Folder 9
Europe
The same release as folder 6, now shown rather than assumed - rear cover 064, PM 264, plain GEMA/STEMRA, printed inner.
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
No run-out groove photograph exists in this folder.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 368980. Green: in my collection (0 of 4). Red: missing.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1) | 7902581-A-01 "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling 1 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1) | 7902581-B-01 "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" Sterling 2 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2) | 7902581-A-01 "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling 1 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2) | 7902581-B-01 "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" Sterling 1 |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 11 of them
Rear cover: 064 and France: PM 264, each beside a boxed 7 90258 1
IMG_0635
Rear cover barcode: 0 77779 02581 7
IMG_0635
Rear cover: DMM is a trademark of TELDEC
IMG_0635
Inner sleeve: printed both sides - blue lyrics, credits and a band photograph on one, the seer-and-crystal-ball painting on the other
IMG_0636, IMG_0637
Label: 064-79 0258 1
IMG_0638
Label, side B: GEMA/STEMRA, plain - neither overprinted nor replaced by a black bar
IMG_0638
Label: LC 0542
IMG_0638
Label: DMM logo
IMG_0638
Label: track times printed after every title, matching folder 6 exactly - 5:38, 6:08, 3:30, 4:33, 9:52, 5:04, 4:26, 4:40
IMG_0638
Label rim, German: KEINE UNERLAUBTE VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, VERMIETUNG, KEIN VERLEIH! ALLE URHEBER- UND LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHTE VORBEHALTEN
IMG_0638
Label rim, English: …LENDING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND BROADCASTING OF THE RECORD PROHIBITED
IMG_0638
The photographs
IMG_0634.jpg1 of 6READ FROM
The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Outer sleeve - single, standard artwork,
064andFrance: PM 264in the rear catalogue block. - Inner sleeve - the standard printed one, both sides, not the generic white inner of candidate 4025140.
- Labels - the EMI globe design with the European text block, identical in setting to folder 6.
What distinguishes this pressing
- The same release as folder 6, and now shown to be rather than assumed. Every tell that separates the four candidates reads the same on both copies.
064on the rear cover, not038- the code that excludes the other three candidates outright.- Track times on the label,
DMM,LC 0542andGEMA/STEMRA- the European signature.
Eight tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Moonchild
- A2Infinite Dreams
- A3Can I Play With Madness
- A4The Evil That Men Do
Side B
- B1Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
- B2The Prophecy
- B3The Clairvoyant
- B4Only The Good Die Young
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead and rhythm guitar · Adrian Smith - lead and rhythm guitar, synth · Steve Harris - bass, string synth · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Martin Birch. Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York. Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich. Sleeve illustration, concept and design by Derek Riggs (with Rod Smallwood). Inner-sleeve photograph by Ross Halfin. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 576952, the UK original, and apply to the recording rather than to this pressing. The producer, publisher and copyright lines are independently corroborated by this copy's own label, quoted above.
Condition, from the photographs
A photograph cannot grade a record - this is a description of what is visible, not a grade.
- Sleeve: general handling wear with some edge and corner softening; no splits or seam separation visible in these shots.
- Vinyl: light surface marks and handling sheen catch the light. No visible deep scratches, warping or edge damage in these photographs. The labels are clean and unmarked.
Nothing on this page comes from playing the record. No Goldmine grade is claimed for it, or any other. I have no record of where this copy came from.
What is settled, and what is not
Confirmed, and settled from the photographs already in the folder. This was Narrowed (4) on the same four candidates as folder 6, and for the same reason: nobody had read the rear cover, and nobody had noticed that IMG_0638 is side B.
How the other candidates were ruled out
| Tell | This copy | 368980 | 4025140 | 11104240 | 25979638 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rear-cover code | 064 | not recorded | 038 | 038 | 038 |
| French price code | PM 264 | PM 264 | not recorded | PM 211 | PM 211 |
| Side B rights society | GEMA/STEMRA, plain | GEMA / STEMRA | GEMA / STEMRA | overprinted BIEM/GEMA | a black bar |
| Inner sleeve | printed both sides | printed inner | generic white | standard | standard |
And the pair question is answered. Folders 6 and 9 were flagged because two copies that look alike need not be the same release. They are: every tell above reads identically on both. Together with folders 30 and 34, which were already confirmed as this release, the shelf holds release 368980 four times - the most-duplicated edition in the collection.
Standing caveat: this method cannot exclude a pressing absent from Discogs.