IRON MAIDEN- BEST OF THE BEAST * VINYL BOX SE

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WELL, I HAVE OFFICIALLY GONE LOONEY.  I AM PUTTING UP ONE OF THE TOP 5 ITEMS IN MY MY IRON MAIDEN COLLECTION.  THIS WOULD BE #2 OF MY TOP MAIDEN COLLECTION.   I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO SELL THIS.  BUT I WAS LAID OFF FROM MY JOB AND NEED TO MAKE A $330.00 CAR PAYMENT IN 10 DAYS OR RISK LOSING MY VEHICLE.  SO IT IS RATHER A EMERGENCY.  I WENT TO EUROPE IN EARLY SPRING 97 AND STUMBLED ACROSS THIS BEAUTIFUL BOXED SET AT A SMALL SHOP IN LONDON.  IT HAS BEEN RELEASED THE PREVIOUS YEAR (1996) AND IT WAS THE LAST SET THE STORE HAD.  SO I BOUGHT IT INSTANTLY.  I HAVE MAYBE PLAYED THE 4 LP'S TWICE.  THEY APPEAR TO HAVE NO SKIPS OR SCUFFS AT ALL.  AND THE JACKETS ARE IN VG CONDITION.  THE HARDBOUND BOOK IS STILL IN TACT AND IN GOOD CONDITION CONSIDERING IT IS 15 YEARS OLD.  THERE ARE SEVERAL CANDLE WAX SPLATTERS ON THE FRONT OF THE BOOK, HOWEVER.  AND I CAN PROVIDE A PICTURE IF THIS IS A CONCERN.  THIS BOX IS VERY VERY RARE AND SELLS FOR HUNDREDS ON OTHER ONLINE SITES.   PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES AND ALSO READ THE COLLECTOR INFORMATION BELOW.  


SHIPPING IS-  USA- $14.99 CANADA- 15.99, AND 19.99 FOR WORLDWIDE.  USA BIDDERS- SHIPPING IS $14.99 AND NOT $4.00  THIS IS A HEAVY BOXED SET.  EBAY WILL NOT LET A SELLER PUT MORE THAN $4.00 FOR SHIPPING.    PLEASE NOTE:  SHIPPING FEES MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER, IF IT IS GREATER THAN 1 DOLLAR MORE, THEN I WILL EMAIL YOU WITH HOW MUCH MORE IT WOULD BE FOR SHIPPING.  PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS ITEM IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS!!!!   PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL BIDDERS!!  UP THE IRONS!!!!







Collector's info: 

- Thick Cardboard box with IRON MAIDEN's Eddie logo artwork

- Hard-cover 12" Book (not a booklet) with

-- 40 pages of full colour photos of IRON MAIDEN,
-- lyrics of all of IRON MAIDEN songs and the

-- detailed Tour History from August 1979- Sep 1996

- 4 x 140 grams LP,

-- each record comes with two inner sleeves, both sides of each sleeve has large photos of IRON MAIDEN

"Best of the Beast" was Iron Maiden's first "best of" album, released in 1996 in three formats: a 34 track (four disc) vinyl, a 27 track (two disc) CD, a 16 track (single disc) CD and MiniDisc (MD). The track listings are mainly made up of the band's greatest hits (singles) and most well-known songs from their 1980-1995 albums, but they also include a new single, entitled "Virus", and an unreleased live version of "Afraid to Shoot Strangers". Both songs had promotional music videos, the latter of which was filmed during The X Factour and originally featured the band's previous lead vocalist, Bruce Dickinson.

This 4-disc vinyl pressing is quite rare and has increased in value steadily over the years in music stores and on online auction sites. The standard edition's value has not changed much although the Japanese pressings continue to rise in value. "The Best Of The Beast" has long since been out of print and has been "replaced" by" Edward the Great" in most countries as a 'best of' for the band.

The cover art was designed by Derek Riggs, known for having created most of Iron Maiden's early album covers. It is an amalgamation of his most famous works with the band, featuring Eddies from the Piece of Mind, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time and No Prayer for the Dying eras, as well as those from "The Trooper", Live After Death and a redesign of the Killers album cover.

ETA- THE OUTER BOX THAT HOLDS THE LPS AND BOOK DOES SHOW A FEW  AGE SPOTS FROM THE YEARS.  AGAIN, PICTURES CAN BE PROVIDED IF THIS IS A CONCERN.  THANKS AND GOOD LUCK BIDDING. :)