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The First Ten Years Part 1 - Plogue QST - BBE - Sonalksis to DTS

The First Ten Years is a series of 10 cds  and double 12" singles by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released between February 24 and April 28, 1990, to commemorate Iron Maiden's first ten years of releasing singles.

Each cd/double 12" contains two of Iron Maiden's singles, including the b-sides. In addition, each contained a bonus track, a part in the "Listen With Nicko" series, in which drummer Nicko McBrain tells about the songs on the discs, in his own humorous way. Each part in the series included a special voucher. Ten vouchers could be exchanged by mail order for a limited edition box in which to store the CDs or records. Although the individual discs are nowadays still fairly easy to come by, the boxes are a bit harder to find.

The First Ten Years part I

   1. "Running Free" (Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris)
   2. "Burning Ambition" (Harris)
   3. "Sanctuary" (Iron Maiden)
   4. "Drifter (live)" (Harris)
   5. "I've Got the Fire (live)" (Ronnie Montrose)
   6. "Listen With Nicko! Part I" (Nicko McBrain)

The First Ten Years part II

   1. "Women in Uniform" (Greg Macainsh)
   2. "Invasion" (Harris)
   3. "Phantom of the Opera (live)" (Harris)
   4. "Twilight Zone" (Harris, Dave Murray)
   5. "Wrathchild" (Harris)
   6. "Listen With Nicko! Part II" (McBrain)

The First Ten Years part III

   1. "Purgatory" (Harris)
   2. "Genghis Khan" (Harris)
   3. "Running Free" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 5-23-81) (Harris, Di'Anno)
   4. "Remember Tomorrow" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 5-23-81) (Harris, Di'Anno)
   5. "Killers" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 5-23-81) (Harris, Di'Anno)
   6. "Innocent Exile" (live at The Kosei Nenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 5-23-81) (Harris)
   7. "Listen With Nicko! Part III" (McBrain)

The First Ten Years part IV

   1. "Run to the Hills" (Harris)
   2. "Total Eclipse" (Harris, Murray, Clive Burr)
   3. "The Number of the Beast" (Harris)
   4. "Remember Tomorrow (live)" (Harris, Di'Anno)
   5. "Listen With Nicko! Part IV" (McBrain)

The First Ten Years part V

   1. "Flight of Icarus" (Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson)
   2. "I've Got The Fire" (Montrose)
   3. "The Trooper" (Harris)
   4. "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Ian Anderson; Jethro Tull cover)
   5. "Listen With Nicko! Part V" (McBrain)