Folder 207
Japan
Obi yellow box rules out the normal edition 3020449
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Side 1: E-2404261-A 1S; Side 2: E-2404261-B 1S; Side 3: E-2404271-A 1S 5-Y; Side 4: E 2404271 B 2S plus an unclear single digit
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 2739084. Green: in my collection (0 of 4). Red: missing.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A) | E-2404261-A 1S-4 5-Y |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B) | E-2404261-B 1S 0 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side C) | E-2404271-A 1S 1 5-Y |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side D) | E-2404271-B 2S 1 |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 13 of them
Obi spine: EMS-67180・81 ¥4,000, 死霊復活/アイアン・メイデン, ロック
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Obi back panel: STEREO, EMI logo, ZR20-1342・43; yellow box reading 豪華8ページ カラー・ブックレット 初回だけの特典! 急げ!! (8-page colour booklet, first pressing only)
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Sleeve spine: EMS-67180-81 STEREO
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Back cover: 東芝EMI株式会社, EMI logo, (P)1985 Original Sound Recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
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Toshiba EMI discography insert listing EMS-67180・81 死霊復活; Aurex advert; HARD ATTACK '85-'86 sheet; Japanese liner-notes insert
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Colour booklet (tour photos, flags, stage crew pages) present, the first-press bonus the obi promises
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Printed inner sleeves with lyrics, marked EMS-67180 and EMS-67181
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Disc 1 labels SIDE ONE / SIDE TWO, EMS-67180, STEREO 33⅓ RPM, JASRAC mark; no promo/sample overprint visible
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Disc 2 labels SIDE THREE / SIDE FOUR, EMS-67181; no promo/sample overprint visible
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Run-out side one: E-2404261-A, 1S; label rim MFD. BY TOSHIBA EMI LTD. IN JAPAN
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Run-out side two: E-2404261-B, 1S
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Run-out side three: E-2404271-A, 1S, and 5-Y beside the SIDE THREE label
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Run-out side four: E 2404271 B beside the SIDE FOUR label, and 2S followed by one unclear digit
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Gatefold sleeve with full obi, the obi carrying the yellow first-press booklet box
- Two LPs in printed lyric inner sleeves
- Colour tour booklet, Japanese liner-notes insert, Toshiba EMI discography and Hard Attack inserts, rock-logo sticker sheet
What distinguishes this pressing
- Obi yellow box rules out the normal edition 3020449
- Side-three
5-Ymatches 2739084; not listed for the promo 11298277 - No sample overprint visible on the labels, consistent with a retail copy
Eighteen tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1aIntro: Churchill's Speech
- A1bAces High
- A22 Minutes To Midnight
- A3The Trooper
- A4Revelations
- A5Flight Of Icarus
- B1Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
- B2Powerslave
- B3The Number Of The Beast
Side B
- C1Hallowed Be Thy Name
- C2Iron Maiden
- C3Run To The Hills
- C4Running Free
- D1Wrathchild
- D222 Acacia Avenue
- D3Children Of The Damned
- D4Die With Your Boots On
- D5Phantom Of The Opera
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead and rhythm guitar · Adrian Smith - lead and rhythm guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Martin Birch. Recorded at Hammersmith Odeon and Long Beach Arena using the Rolling Stones Mobile and the Record Plant Mobile, Los Angeles; assistant engineers Charlie McPherson and Mick McKenna (Hammersmith), Ricky Delena and Nick Basich (Long Beach). Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles. Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Records. Sleeve concept by Derek Riggs and Rod Smallwood; sleeve design by Steve Joule; sleeve illustration by Derek Riggs; sleeve preparation by The Artful Dodgers. Photography by Ross Halfin. Management by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor for Sanctuary Music Ltd. and Sanctuary Music (Overseas) Ltd. Tour manager and booklet liner notes by Tony Wigens. Phonographic copyright EMI Records Ltd.
Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 1298821, the UK original (EMI, RIP 1 / ES 24 0426 3, gatefold) and this master's main release, 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 sharp shot of side four's digit after 2S, and a check of the labels and obi for any 見本盤/SAMPLE marking, would pin it between retail first pressing and promo.