| Alive in Studio A | ||||
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| Live album by Bruce Dickinson | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Metropolis (disc 1) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length |
58:44 (disc 1) 1:02:23 (disc 2) |
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| Label | CMC International | |||
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Alive in Studio A is a heavy metal album released in 1995 (see 1995 in music) by Bruce Dickinson.
The album does not include new songs but instead re-recordings of songs from Bruce's first two solo-albums 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 – of songs from the Tattooed Millionaire and Balls to Picasso albums – 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.