The Story So Far UK Box Part I

The Story So Far Part I UK Only Box Set
I often refer to some Maiden items as being ''much sought after'' For both Story So Far Box sets a better phrase is yet to be found. Simply put this is a Maiden CD set of VERY high rarity and once again probably new to most collectors but to us full time Maiden fanatics this is a must have for the mantle piece! So for the fan that has both sets be well happy and for those that would like a set be prepared to pay and for those that are curious about this strictly limited edition then please read on:
UP THE IRONS! Chris 09.03.01 back The Story So Far Part II	So just what is so special about these two sets? Afterall you are only get a box to hold 5 already available CDs. Well for starters both sets where issued in a small run of 1000 units each and all are numbered. To my knowledge only the UK got the chance of buying the boxes and it is always nice to have a unique box to hold the CDs. The CDs in the box are also now unavailable in the shops. The CDs are themselves rare nowadays as they have been deleted from the EMI catalogue. For those unaware Maiden re-released the first ten albums in picture CD format. Each CD contained the original album plus a second CD containing the b-sides from each single taken from the album. (These CDs were also issued in the USA by Castle Communications and fetch high prices). The CDs were issued in 1995 before the enhanced re-releases and all have reproduced sleeves. All in all another quality issue from the band. They were also available separately. Part I contains the following CDs: Iron Maiden (cdem1570) Killers (cdem1571) The Number of the Beast (cdem1572) Piece of Mind (cdem1573) Powerslave (cdem1574) As you can see from the pictures the box cover is a collage of each album. The back of the box (not pictured) lists all the album tracks. A nice touch to this piece is when you place each box side by side you get the original Eddie coming together. The box itself does not have a catalogue number. As for a value: mint condition copies will easily start at around the £200/$288 and then start to go up. I cannot really stress just how hard it is to get a hold of one let alone both sets. They do not come up for sale often and can easily be considered amongst the top Maiden rarities out there. Hope I haven't put anyone off hunting for them!!!!