New Wave Of British Heavy Metal – Iron Maiden
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We
are back with another episode of The Hairbanger’s Ball. This week
Michael begins the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden‘s
cover of the Skyhooks’ song “Women in Uniform” was the third single by
the band, and their last recorded work to feature guitarist Dennis Stratton.
It was released on October 17, 1980 and is not featured on any of the
band’s albums. “Women in Uniform” would also be the basis of the band’s
first music-video, directed by Doug Smith and filmed at the Rainbow (London).
“Women in Uniform” was included on an 11-track pressing of the Killers
album as track number 8. This was available at some point in the United
Kingdom and Australia. The United States 11-track pressing had the
single “Twilight Zone” instead. Most copies of the album have neither
song.
“Women in Uniform” was the band’s first-ever promotional video,
which also introduced Eddie in a physical form. According to an
interview found on The Early Days
DVD, in the scene where Eddie gets up on the hospital bed, the man
wearing the mask suffered a cut on his forehead after hitting the
camera face-first.
The single cover features an image of Margaret Thatcher with a Sterling submachine gun, preparing to attack Eddie. This was a joke done in response to the infamous Sanctuary cover, that featured Eddie killing Thatcher.
The B-Side of the single, Invasion, is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on The Soundhouse Tapes.
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