Edward the Great

Edward the Great is Iron Maiden's third "best-of album", originally released on 5 November 2002. According to Mick Wall, the collection was controversial amongst fans as it was released not long after previous compilations such as Best of the Beast and Ed Hunter. Bassist and founder member Steve Harris comments, "We did get a bit of flak for the Edward the Great album but it wasn't aimed at the hardcore fan, it was aimed at the peripheral people who've heard the name or seen the name on a T[shirt and wouldn't know which record to pick up." In order to satisfy "the real collector", the band released the Eddie's Archive box set simultaneously. In 2005, a revised edition was released in Europe, Asia and South-America with an updated...