Bruce Dickinson releases new versions of 'Skunkworks' and 'Tattooed Millionaire'.

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In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Bruce Dickinson’s third album Skunkworks, BMG Records have released it digitally in a brand new Dolby Atmos version, alongside a Dolby Atmos version of Bruce’s debut solo album, Tattooed Millionaire.

These releases follow the critically acclaimed release last year of More Balls To Picasso, the stunning reworking of Bruce Dickinson’s second solo album. Like that record, and the Dolby Atmos version of Bruce’s most recent solo album The Mandrake Project, the new versions of Skunkworks and Tattooed Millionaire have been newly mixed by Brendan Duffey. To listen to both albums, click HERE.

Skunkworks is an album that has grown in stature and reverence since its initial release in 1996. Originally produced by Nirvana producer, Jack Endino, it saw Bruce moving into a more experimental and alternative world than his previous solo work, and that of Iron Maiden. Recorded as a band project with a new group of musicians, the album not only channelled elements of grunge but also had progressive and psychedelic influences within it. While fans and critics were divided at the time of its release, it is now considered to be one of Bruce Dickinson’s most intriguing and exciting bodies of work.

Bruce says of the new Dolby Atmos version of Skunkworks, “It will blow your socks off. It’s a record of which I’m immensely proud. In fact, as the years go by I grow more and more proud of everything that happened on that record. In many ways, it was a bit advanced for its time because we were bringing in all kinds of influences that other people in metal were scared of. It’s very emotional and quite dark in places.”

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Alongside the new version of Skunkworks, which is available now on all streaming platforms, the brand new Dolby Atmos version of Tattooed Millionaire has also been released. That album, Bruce’s solo debut in 1990 and released while he was still in Iron Maiden, showcased a more straightforward hard-rock sound, produced by Chris Tsangarides. It featured four UK Top 40 singles including a cover of the David Bowie composition, ‘All The Young Dudes’, made famous by Mott The Hoople.

Bruce comments, “Tattooed Millionaire was kinda the solo album that wasn’t. We had two weeks to write it so myself and Janick Gers just had fun and wrote it round his house. Chris Tsangarides did a great job on the production and now with modern technology we can beef it all up and make it BIG in Atmos world! The album sonically sounds really good.”

The Dolby Atmos album track-listings are as follows:

Skunkworks