Folder 130
UK & Europe
1995 EMI 2×CD Limited Edition with Bonus CD - original album plus a rarities disc, picture discs on both, carrying the MAIDCAT10 hype sticker.
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Both discs' mirror rings photographed and read at native resolution. CD1: matrix EMI UDEN 8360412 @ 1 (no trailing stamper digits legible after the target mark), mould SID ifpi 1406, mastering SID IFPI L046. CD2: matrix EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 (likewise no trailing digits), mastering SID ifpi L046 (shared with CD1 per Discogs). CD2's own mould SID was not caught in any frame - the closest crops show the mastering SID line but not the mould-SID line below it - so CD2's reading alone cannot pin a specific variant the way CD1's mould SID does. It is not read as contradicting CD1's Variant 10 either: Discogs records CD2's own Variant 10 matrix with a trailing -4 this copy's photographs did not reach clearly enough to confirm or rule out, the same 'no trailing digits legible' caveat CD1's own matrix carries independently of what actually pins CD1 (its mould SID, not its matrix).
CD1: EMI UDEN 8360412 @ 1 — this copy's ring IS CD1, Variants 1 to 3, 9 & 10 of the 11 matrix entries Discogs records.
CD2: EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 — this copy's ring IS CD2, Variants 1 to 3 of the 11 matrix entries Discogs records.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 1956912. Green: in my collection (2 of 11). Red: missing.
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variants 1 to 3, 9 & 10) | EMI UDEN 8360412 @ 1 — this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 4) | EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 1:1:8 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 5) | EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 2 2-1-3-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 6) | EMI UDEN 8360412 @ 2 2-1-2-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variants 7, 8, 11) | EMI UDEN 8360412 @ 1 :1:2: |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variants 1 to 3) | EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 — this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variants 4 & 6) | to be confirmed |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 5) | EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 1-1-3-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variants 7 & 8) | EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 :1·I: |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variants 9 & 10) | EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 -4 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 11) | EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 :1:2: |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 9 of them
Front case, round hype sticker: 2 LIMITED EDITION PICTURE DISCS. / ORIGINAL ALBUM PLUS BONUS CD / MAIDCAT10
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Rear inlay catalogue block at native resolution: barcode 7243 8 35872 2 3 (printed) / 7 24383 58722 3 (scanned bars), boxed I: 084 / F: PM 516 / UK: CDEM 1574 / Printed in Holland, with the vertical line 'Place of manufacture as stated on label Marketed and Distributed by EMI'
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Tray card, 'THESE ALBUMS NOW AVAILABLE AS LIMITED EDITIONS WITH BONUS CD': the Powerslave thumbnail is captioned 7243 8 35872 2 3 among the other seven albums in the same 1995 series
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Tray card, Bonus CD panel: 1. Rainbow's Gold / 2. Mission From 'Arry / 3. King Of Twilight / 4. Number Of The Beast (Live), (C) 1995 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.
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CD1 disc face (picture disc): POWERSLAVE / STEREO / boxed EMI / round bel BIEM device, rim text ...ber Of / ...east / ...MAIDEN... and partial catalogue 8 36041 2 8)
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CD1 mirror ring at native resolution: matrix EMI UDEN 8360412 @ 1 with no legible trailing stamper digits after the target mark; mould SID ifpi 1406; mastering SID IFPI L046
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CD2 disc face (picture disc): POWERSLAVE BONUS CD / STEREO / round bel BIEM device, on the 'Aces High' fighter-pilot Eddie artwork
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CD2 mirror ring at native resolution: matrix EMI UDEN 8360422 @ 1 with no legible trailing stamper digits; mastering SID ifpi L046 (shared with CD1)
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Spine: IRON MAIDEN / POWERSLAVE / EMI RECORDS, boxed 2 over CD
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Standard-width 2xCD jewel case, grey hinged tray holding both discs.
- Front hype sticker - the round MAIDCAT10 sticker, present and fully legible.
- Two picture discs - disc 1 the original-album face (soldier-Eddie artwork with two flags), disc 2 the 'Powerslave Bonus CD' face ('Aces High' fighter-pilot Eddie).
- 8-page lyric booklet - lyrics for all eight album tracks, band photo with a sarcophagus prop, full credits and 'Iron Maiden thank the following' page, and a multilingual Compact Disc care notice.
- Rear inlay - the original 1984 Egyptian-corridor artwork, unchanged from the single-disc 1984/1998 pressings of this catalogue family.
What distinguishes this pressing
- Catalogue
7243 8 35872 2 3is unique among all 119 CD candidates fetched for this master - no other release in the cache shares it. - The hype sticker's exact wording -
2 LIMITED EDITION PICTURE DISCS. ORIGINAL ALBUM PLUS BONUS CD MAIDCAT10- is quoted verbatim in Discogs' own notes for release 1956912 as a sticker some copies of this exact release carry. - The Bonus CD's own tracklist and 1995 copyright date distinguish this from every plain single-disc Powerslave reissue on the shelf, which carry only the eight original album tracks.
- CD1's deadwax (
EMI UDEN 8360412 @ 1, mould SIDifpi 1406) matches only 'CD1, Variant 10' among the eleven variants Discogs records for this release - the other ten carry a different mould SID or trailing matrix digits.
Eight tracks, and the recording credits
Tracks 1-4
- 1Aces High
- 22 Minutes To Midnight
- 3Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
- 4Flash Of The Blade
Tracks 5-8
- 5The Duellists
- 6Back In The Village
- 7Powerslave
- 8Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead and rhythm guitar · Adrian Smith - lead and rhythm guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Martin Birch, assisted by Bruce Buchhalter and Frank Gibson. Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound. Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau; mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York. Sleeve illustration by Derek Riggs; sleeve and design concept by Derek Riggs, Iron Maiden and Rod Smallwood. Photography by Moshe Brakha. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 1846534, the UK original, and apply to the recording rather than to this pressing. Where this copy's own packaging carries the producer, publisher or copyright lines, they are quoted in the evidence above.
Condition, from the photographs
A photograph cannot grade a record - this is a description of what is visible, not a grade.
- Case/inlay: general handling wear with some edge and corner softening; no cracks or splits visible in these shots.
- Disc: light surface marks and handling sheen catch the light. No visible deep scratches or disc-face damage in these photographs.
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. Catalogue 7243 8 35872 2 3 / 8 35872 2 / CDEM 1574 is unique among the 119 CD versions cached for master 18917, and every field on this copy - barcode, price codes, UK dealer code, 'Printed in Holland', the Bonus CD's own four-track lyric-less tracklist and 1995 copyright line, and the front sticker's exact wording - matches Discogs release 1956912 with nothing left unexplained.
Standing caveat: this method cannot exclude a pressing absent from Discogs. The version list is incomplete by construction, so a single surviving candidate for this catalogue number is a best match, not a proof of uniqueness. What goes beyond that floor here is that CD1's own mirror ring was read directly against the object: matrix EMI UDEN 8360412 @ 1 with mould SID ifpi 1406 matches only 'CD1, Variant 10' of the eleven sub-variants Discogs documents for this release, which is real discriminating evidence, not just a catalogue-number match.