![]() " Running Free", the band's first release to depict Eddie, painted after the album cover so his face was hidden to protect his identity.Iron Maiden, the first artwork featuring Eddie, originally created for a possible punk record, based on an American's head allegedly stuck to a Vietnamese tank.Iron Maiden, (character) Derek Riggs (original album designs) Satan (enemy), Margaret Thatcher (enemy), Robert Maxwell (enemy), Charlotte the Harlot (possibly), Great Britain, Egypt, Death, Skeleton army, Varies (murderer, ruler of Hell, mental patient, soldier, Pharaoh, bounty hunter, bassist, samurai, etc.) Since then, Riggs has occasionally made a few special art pieces for the band. Derek Riggs would continue to draw all of Iron maiden's album and single covers until 1992. The " Running Free" single cover had Eddie the Head as a silhouette so not to spoil the first album's cover before release. The band approved of the artwork, but requested that the character was given hair. The art piece featured a zombie character near a yellow, light-emitting street lamp at night, with detailed clouds and a bright moon. As a result of Iron Maiden disapproving of Riggs' fantasy artwork, the artist submitted an artwork that was originally intended for a punk rock album. Many artists turned up with fantasy artworks, including Derek Riggs. In 1980, Iron Maiden was due to release their first studio album and were looking for an artist to draw the cover. The face was known as "Eddie the Head" by the band's members. The band had a menacing face next to the band's logo on live stages. Thanks for looking and your interest please have a look at my other listings and follow me for lots more metal goodies from my huge collection.During the 1970s, the young Iron Maiden was undergoing many lineup and layout changes. Thats briefly what I do and why, if you have any questions or requests, even any advice! Please feel free to message me. It is the only positive thing to come out of having MS but I will take it. So in the most bizarre circumstances, getting seriously ill has put me doing what I absolutely love. Multiple Sclerosis had taken its toll and I could no longer keep working in the construction business, so I decided to go for it and concentrate on making custom figures. When I left school I went to college to study Art and Design and originally saw my career on this path, but with one thing and another that didn't work out, but at the beginning of this year I was at a crossroads. I started making the odd Eddie figure for fun and then commissioned work. ![]() I have been an Iron Maiden fan since 87 and over the years have accumulated a huge collection of various memorabilia.ĭue to serious illness I had to start selling items as I started to take more and more time off work, being a self employed plasterer with my own business for the last 20 years getting sick pay was not an option. IF YOU REQUIRE FOR A CERTAIN DATE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR NEEDS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE CUSTOM MADE TO ORDER AND WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 2-3 WEEKS TO COMPLETE. ![]() I will send you some pictures of completed figure before posting, so you can make any changes to colours etc, as its your piece and made for you. Each one being its own unique piece of art. High quality, detailed, handmade and handpainted by me. Inspired by the Derek Riggs artwork from Iron Maiden's Aces High single cover. ![]()
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