Folder 206
Japan
Stock label with no promo overprint separates it from the promo 5494710, which shares EMS-81327
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Side A: "EMC-3330-A" with "1S" and a Toshiba circle logo, plus a further partly legible etching reading like "1-5"; Side B: "EMC-3330-B" with "1S", a Toshiba circle logo and a faint "1-1".
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 2582816. Green: in my collection (2 of 14). Red: missing.
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side A label) | EMC-3330-A — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side B label) | EMC-3330-B — this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 1) | EMC-3330-A 1S 5 〄 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 1) | EMC-3330-B 1S 11 〄 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 2) | EMC-3330-A 1S 3 〄 9-0 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 2) | EMC-3330-B 1S 1 〄 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 3) | EMC-3330-A 1S 7 〄 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 3) | EMC-3330-B 1S 7 〄 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 4) | EMC-3330-A 1S 11 〄 0-7 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 4) | EMC-3330-B 1S 10 〄 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 5) | EMC-3330-A 1S 31 〄 1-9 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 5) | EMC-3330-B 1S 27 〄 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 6) | EMC-3330-A 1S 2 〄 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 6) | EMC-3330-B 1S 2 〄 |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 7 of them
Obi front: "EMS-81327", "¥2,500", "鋼鉄の処女", "アイアン・メイデン", "IRON MAIDEN", "STEREO"
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Obi back: "TOSHIBA EMI", "東芝EMI株式会社", and an "Aurex" advert panel
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Japanese insert printed "EMS-81327", with Japanese liner notes and lyric sheet
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Side one label: "EMS-81327", "(EMC-3330-A)", "STEREO", "EMI", "ALL TITLES PUBLISHED BY SANCTUARY MUSIC", "PRODUCED BY WILL MALONE", "1980 ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDING MADE BY EMI RECORDS LTD.", "MFD BY TOSHIBA EMI LTD IN JAPAN"; black stock label, no promo overprint
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Side two label: "EMS-81327", "(EMC-3330-B)", "STEREO", same credits, black stock label, no promo overprint
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Side A run-out: "EMC-3330-A", "1S", Toshiba circle logo, and a faint etching reading like "1-5"
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Side B run-out: "EMC-3330-B", "1S", Toshiba circle logo, faint "1-1"
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Standard single sleeve with the Eddie cover, back sleeve with live photo and tracklist
- Full obi wrapped around the sleeve, some staining on the back panel
- Japanese insert with notes and lyrics
- Black vinyl, black EMI labels with the red Iron Maiden logo
What distinguishes this pressing
- Stock label with no promo overprint separates it from the promo 5494710, which shares EMS-81327
Eight tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Prowler
- A2Remember Tomorrow
- A3Running Free
- A4Phantom Of The Opera
Side B
- B1Transylvania
- B2Strange World
- B3Charlotte The Harlot
- 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
A cached Discogs release page for 2582816 with its run-out entries would allow the "EMC-3330-A/B 1S" etchings to be checked, and a look at the promo 5494710 label would confirm how it differs.