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Double album on blue marbled vinyls with gatefold cover. Limited 110 copies

Somewhere In Chicago is a double album that gives a view of Iron Maiden during their 1987 North American tour. The majority of the documents from this tour are from the UK / European leg so its nie to get an excellent recording from America, one thing that the American gigs also have in common is the band is in full stride, they play the new material with a confidence honed by months of touring and the band were again playing to capacity crowds, something that they would see dwindle over subsequent tours. This is from the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago on the 11th of March 1987 and the recording is slightly distant but its clear and well balanced. There aren’t much crowd noise and that is why in many trading circles it is listed as a soundboard. The performance is excellent, the band seem to bring a little something extra for Chicago, Bruce tells the audience between 2 Minutes To Midnight and Children Of The Damned that this “One of the biggest shows in North America….first time we ever headlined anything real big was in Chicago land along long time ago….Chicago has been very special to us” and he dedicates Children to them.

Track list:
1. Intro
2. Caught Somewhere In Time
3. 2 Minutes To Midnight
4. Children Of The Damned
5. Stranger In A Strange Land
6. Wasted Years
7. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
8. Guitar Solo
9. Heaven Can Wait
10. Phantom Of The Opera
11. Hallowed By The Name
12. Iron Maiden
13. Running Free