Alive in Studio A
| Alive in Studio A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live album by | ||||
| Released | February 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 18 October 1994 (disc 2) | |||
| Venue | Marquee Club, London (disc 2) | |||
| Studio | Metropolis, London (disc 1) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 58:44 (disc 1) 62:23 (disc 2) | |||
| Label | Raw Power/Castle (Europe) CMC International (US) Victor (Japan) | |||
| Bruce Dickinson chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 |
| Rock Hard | 8.0/10 |
Alive in Studio A is a heavy metal album released by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson in 1995.
The album does not include new songs but instead re-recordings of songs from Bruce's first two solo-albums Tattooed Millionaire and Balls to Picasso with his new band line-up. This line-up would record the next album, Skunkworks. The first CD was recorded live at Metropolis Studios, London, while the second CD is composed of live-recordings at the Marquee Club with his new band.
The idea was for a low-key release of these double albums, and, according to the booklet in the 2005 re-release, Bruce Dickinson was less than pleased when the record company tried to pass them off as new material. Alive In Studio A was originally meant as a live session to be played on a US radio station, however, this never took place.