IRON MAIDEN – RUN TO THE HILLS 7″ – Nr MINT UK  HEAVY METAL

Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills / Total Eclipse
(EMI Records  1982  EMI5263)
UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– back cover has a little wear along bottom edge

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
 

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band’s discography has grown to thirty-eight albums, including sixteen studio albums, twelve live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations.

Pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of UK and US platinum and gold albums, including 1982’s The Number of the Beast, 1983’s Piece of Mind, 1984’s Powerslave, 1985’s live release Live After Death, 1986’s Somewhere in Time and 1988’s Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the band have undergone a resurgence in popularity, with their 2010 studio offering, The Final Frontier, peaking at No. 1 in 28 countries and receiving widespread critical acclaim. Their sixteenth studio album, The Book of Souls, was released on 4 September 2015 to similar success.

Despite little radio or television support, Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with The Sunday Times reporting in 2017 that the band have sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide. The band won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2002. As of October 2013, the band have played over 2000 live shows throughout their career. For over 35 years the band have been supported by their famous mascot, “Eddie”, who has appeared on almost all of their album and single covers, as well as in their live shows.

“Run to the Hills” was Iron Maiden’s sixth single and the first from their 1982 album The Number of the Beast. Credited solely to the band’s bassist, Steve Harris, although significant contributions were made by lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, it remains one of their most popular songs, with VH1 ranking it No. 27 on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs and No. 14 on their list of the Greatest Hard Rock Songs.

Track listing

1982 7″ single (UK: EMI 5263, UK: EMIP 5263 [picture disc], Germany: EMI 1A 006-07604, Netherlands: EMI 1A 006-07604)

1. “Run to the Hills” (Steve Harris) – 3:50
2. “Total Eclipse” (Dave Murray, Harris, Clive Burr) – 4:28

Personnel

1982 studio single

Production credits are adapted from the 7 inch vinyl cover.
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• Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
• Steve Harris – bass
• Dave Murray – guitar
• Adrian Smith – guitar
• Clive Burr – drums

Production

• Martin Birch – producer, engineer
• Derek Riggs – cover illustration
• Ross Halfin – photography