ProducerSteve Harris
Iron Maiden live albums chronology
A Real Live One
(1993)		 A Real Dead One
(1993)		 Live at Donington
(1993)
Singles from A Real Dead One
  1. "Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)"
    Released: 4 October 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[3]

The album spent three weeks on the UK chart,[4] and was promptly followed by Live at Donington.

When Maiden rereleased all of their pre-X Factor albums in 1998, this album was combined with A Real Live One to form the two-disc A Real Live Dead One.

The cover is by long-time Maiden artist Derek Riggs, and depicts Eddie as a disc jockey in Hell.

"Hallowed Be Thy Name" was released as a single and hit No.50 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Harris, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."The Number of the Beast" (25 August 1992) 1982 ~ The Number of the Beast4:55
2."The Trooper" (27 August 1992) 1983 ~ Piece of Mind3:55
3."Prowler" (30 April 1993) 1980 ~ Iron Maiden4:16
4."Transylvania" (17 April 1993) 1980 ~ Iron Maiden4:26
5."Remember Tomorrow" (17 April 1993)Harris, Paul Di'Anno1980 ~ Iron Maiden5:53
6."Where Eagles Dare" (April 1993) 1983 ~ Piece of Mind4:49
7."Sanctuary" (4 September 1992)Iron Maiden1980 ~ Iron Maiden4:53
8."Running Free" (4 September 1992)Harris, Di'Anno1980 ~ Iron Maiden3:49
9."Run to the Hills" (5 April 1993) 1982 ~ The Number of the Beast3:58
10."2 Minutes to Midnight" (5 September 1992)Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson1984 ~ Powerslave5:37
11."Iron Maiden" (27 August 1992) 1980 ~ Iron Maiden5:25
12."Hallowed Be Thy Name" (2 or 3 June 1993) 1982 ~ The Number of the Beast7:52
Total length:59:48

Credits

Production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[1]

Iron Maiden
Additional musicians
Production

Chart performance

A Real Dead One at MusicBrainz

References
  1. A Real Dead One (Media notes). Iron Maiden. EMI. 18 October 1993.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Iron Maiden - A Real Dead One at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, 1996 edition
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  11. "Iron Maiden Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
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