Maiden Japan

For the Monday Michiru album, see Maiden Japan (album).

Maiden Japan
EP by Iron Maiden
Released	14 September 1981
Recorded	23 May 1981 at Kosei Nenkin Hall, (Nagoya), Japan
Genre	Heavy metal
Label	EMI
Producer	Iron Maiden, Doug Hall
Iron Maiden EPs chronology
Live!! +one (1980) Maiden Japan (1981) No More Lies - Dance of Death Souvenir EP (2004)
Alternative cover
Alternate "Venezuelan" cover

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Allmusic	[1]

Maiden Japan, also known as Heavy Metal Army, is a live EP by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The title is a pun of Deep Purple's live album Made in Japan.

There are at least two different versions of this EP; all tracks were recorded in Kosei Nenkin Hall in Nagoya on 23 May 1981. It was lead singer Paul Di'Anno's final recording with the band, and features a maximum of 5 tracks. The original Japanese pressing features only 4 tracks and the record speed is 45RPM. It was never the band's intention to release this album, but Toshiba-EMI wanted a live album.

Cover Art

The original cover, of which only approximately 25,000 were produced in Venezuela, depicted the band's mascot, Eddie, holding the decapitated head of singer Paul Di'Anno.^[2] The replacement cover was done on very short notice after Iron Maiden's manager, Rod Smallwood, received a proof for review, and became agitated at Di'Anno's depiction because the band was looking to replace him. For unknown reasons, the production date on the back cover is 1987, not 1981.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Harris except where indicated.

Standard edition

1. "Running Free" (Paul Di'Anno, Harris)
2. "Remember Tomorrow" (Di'Anno, Harris)
3. "Killers" (Di'Anno, Harris)
4. "Innocent Exile"

US, Canada, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil pressings

1. "Running Free" (Di'Anno, Harris)
2. "Remember Tomorrow" (Di'Anno, Harris)
3. "Wrathchild"
4. "Killers" (Di'Anno, Harris)
5. "Innocent Exile"

Credits

• Paul Di'Anno - lead vocals
• Dave Murray - guitar
• Adrian Smith - guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Harris - bass, backing vocals
• Clive Burr - drums

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run For Cover: The Art Of Derek Riggs. Aardvark Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6. http://www.derekriggs.com/.