{"product_id":"the-bolton-iron-maiden-maiden-flight-lp","title":"THE BOLTON IRON MAIDEN 'Maiden Flight' LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActive between 1970 and 1976, the Bolton Iron Maiden (originally known as Birth and then Iron Maiden) was a psychedelic hard-rock band formed in Bolton by Ian Boulton-Smith (Beak) on lead guitar, Derek George Austin on bass and Paul TJ O’Neill on drums \/ vocals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInfluenced by contemporaries like Led Zeppelin, Cream, Free, Groundhogs or Andromeda, their music blended blues, hard rock, and progressive elements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey soon built a strong reputation supporting acts such as UFO, Bedlam (with Cozy Powell), Caravan, Thin Lizzy…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1976, the band disbanded following the death of guitarist Ian Boulton-Smith from cancer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2005, Paul O’Neill revived interest in BIM by releasing two albums, “Maiden Flight” and “Boulton Rides Again”, which compiled studio and live recordings. The proceeds from these albums were donated to Cancer Research and Macmillan Cancer Support. With the blessing of the more famous Iron Maiden and their manager Rod Smallwood, the band adopted the name “The Bolton Iron Maiden” to avoid confusion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time on vinyl, “Maiden Flight” collects their previously unreleased studio recordings from 1972 plus raw as f*ck live tracks circa 1975.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROWDYS RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46946992193667,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5057\/0883\/files\/BOLTONIRONMAIDEN.jpg?v=1775875268","url":"https:\/\/rowdysrecords.com.au\/products\/the-bolton-iron-maiden-maiden-flight-lp","provider":"ROWDYS RECORDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}