Classic Albums: Iron Maiden ‘The Number of the Beast’ DVD

This exclusive film tells the full and vibrant story behind the making of the album. It is packed with exclusive interviews with the entire band Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Adrian Smith, Dave Murray – with the first interview for many years with drummer Clive Burr who left the band after the massive beast on the road world tour. Producer martin birch takes us through the original multi-track tapes and long time manager Rod Smallwood adds his own anecdotes from that period. Current drummer Nicko Mcbrain, who at that time played with the support band, adds his tales from the road and guitarist Adrian Smith contributes exclusive acoustic guitar renditions of children of the Damned and the number of the beast. Featuring masses of previously unseen footage from the 1982 Hammersmith Odeon show on beast on the road plus an exciting preview of the forthcoming state of the art DVD shot at rock in Rio in January 2001, this program provides a unique insight into how the Number of the Beast propelled Iron Maiden into international superstar status and came to be a classic album.