Contents • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] The track listings are mainly made up of the band's greatest hits (singles) and most well-known songs from their 1980–1995 albums, but they also include a new single, entitled ', and an unreleased live version of 'Afraid to Shoot Strangers'. Both songs had promotional music videos, the latter of which was filmed during and originally featured the band's previous lead vocalist,.

The two-CD version contains two songs from the band's 1979 demo tape ('Iron Maiden' and 'Strange World,' of which the latter was previously unreleased). The 4-disc vinyl pressing is quite rare and has increased in value steadily over the years in music stores and on online auction sites. The standard edition's value has not changed much although the Japanese pressings continue to rise in value. Best of the Beast has long since been out of print and has been 'replaced' by in most countries as a 'best of' for the band. The cover art was designed by, known for having created most of Iron Maiden's early album covers. It is an amalgamation of his most famous works with the band, featuring from the,, and eras, as well as those from ', and a redesign of the album cover.

Track listing: 1st CD: 1. Phantom Of The Opera 2. Wrathchild 3. The Number Of The Beast 5. Run To The Hills 6. The Trooper 7. Flight Of Icarus 8.

Track listing [ ] Standard edition CD and MD [ ] No. Title Writer(s) Original Album Length 1. ' 1982 ~ 4:49 2.

',, Harris 1988 ~ 3:31 3. ' (Live in 1992) Harris 1993 ~ 7:21 4. ' Harris 1982 ~ The Number of the Beast 3:50 5. ' Dickinson 1990 ~ 4:44 6.

' Smith, Dickinson, Harris 1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:35 7. ' Harris 1984 ~ 4:31 8. ' Dickinson, 1992 ~ 3:21 9.

' Smith, Dickinson 1984 ~ Powerslave 6:04 10. ', Gers 1995 ~ 4:18 11. ' Harris, Gers,, Bayley 1996 ~ New Track 6:30 12.

' (Live in 1985) Harris, 1985 ~ 3:25 13. ' Smith 1986 ~ 5:06 14. ' Harris 1988 ~ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 4:27 15.

' Harris 1983 ~ 4:11 16. ' Harris 1982 ~ The Number of the Beast 7:10 Total length: 77:53 Limited edition CD [ ] Disc One No. Title Writer(s) Original Album Length 1.

'Virus' Harris, Gers, Murray, Bayley 1996 ~ New Track 6:30 2. 'Sign of the Cross' Harris 1995 ~ The X Factor 11:17 3.

Proekt odezhda po okruzhayuschemu miru 1 klass. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint.

'Man on the Edge' Bayley, Gers 1995 ~ The X Factor 4:18 4. 'Afraid to Shoot Strangers' (Live in 1995) Harris 1996 ~ Previously Unreleased 6:48 5. 'Be Quick or Be Dead' Dickinson, Gers 1992 ~ Fear of the Dark 3:21 6.

'Fear of the Dark' (Live in 1992) Harris 1993 ~ A Real Live One 7:21 7. 'Bring Your Daughter. To the Slaughter' Dickinson 1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying 4:44 8. ' Harris, Dickinson 1990 ~ No Prayer for the Dying 3:49 9.