Iron Maiden fans mark your calendars for Rocktober, that's when the band will be kicking off a new vinyl picture disc campaign for their albums released in the 80s starting with their self-titled debut all the way through to "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son." The band put out these details:A series of special limited edition Iron Maiden vinyl picture disc albums are due to be released by EMI and UMe starting in October 2012. Comprised of the first eight albums of Maiden's career, all released in the 1980's, each picture disc will be packaged in a gatefold sleeve with full colour printed inner bags and the heavyweight vinyl will be cut from the original album master tapes.
The albums will be released chronologically between October and February, starting with 'Iron Maiden' and 'Killers' on 15 October 2012 followed by 'The Number Of The Beast' and 'Piece Of Mind' in November 2012.
To open the new year 'Powerslave' and the double album 'Live After Death' will be released in January, with the final two titles, 'Somewhere In Time' and 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' coming out in February 2013.
These vinyl picture discs are being released to commemorate Iron Maiden's current Maiden England tour which comprises largely 80's material, in particular focusing on the 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' album.
Check out a photo of the releases here.
