Folder 171
Japan
Catalogue TOCP-8588 with a bonus disc BCD-0033 fits the Japanese 2CD retail release on the master, 2274234
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Disc 1 (TOCP-8588 face), mirror ring photographed under raking light: matrix 'TOCP-8588-U 1 A1' read across IMG_3734, IMG_3735, IMG_3736 and IMG_3737, with mastering SID 'IFPI L151' (IMG_3738, IMG_3739) and mould SID 'IFPI 282A' (IMG_3739, IMG_3741) beside it. Disc 2 (BCD-0033 face): matrix 'BCD-0033 1 A2' read across IMG_3745, IMG_3746, IMG_3747 and IMG_3749, with mastering SID 'IFPI L152' (IMG_3748) and mould SID 'IFPI 283A' (IMG_3752, faintly in IMG_3745). The mould SIDs are stamped in the clear inner hub and are a shade fainter than the matrix.
Disc 1: TOCP-8588-U 1 A1 — this copy's ring IS CD1, variant 2 of the 5 matrix entries Discogs records.
Disc 2: BCD-0033 1 A2 — this copy's ring IS CD2, variant 1 of the 5 matrix entries Discogs records.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 2274234. Green: in my collection (2 of 5). Red: missing.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 1) | TOCP-8588-U 1 A3 |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 2) | TOCP-8588-U 1 A1 — this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 3) | TOCP-8588-U 1 A2 |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 1) | BCD-0033 1 A2 — this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 2, 3) | BCD-0033 1 B1 |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 12 of them
Obi front: red starburst reading '初回特典' with the bonus-disc announcement, title 'アイアン・メイデン Xファクター', bottom panel 'TOCP-8588 STEREO', '<ROCK> (2枚組) 再 2,500円 (税込)', EMI logo, '(税抜価格 2,427円)', '再 97・10・12まで'
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Obi spine: 'アイアン・メイデン Xファクター', '税込価格 2,500円', 'TOCP 8588'
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Back of the case with the obi's tracklist strip: eleven album tracks, a red 'ボーナスCD' block listing three tracks, a red 'スペシャル・ブックレット' block, '特典盤 BCD-0033', barcode digits '4 988006 708969', '東芝EMI株式会社'
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Back-cover print line: '95・10・13 (95・10・2)', '東芝EMI株式会社', 'STEREO MADE IN JAPAN (2枚組)', '再 2,500円 (税込) (税抜価格 2,427円) 再 97・10・12まで', '<特典盤 BCD-0033>', EMI logo. No white promotional sticker on the back cover
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Disc 1 face: EMI UNITED KINGDOM logo, 'TOCP-8588', rim text '1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE ... OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED. MFD. BY TOSHIBA EMI LTD. IN JAPAN. STEREO' and '7243 8'. No 'sample not for sale' print anywhere on the face or around the hub
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Disc 2 face: EMI logo, 'IRON MAIDEN', three tracks 'JUSTICE OF THE PEACE', 'I LIVE MY WAY', 'JUDGEMENT DAY', boxes reading 'STEREO', 'BCD-0033' twice, '非売品', 'MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN', '(P) 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO EMI RECORDS LTD. (C) 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD.'. No 'sample not for sale' print
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Disc 1 mirror ring, raking light: 'TOCP-8588-U 1' then the separate stamp 'A1'
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Disc 1 mastering SID 'IFPI L151' and mould SID 'IFPI 282A'
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Disc 2 mirror ring, raking light: 'BCD-0033' then '1', then the separate stamp 'A2'
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Disc 2 mastering SID 'IFPI L152' and mould SID 'IFPI 283A'
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Inserts laid out beside the case: a booklet with the album cover and 'TOCP-8588', a bonus-disc fold-out headed 'BCD-0033' with credits 'Produced and Mixed by NIGEL GREEN and STEVE HARRIS', 'Track 1 & 3 Administered by ZOMBA MUSIC PUBLISHERS LTD./Copyright Control', 'EMI STEREO TOSHIBA-EMI LIMITED MADE IN JAPAN'
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Japanese fold-out inserts open: album track list 'SIGN OF THE CROSS' to 'THE UNBELIEVER' with katakana titles and commentary, and the bonus-disc sheet 'JUSTICE OF THE PEACE / I LIVE MY WAY / JUDGEMENT DAY' with lyrics
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Thick double jewel case holding two CDs, with a black obi carrying a red first-press starburst
- Disc 1 is a printed-face disc with the album artwork; disc 2 is a silver-face bonus disc with a black-and-white label design and the 非売品 mark
- Paper with the case: a booklet with the album cover, an album fold-out with Japanese commentary and lyrics, and a separate bonus-disc fold-out headed BCD-0033
What distinguishes this pressing
- Catalogue TOCP-8588 with a bonus disc BCD-0033 fits the Japanese 2CD retail release on the master, 2274234
- The promo release 13396098 shares the catalogue number and the ring strings but is recorded with promo print and a white sticker, none of which show here
- Ring strings are each recorded under 2274234, though not paired the way this copy pairs them
Eleven tracks, and the recording credits
Tracks 1-6
- 1Sign Of The Cross
- 2Lord Of The Flies
- 3Man On The Edge
- 4Fortunes Of War
- 5Look For The Truth
- 6The Aftermath
Tracks 7-11
- 7Judgement Of Heaven
- 8Blood On The World's Hands
- 9The Edge Of Darkness
- 102 A.M.
- 11The Unbeliever
Blaze Bayley - vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Janick Gers - guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Nicko McBrain - drums · Michael Kenney - keyboards. The Expresion Choir sings the Gregorian chants on Sign Of The Cross.
Produced by Nigel Green and Steve Harris; engineered by Nigel Green, assisted by Les Lambert and Mick McKenna; mixed by Nigel Green and Steve Harris. Mastered by Ronal Whelan at Chop 'Em Out. Recorded and mixed at Barnyard Studios. Art direction, design and digital illustration by Hugh Syme. Photography by Tony Frederick; band photographs by Ross Halfin and Simon Fowler. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 388789, 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
Comparing the ring pairing on the Discogs page of 2274234 with the A1 / 282A and A2 / 283A read here would show whether this is an unlisted variant of it; a photograph of the disc 1 hub and the disc 2 hub under strong side light, and of the tray colour, would show for certain that no 'sample not for sale' print or white promo sticker is present.