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01. The Bolton Iron Maiden - Cracked Path
02. The Bolton Iron Maiden - Crawl Crawl Night Time
03. The Bolton Iron Maiden - Cell Debris
04. The Bolton Iron Maiden - Red Sky
05. The Bolton Iron Maiden - A Place of My Own (live)
06. The Bolton Iron Maiden - Exchange is No Robbery (live)
07. The Bolton Iron Maiden - Maiden Flight (live)
ARTIST
TITLE
Maiden Flight
FORMAT
LP

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CATALOG #
SOMM 111LP SOMM 111LP
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RELEASE DATE
7/4/2025

Active between 1970 and 1976, the Bolton Iron Maiden (originally known as Birth and then Iron Maiden) was a psychedelic hard-rock band formed in Bolton by Ian Boulton-Smith (Beak) on lead guitar, Derek George Austin on bass and Paul TJ O'Neill on drums/vocals. Influenced by contemporaries like Led Zeppelin, Cream, Free, Groundhogs, or Andromeda, their music blended blues, hard rock, and progressive elements. They soon built a strong reputation supporting acts such as UFO, Bedlam (with Cozy Powell), Caravan, Thin Lizzy, and more. In 1976, the band disbanded following the death of guitarist Ian Boulton-Smith from cancer. In 2005, Paul O'Neill revived interest in BIM by releasing two albums, Maiden Flight and Boulton Rides Again, which compiled studio and live recordings. The proceeds from these albums were donated to Cancer Research and Macmillan Cancer Support. With the blessing of the more famous Iron Maiden and their manager Rod Smallwood, the band adopted the name "The Bolton Iron Maiden" to avoid confusion. For the first time on vinyl, Maiden Flight collects their previously unreleased studio recordings from 1972 plus raw as f*ck live tracks circa 1975. Includes insert with detailed liner notes and rare photos/memorabilia along with download card with extra (live) bonus track.