℗ 1982 2015 Iron Maiden Holdings under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group, a BMG Company
| Released | September 1, 2016 |
| Duration | 40m 19s |
| Record Label | Sanctuary Records |
| Genre | Rock |
The Number of the Beast (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Invaders (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
3:23 | |||
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1.2
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Children of the Damned (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
4:35 | |||
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1.3
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The Prisoner (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
6:02 | |||
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1.4
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22 Acacia Avenue (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
6:36 | |||
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1.5
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The Number of the Beast (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
4:50 | |||
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1.6
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Run to the Hills (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
3:53 | |||
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1.7
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Gangland (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
3:49 | |||
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1.8
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Hallowed Be Thy Name (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden |
7:11 |
The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released on 22 March 1982. The Number of the Beast was met with critical and commercial success, and became the band's first album to top the UK Albums Chart and reach the top 40 of the US Billboard 200.
The album produced the singles "Run to the Hills" and "The Number of the Beast", the former of which became the band's first top-ten UK single. The album was also controversial, particularly in the United States, due to the religious references in its artwork and the title track's lyrics.
The Number of the Beast is Iron Maiden's only album to include songwriting credits for Clive Burr, and was the band's first album to feature writing by guitarist Adrian Smith. In addition, the release saw Steve Harris adopt a different approach to writing, which would cater more for new vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The album's producer Martin Birch remarked, "I simply didn't think [former vocalist Paul Di'Anno] was capable of handling lead vocals on some of the quite complicated directions I knew Steve wanted to explore ... When Bruce joined, it opened up the possibilities for the new album tremendously."
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Sanctuary Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.35 -1.35 to -1.35 | -11.79 -12.69 to -11.14 | -8.96 -10.00 to -8.30 | 7 6 to 7 | |
| 1 | Invaders (2015 Remaster) | -1.35 | -11.61 | -8.8 | 7 |
| 2 | Children of the Damned (2015 Remaster) | -1.35 | -12.69 | -10.0 | 7 |
| 3 | The Prisoner (2015 Remaster) | -1.35 | -11.86 | -8.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 22 Acacia Avenue (2015 Remaster) | -1.35 | -11.45 | -8.8 | 6 |
| 5 | The Number of the Beast (2015 Remaster) | -1.35 | -12.12 | -9.1 | 6 |
| 6 | Run to the Hills (2015 Remaster) | -1.35 | -11.53 | -8.6 | 7 |
| 7 | Gangland (2015 Remaster) | -1.35 | -11.14 | -8.3 | 6 |
| 8 | Hallowed Be Thy Name (2015 Remaster) | -1.35 | -11.94 | -9.4 | 7 |