Fear of the Dark UK Promo Box

Fear Of The Dark UK Promo Box Set
Once again Maiden deliver another excellent promotional box set which along with the magnificent Best Of The Beast promo box are the two best and extremely rare promo Maiden items in the world. I suspect that not too many fans will have heard of this or seen any pics but it is my pleasure to get this one on the site for all you collectors and fans to see. I haven't seen this one up for sale for a few years and no wonder! Any copies on the market are quickly snapped up. Read on for more info.
	The box itself is roughly 12'x8'x2' in size. The picture opposite is the box on its edge. The cover (above) runs from left to right and open like a book. The contents sit in a black tray. What's really nice about this piece is that the cover actually Glows in the Dark! So when a light is shone on it and turned off the box gives off a eerie green glow. As with most notable Maiden promos a lot of work and effort has been put into this one and it is definately one for the hardcore collector.


As you can see from the pic opposite this is a rather lavish promo set which is numbered and contains a fine array of Maiden goodies which include: 1. Full album CD 2. Interview cassette with Bruce 3. Fear of the Dark EPK video 4. Mini numbered poster 5. Full colour press booklet Looking more closely the items that stand out are the Press Booklet, the EPK video and the Bruce interview.
The Press Booklet is fronted with the album cover and this time not a Derek Riggs Eddie but nonetheless and very good representation of the bands Mascot, emerging from a tree. Inside is a four page retrospective of the band plus the usual pre-album typr hype. There are a few colour pics of the band also. On the cover of the booklet, in the bottom left hand corner, is the issue number of the box. My particular issue number is 0929 which perhaps indicates that there are 928 previous copies but since this is a promo I very much doubt that more than 100 where issued. This promo was issued in May 1992. The Interview Cassette is Bruce talking about the album and the introduction of Janick to the band plus other thing and runs for about 20 minutes. Interesting. The EPK (electronic press kit) video on PAL format is introduce by that man Dickinson who is walking through Steve's garden, holding a flaming torch with the mist and fog swirling around him. He then goes onto talk about robbers and murder and takes us into the pub that Steve built. The appropriately named Horse and Cart. From there each band member is interviwed including Nicko in a telephone box! The tape runs for about 15 mins. What more can be said about this piece except that to get hold of a copy is going to take some searching and then a big dip into the bank balance! Such is its rarity I would not be surprised to see this go for between £200 - £300/ $288 - $432 easily. Very good luck on hunting for this one! UP THE IRONS! Chris 04.03.01 back