Folder 160
Russia
The Gala Records labels and the Moscow sticker separate this from the UK EMI and European 7991611 double LPs, which share EMD 1032
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Disc 1: 7991621-A1 / 7991621-B1; Disc 2: 7991631-A2 / 7991631-B1
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 1962600. Green: in my collection (12 of 12). Red: missing.
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side a label) | EMD 1032-1A — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side b label) | EMD 1032-1B — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side c label) | EMD 1032-2A — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side d label) | EMD 1032-2B — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side a label) | 7991621 A 1 — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side b label) | 7991621 B 1 — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side c label) | 7991631 A 2 — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side d label) | 7991631 B 1 — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout stamped) | 7991621-A1 — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout stamped) | 7991621-B1 — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout stamped) | 7991631-A2 — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout stamped) | 7991631-B1 — this copy |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 14 of them
Front cover: IRON MAIDEN, Fear Of The Dark artwork
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Back cover band photo and tracklist, EMI logo at the foot
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Cream sticker: Изготовлено компанией "GALA RECORDS, INC" (Moscow, Russia)., Для оптовых поставок тел. (095) 265-20-24, GALA RECORDS, INC., По лицензии EMI MUSIC (London, U.K.); printed below it LC 0542
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Gatefold tracklist DISC ONE - SIDE ONE ... DISC TWO - SIDE TWO, Produced by Martin (The Juggler) Birch and Steve Harris
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Sleeve overprint: Изготовлено в СП «Апрелевка - Саунд Инк», Заказ 173. Тираж 25000
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Lyric sheet and band-photo spread of the gatefold
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Disc 1 side 1 label: GALA RECORDS, INC., EMI, EMD 1032-1A, EMD 1032, 7991621 A 1, DISC ONE - SIDE ONE
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Disc 1 side 2 label: EMD 1032-1B, EMD 1032, 7991621 B 1, DISC ONE - SIDE TWO
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Disc 2 side 1 label: EMD 1032-2A, EMD 1032, 7991631 A 2, DISC TWO - SIDE ONE
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Disc 2 side 2 label: EMD 1032-2B, EMD 1032, 7991631 B 1, DISC TWO - SIDE TWO
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Disc 1 side 1 run-out etched 7991621-A1
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Disc 1 side 2 run-out etched 7991621-B1 (partly in glare)
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Disc 2 side 1 run-out etched 7991631-A2
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Disc 2 side 2 run-out etched 7991631-B1, beside the JUDAS BE MY GUIDE / FEAR OF THE DARK label
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Gatefold sleeve with a cream Gala Records sticker on the back and a Russian pressing overprint on the inner gatefold
- Two black vinyl LPs with grey Gala Records, Inc. labels carrying the EMI logo
What distinguishes this pressing
- The Gala Records labels and the Moscow sticker separate this from the UK EMI and European 7991611 double LPs, which share EMD 1032
Twelve tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Be Quick Or Be Dead
- A2From Here To Eternity
- A3Afraid To Shoot Strangers
- B1Fear Is The Key
- B2Childhood's End
- B3Wasting Love
Side B
- C1The Fugitive
- C2Chains Of Misery
- C3The Apparition
- D1Judas Be My Guide
- D2Weekend Warrior
- D3Fear Of The Dark
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Janick Gers - guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Nicko McBrain - drums · Michael Kenney - keyboards.
Produced by Martin Birch and Steve Harris; engineered by Martin Birch, assisted by Mick McKenna; mixed by Martin Birch and Steve Harris. Mastered by Tim Young. Recorded and mixed at Barnyard Studios. Sleeve illustration by Melvyn Grant. Photography by George Chin and Phil Anstice. Published by Zomba Music Ltd.
Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 396228, 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
Fetch Discogs release 1962600 and compare its Matrix / Runout entries with the four etchings photographed here