Folder 19
Spain
Legal deposit M-9.071-1988 and permit 5.854 on the label. Pressed by Iberofón.
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 2514689. Green: in my collection (0 of 2). Red: missing.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A) | 072-7902581-A-IN³ DMI |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B) | 072-7902581-B-IN³ DMI |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 7 of them
Label: 072 79 02581
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Label: MADE IN SPAIN · EMI-ODEON, S.A.
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Label: Fabricado por IBEROFON, S.A.
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Label: Permiso N.º 5.854
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Label: Dpto. Legal M-9.071-1988
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Label rim, Spanish: QUEDAN RESERVADOS TODOS LOS DERECHOS DEL PRODUCTOR FONOGRÁFICO Y DEL PROPIETARIO DE LA OBRA GRABADA. SALVO AUTORIZACIÓN QUEDAN PROHIBIDOS LA DUPLICACIÓN … Y PRÉSTAMO DE ESTE DISCO PARA LA UTILIZACIÓN ASÍ COMO LA EJECUCIÓN PÚBLICA Y LA RADIODIFUSIÓN
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Label: EMI in box, 33⅓ RPM, OTHER SIDE / THIS SIDE track split
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Outer sleeve - single, standard artwork, locally printed.
- Inner sleeve - present. Discogs records this release as issued with a printed inner sleeve.
- Labels - the EMI globe design with a Spanish text block: catalogue number, manufacturer, permit number and legal-deposit number.
What distinguishes this pressing
Dpto. Legal M-9.071-1988- the Spanish legal-deposit registration, printed on the label. Discogs records exactlyM- 9.071-1988for this release.Permiso N.º 5.854- a Spanish permit number, likewise recorded by Discogs for this release.Fabricado por IBEROFON, S.A.- pressed by Iberofón rather than by EMI directly.072 79 02581- the Spanish catalogue number. This is what separates a Spanish copy from the Greek one in folder 18, which carries062-7902581. One digit apart, easy to misread, and worth being careful about - that exact confusion nearly filed folder 18 under the wrong country.
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. Beyond country and catalogue number, two release-specific registration numbers on the label - the legal deposit M-9.071-1988 and the permit N.º 5.854 - match those Discogs records for release 2514689. Spain's other vinyl entry, 28949341, is a white-label promo in a white sleeve, which this is not.
Standing caveat: this method cannot exclude a pressing absent from Discogs altogether.
Still open - the stampers. Discogs records this release's etching as 072-7902581-A-IN³ DMI on side A and 072-7902581-B-IN³ DMI on side B. (Quoted from Discogs as what to look for; no run-out was photographed, so nothing about this copy's etching is claimed here.)