Iron Maiden – The Paul Di’anno Years Photo Book
Written by Monty Sewell on March 9, 2023
Rufus Publications Announced Photo Book Featuring Shots From The Paul Di’Anno Years In Iron Maiden
The new series of black-and-white books will be called ‘Portraits’. It will give fans and enthusiasts the chance to see behind-the-scenes pictures from studio sessions and general day to day habits of the band from 1978-1981. As stated on the publishing site: ‘Portraits’ is a new series of titles from Rufus and will comprise of beautiful 230mm square books, each presented in a slipcase, and will feature a range of artistes. Each title will be created using the work of a main photographer associated with the artiste, plus supplementary imagery to complement the main images. The books are printed and bound in the UK and presented in a luxury, foiled slipcase. The books are not signed but will be numbered and will come with an exclusive poster or print. Portraits will grow into a series of books released across the year and will be produced in a limited, worldwide run of 666 numbered unofficial books. The book will go on sale this Friday, 10th March before being shipped worldwide in July.
Iron Maiden – The Paul Di’Anno Years
Following their signing with EMI the now legendary Iron Maiden had their first taste of mounting success with Di’Anno in December 1979. Di’Anno recorded on their first two major albums, ‘Iron Maiden (19780)’ and ‘Killers (1981)’ before being fired from the band. Over the years the causes of his disagreements with Maiden founder Steve Harris have varied. From alcoholism to differences in their creative and stylistic approaches a lot has been mulled over on both sides. After being replaced by Bruce Dickinson Di’Anno went on to a number of projects including the self titled group ‘Di’Anno’, ‘Killers’ and most recently performing his first live show in 7 years in May 2022 in Croatia.
