All 9 pressings

Folder 203

Europe

Labels carry 1C 038-15 7548 1, the only vinyl catalogue number of this family on the master; the 1C 238 15 7548 4 entries are cassettes

Catalogue
1C 038-15 7548 1
Label
EMI / Fame
Released
1985
Confidence
Confirmed
Why this grade

The German-printed Fame mid-price reissue. The catalogue number 1C 038-15 7548 1 on both labels matches only one vinyl entry on the master, 609370; every other 15 7548 entry is a 1C 238 15 7548 4 cassette, and that number sits on this sleeve only as the MC cross-reference beside the cassette logo. The run-outs 1575481-A2-D and 1575481-B2-D are both listed by Discogs for 609370 (its A2/B2 variant). The owner's note (038 15 7548 1, 1C 238 15 7548 4, barcode 5 09995 754813) agrees with the sleeve, except the photographed barcode reads 5 099915 754813, which is also the Discogs value. The version list was never complete, so an uncatalogued pressing can't be ruled out.

Reference
Discogs 609370
Median sale
DKK 139
Sale range
DKK 45-732
On sale now
62, from DKK 50
Last sold
24 September 2026
A photograph of pressing 203, Europe

What the record says

Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.

A: 1575481-A2-D / B: 1575481-B2-D

Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout

As Discogs records them for release 609370. Green: in my collection (2 of 8). Red: missing.

Run-out: this copy matches variant 2 on every side Discogs lists for it.

✗Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 1)1575481-A1-D
✗Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 1)1575481-B1-D
✓Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 2)1575481-A2-D — this copy, copy 204, copy 205
✓Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 2)1575481-B2-D — this copy, copy 204, copy 205
✗Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 3)1575481-A12-D
✗Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 3)1575481-B2-D
✗Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 4)1575481-A2-D 1
✗Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 4)1575481-B2-D 1
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 9 of them

Front cover: Iron Maiden artwork with the red Fame logo lower right

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Back cover: tracklist, DMM Direct Metal Mastering logo, EMI ELECTROLA logo

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Back cover corner: 038 15 7548 1, [MC logo] 1C 238 15 7548 4, barcode 5 099915 754813

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Back cover credit: EMI ELECTROLA, EMI Electrola GmbH, Köln. All rights reserved. Printed in Germany by 4P NICOLAUS GMBH Köln, LC 0542

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Printed Fame inner sleeve, both sides: Fame, ALBUMS & TAPES ORIGINAL ARTISTS ORIGINAL RECORDINGS ORIGINAL QUALITY with catalogue thumbnails

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Side 1 label, cream: LC 0542, 1C 038-15 7548 1 A, DMM, Seite 1, STEREO, boxed GEMA, STEMRA, Made in EEC, EMI

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Side 2 label: 1C 038-15 7548 1 B, Seite 2, 1. Transsylvania (Harris) 4:05, boxed GEMA, STEMRA

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Side A run-out etched 1575481-A2-D, with a separate 11-like mark stamped nearby

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Side B run-out etched 1575481-B2-D, with the same separate 11-like mark

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The photographs

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The object, and what marks it out

Sleeve, labels and inserts

  • Single-pocket sleeve with a Fame logo on the front, German-printed by 4P Nicolaus
  • Black vinyl LP with cream EMI labels carrying the DMM logo
  • Printed Fame catalogue inner sleeve

What distinguishes this pressing

  • Labels carry 1C 038-15 7548 1, the only vinyl catalogue number of this family on the master; the 1C 238 15 7548 4 entries are cassettes
  • Run-outs 1575481-A2-D / 1575481-B2-D match 609370's listed variant 2
  • Side B label spells Transsylvania, as the Discogs notes for 609370 record
Eight tracks, two sides, and the recording credits

Side A

  1. A1Prowler
  2. A2Remember Tomorrow
  3. A3Running Free
  4. A4Phantom Of The Opera

Side B

  1. B1Transylvania
  2. B2Strange World
  3. B3Charlotte The Harlot
  4. B4Iron Maiden

Paul Di'Anno - lead vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Dennis Stratton - guitar, vocals · Steve Harris - bass, vocals · Clive Burr - drums.

Produced by Wil Malone. Engineered by Martin Levan. Recorded at Kingsway Studios; mixed at Morgan Studios. Cover artwork by Cream; front cover illustration by Derek Riggs. Photography by Terry Walker and Yuka Fujii. Published by Sanctuary Music. Phonographic copyright EMI Records Ltd.

Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 1466027, the UK original (EMI, EMC 3330, 1980), 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.

  • 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

Settled: catalogue number, EEC/German origin and both run-outs all match 609370.