Wrathchild - The Anthology. Авторы текста и музыки.

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Catalog numbers: BMG14006V on spine, back cover and labels 881034112507 on back cover. It sounds horribly compressed and is way to heavy on the bass, which brings me to my last point, the bass is so heavy that it makes the record skip. A LOT. I cleaned it multiple times and it got those parts where it just would make the stylus jump halfway across the song. It does not deserve to be ridiculed like this. Avoid this pressing at all costs!

Iron Maiden - Killers (1981).

Iron Maiden’s first four albums-Iron Maiden, Killers, The Number of the Beast, and Piece of Mind-have been reissued again. It’s part of a year-long project by Parlophone to recommit the band’s 16 studio albums to CD, four at a time, though availability has never exactly been an issue. In 1981, Killers shined floodlights on the debut’s dinginess, allowing Maiden to clear the muck from a dirty rocker like Purgatory without removing its grimey heart. Adrian Smith’s addition on second guitar allows for bombastic dynamics with Dave Murray, another piece of Maiden’s grand design. Wrathchild blends the menace of Prowler and the breezy fun of Running Free, while Murders in the Rue Morgue shows that Di’Anno is trying to match Harris’ ambition as he keeps up with the jittery bass.

Killers, is a bittersweet album for me. On one end this album introduces the fabulous melodic guitar work of Adrian Smith, on the other end we lose the masterful skill of guitarist Dennis Stratton and the punk powerhouse vocals of Paul Di'Anno. This brutal follow-up to the self-titled debut album, Iron Maiden has definitely earned it's place among metal album greats! Killers features a rougher style than it's predecessor, both vocally and instrumentally

Killers ‎(LP, Album). Emi, emi. Emc 3357, 0C 062-07 450. UK. 1981. Killers ‎(LP, Album).

Iron Maiden's sophomore effort, Killers, is mostly composed of pre-existing material that had been left off the debut, with just a few new additions. It's certainly a better-sounding release than the debut, with new producer Martin Birch beefing up the band's studio presence and lending their instrumental attack a newfound clarity that throws their considerable skills into sharp relief. In fact, this helps mask the fact that the songwriting isn't quite as strong overall as it was on the debut. The resulting instrumental fireworks are what truly make the album tick. That said, there's a much smaller percentage of catalog standards here than on the previous album. Wrathchild" is the standout, re-recorded here with Smith on guitar from an earlier version for the Metal for Muthas compilation. There's a fair bit of unity in the lyrical themes, with a parade of murderers, fugitives, and characters otherwise torn from their roots.