''Mind the Acoustic Pieces'' is the first studio album by

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. It is an all-acoustic reinterpretation of the 1983

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album ''

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'' with rearranged music for an acoustic setting

Background

Joey Bruers and

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rewrote the entire ''Piece of Mind'' album for their

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Track listing

Single and different album versions

The single "

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" was released on November 20, 2010 featuring an alternate version of "Sun and Steel" with

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on vocals.
''Mind the Acoustic Pieces'' was released on CD December 9, 2010.
On April 1, 2011, Maiden uniteD released a limited

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edition of the album featuring the alternate version of "Sun and Steel" with

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Personnel

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: Vocals

: Guitar
Joey Bruers: Bass
Marco Kuypers: Piano
Mike Coolen: Drums

: Guest vocals on "To Tame a Land" and on "Sun and Steel" (vinyl edition)

External links

Maiden uniteD - Official Website

References

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