Folder 194
US
The US Epic ET-prefix catalogue number with a Sony Music legal line, where the EMI territories use TCEMD 1032 / 7 99161 4.
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 6 of them
Inlay spine reads ET 48993, IRON MAIDEN, Fear Of The Dark, with the epic logo
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Inlay rear barcode 0 7464 - 48993 - 4; legal line © 1992 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd./℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music/666 Fifth Ave., P.O. Box 4455, New York, NY 10101-4455/ "Epic" Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada.
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Credits panel ends with the code 48993; no promo stamp or overprint on the inlay
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Fold-out lyric insert: All songs © 1992 Iron Maiden Publishing (Overseas) Ltd. (All rights controlled by Zomba Enterprises Inc. for the U.S.A. and Canada), Epic is not liable for fulfillment of any offers, Also available on Epic: No Prayer For The Dying (ET/EK 46905), 48993
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Shell side 1 and side 2 printed white on black: ET48993, epic logo, ONE SIDE LONGER TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY., ℗1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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Shell edge moulded MADE IN USA
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Clear cassette shell with a black printed label on each side, in a standard case.
- Full-colour fold-out J-card with band photos, a tracklist and credits, plus a separate cream fold-out lyric insert.
What distinguishes this pressing
- The US Epic ET-prefix catalogue number with a Sony Music legal line, where the EMI territories use TCEMD 1032 / 7 99161 4.
Twelve tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Be Quick Or Be Dead
- A2From Here To Eternity
- A3Afraid To Shoot Strangers
- A4Fear Is The Key
- A5Childhood's End
- A6Wasting Love
Side B
- B1The Fugitive
- B2Chains Of Misery
- B3The Apparition
- B4Judas Be My Guide
- B5Weekend Warrior
- B6Fear 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.
- Case/inlay: general handling wear with some edge and corner softening; no cracks or splits visible in these shots.
- Shell: light surface marks and handling wear are visible. No visible warping, tape spillage or shell 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 against the markings Discogs lists for the ET 48993 Advance/Promo (29147074) would rule that release in or out; no other detail on the tape separates US runs.