{"product_id":"maiden-flight","title":"Maiden Flight","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\u003cspan\u003eInfluenced by contemporaries like Led Zeppelin, Cream, Free, Groundhogs or Andromeda, their music blended blues, hard rock, and progressive elements. They soon built a strong reputation supporting acts such as UFO, Bedlam (with Cozy Powell), Caravan, Thin Lizzy… In 1976, the band disbanded following the death of guitarist Ian Boulton-Smith from cancer.\u003c\/span\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":"Bolton Iron Maiden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45824972390573,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2363\/6141\/files\/d1_0ebdd104-5197-4c5b-88b1-4fc203b09378.jpg?v=1773721534","url":"https:\/\/magneticsouth.com.au\/products\/maiden-flight","provider":"Magnetic South Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}