The first single was the brilliant "2 Minutes to Midnight". The B-sides on this was a cover of a Beckett song, "Rainbow's Gold", as well as a track called "Mission From 'Arry". This was an actual argument between Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain that was secretly recorded by Bruce Dickinson after a gig on the tour. It is extremely funny, and is quite an amazing insight behind-the-scenes of such a great band.
The second single is the equally brilliant "Aces High". The B-sides on this was a cover of two tracks from Nektar combined into one. Titled "King of Twilight", it also includes parts of another Nektar song called "Crying in the Dark".
This is followed by a live version of "The Number of the Beast" recorded at Dortmund in 1983.
The final track on the album is "Listen With Nicko! Part VI", where drummer Nicko McBrain, in his own initimable style, gives us the history of the two singles over the course of ten minutes.
Some good stuff here, and well worth a listen.
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