Iron Maiden 's EP "The Soundhouse Tapes" was voted the best debut EP, with 44%. Helloween and Mercyful Fate came in second and third place with 27% and 13% respectively.
"The Soundhouse Tapes" was released in 1979 and features only three tracks, Prowler , Invasion , and Iron Maiden , which would later appear on their debut album, "Iron Maiden". Only 5,000 copies of the EP were made, making it a rare and valuable collector's item today. "The Soundhouse Tapes" has sold for as much as £800.
Bassist Steve Harris commented that Iron Maiden decided to record the EP because at every show they played, the audience asked if there was an album for sale: . "
Originally, the song Strange World was also part of the EP, but it was left out due to poor recording quality.
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