| Best of the 'B' Sides | ||||
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| Compilation album by Iron Maiden | ||||
| Released | 4 November 2002 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 2:14:10 | |||
| Iron Maiden compilations chronology | ||||
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Best of the 'B' Sides is a compilation of B-sides by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 4 November 2002 as part of the Eddie's Archive box set. Each track was remastered and the set came with a running commentary from Rod Smallwood.[1] Many of the band's original B-sides were excluded from the collection: "Mission From 'Arry" (from 2 Minutes to Midnight); "Massacre" (Thin Lizzy Cover from Can I Play with Madness); "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (from Be Quick or Be Dead); "I Live My Way" (from Man on the Edge); and a number of live B-sides.
Contents |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original single | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burning Ambition" | Steve Harris | "Running Free" (1980 | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Drifter (Live)" | Harris | "Sanctuary" (1980) | 6:03 |
| 3. | "Invasion" | Harris | "Women in Uniform" (1980) | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Remember Tomorrow (Live)" | Paul Di'Anno, Harris | "The Number of the Beast" (1982) | 5:28 |
| 5. | "I've Got the Fire" | Ronnie Montrose; Montrose cover | "Flight of Icarus" (1983) | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Cross-Eyed Mary" | Ian Anderson; Jethro Tull cover | "The Trooper" (1983) | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Rainbow's Gold" | Terry Slesser, Kenny Mountain; Beckett cover | "2 Minutes to Midnight" (1984) | 4:59 |
| 8. | "King of Twilight" | Nektar; Nektar cover | "Aces High" (1984) | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Reach Out" (lead vocals sung by Adrian Smith) | Dave Colwell | "Wasted Years" (1986) | 3:33 |
| 10. | "That Girl" | Andy Barnett, Goldsworth, Jupp; FM cover | "Stranger in a Strange Land" (1986) | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Juanita" | Steve Barnacle, Derek O'Neil; Marshall Fury cover | "Stranger in a Strange Land" (1986) | 3:47 |
| 12. | "The Sheriff of Huddersfield" | Iron Maiden | "Wasted Years" (1986) | 3:35 |
| 13. | "Black Bart Blues" | Bruce Dickinson, Harris | "Can I Play with Madness" (1988) | 6:41 |
| 14. | "Prowler '88" | Harris | "The Evil That Men Do" (1988) | 4:09 |
| 15. | "Charlotte the Harlot '88" | Dave Murray | "The Evil That Men Do" (1988) | 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All in Your Mind" | Del Bromham; Stray cover | "Holy Smoke" (1990) | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Kill Me Ce Soir" | George Kooymans, Barry Hay, John Fenton; Golden Earring cover | "Holy Smoke" (1990) | 6:17 |
| 3. | "I'm a Mover" | Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers; Free cover | "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (1990) | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Communication Breakdown" | John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page; Led Zeppelin cover | "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (1990) | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Nodding Donkey Blues" | Iron Maiden | "Be Quick or Be Dead" (1992) | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Space Station No. 5" | Ronnie Montrose; Montrose cover | "Be Quick or Be Dead" (1992) | 3:47 |
| 7. | "I Can't See My Feelings" | Tony Bourge, Burke Shelley; Budgie cover | "From Here to Eternity" (1992) | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Roll over Vic Vella" (Cover of "Roll Over Beethoven" with different lyrics) | Chuck Berry | "From Here to Eternity" (1992) | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Justice of the Peace" | Harris, Murray | "Man on the Edge" (1995) | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Judgement Day" | Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers | "Man on the Edge" (1995) | 4:04 |
| 11. | "My Generation" | Pete Townshend; The Who cover | "Lord of the Flies" (1995) | 3:37 |
| 12. | "Doctor Doctor" | Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg; UFO cover | "Lord of the Flies" (1995) | 4:50 |
| 13. | "Blood on the Worlds Hands (Live)" | Harris | "The Angel and the Gambler" (1998) | 6:07 |
| 14. | "The Aftermath (Live)" | Bayley, Gers, Harris | "The Angel and the Gambler" (1998) | 6:45 |
| 15. | "Futureal (Live)" | Bayley, Harris | "The Wicker Man" (2000) | 3:01 |
| 16. | "Wasted Years (Live)" | Smith | "Out of the Silent Planet" (2000) | 5:00 |