Iron Maiden have been honoured by the Royal Mail with a collection of 12 official postage stamps.  Featuring eight live shots of the East London metal icons, as well as four variations of their iconic mascot Eddie, the stamps will go on sale on January 12th via the 507-year-old mail service, with pre-orders being taken now via the official Royal Mail website. 



In a statement released to coincide with the stamps' public reveal, legendary bassist and founding member Steve Harris said "We were all absolutely astounded – in a good way – when we first heard about the commemorative project, and equally pretty much speechless when we saw the stamps for the first time. They look superb and really capture the essence and energy of Maiden.” 

The photos featured in the stamp collection were snapped between 1983 and 2018, while the four Eddie's featured are their 1980 self-titled debut album cover art, The Trooper single artwork, the Aces High single artwork, while the final Eddie is a unique depicton of the Samurai warrior Senjutsu Eddie. You can view the collection below. 

Iron Maiden released their 17th studio album Senjutsu in 2021.  On the day of Senjutsu's release, we were granted an audience with a man whose fingerprints all over that signature Iron Maiden sound, the living legend of metal, guitarist Dave Murray. 

Buy Iron Maiden's new album Senjutsu now!

Last year, the band celebrated the 40th anniversary of their iconic third full-length, The Number of the Beast, releasing special anniversary editions on vinyl and cassette. 



Included in the new vinyl package is Beast Over Hammersmith - available now officially for the very first time on vinyl - featuring the live concert from March 1982’s now legendary Hammersmith Odeon London show from the Beast On The Road World Tour. Recorded only days before the release of The Number Of The Beast album, it's remarkable to think these now classic songs at that time were still brand new, unfamiliar and being heard live by fans for the very first time. A real piece of history in the making.

The package features exclusive liner notes written by Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris as well as restored and expanded artwork taken from the CD format of Beast Over Hammersmith, previously only available in the Limited Edition Eddie’s Archive boxset originally released in 2002.

Harris comments, “On this vinyl release we get the chance to put Total Eclipse in its rightful spot on the album for the first time. The reason it didn’t make it in the first place was that it was all a mad rush when we were finishing the record and we had to get the Run to the Hills single out before the tour and we basically had to pick a B-side and it was between Gangland and Total Eclipse and we just picked the wrong one, really! I think Total Eclipse is a stronger song and the album would have been stronger if it had been on there.”

The Number Of The Beast plus Beast Over Hammersmith is available to purchase now via Maniacs.

Disc 1 – The Number Of The Beast

Side 1:

1. Invaders
2. Children Of The Damned
3. The Prisoner

4. 22 Acacia Avenue 

Side 2

1. The Number Of The Beast
2. Run To The Hills
3. Total Eclipse*
4. Hallowed Be Thy Name

*alternative tracklisting to the original The Number Of The Beast vinyl release. Total Eclipse replaces Gangland.

Disc 2 – Beast Over Hammersmith

Side 3:

1. Murders In The Rue Morgue
2. Wrathchild
3. Run To The Hills
4. Children of The Damned
5. The Number Of The Beast

Side 4:

1. Another Life
2. Killers
3. 22 Acacia Avenue
4. Total Eclipse
5. Transylvania
   
    

Disc 3 – Beast Over Hammersmith

Side 5:

1. The Prisoner
2. Hallowed Be Thy Name
3. Phantom Of The Opera
4. Iron Maiden
   
    

Side 6:

1. Sanctuary
2. Drifter
3. Running Free
4. Prowler

   Listen to The Number Of The Beast now