Folder 209
UK
Zomba publisher credit on the labels separates it from 23659376 (Sanctuary Music per Discogs)
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-1; Side B: EMC 3330 B-1; separate hand marks 7 and 1 (side not established)
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 2031974. Green: in my collection (2 of 6). Red: missing.
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side A label) | EMC 3330A — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side B label) | EMC 3330B — this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1) | EMC 3330 A-1 4 2 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1) | EMC 3330 B-1 1 3 6 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2) | EMC 3330 A-1 3 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2) | EMC 3330 B-1 x1 6 |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 11 of them
Front cover: IRON MAIDEN logo and Eddie street artwork
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Fame logo top right of front cover
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Rear sleeve: tracklist PROWLER ... IRON MAIDEN, credits, Fame logo
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Rear sleeve corner: "FA 41 3121 1", "STEREO", barcode "5 099941 312117"
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Rear sleeve foot: Fame logo, "DISTRIBUTED BY EMI RECORDS HAYES MIDDX", EMI box logo
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Side One label: "FA 41 3121 1", "EMC 3330A", "STEREO", "ALL TITLES PUBLISHED BY ZOMBA MUSIC PUBLISHERS LTD.", "PRODUCED BY WILL MALONE", "(P) 1980 ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDING MADE BY EMI RECORDS LTD.", rim "MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED"
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Side Two label: "FA 41 3121 1", "EMC 3330B", "STEREO", "ZOMBA MUSIC PUBLISHERS LTD."
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Stamped run-out "EMC 3330 A-1"
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Stamped run-out "EMC 3330 B-1"
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Separate hand-etched mark "7" in the deadwax
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Separate hand-etched mark "1" in the deadwax
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Single-pocket Fame reissue sleeve with barcode on the rear
- Black vinyl LP with the cream/sepia Eddie labels carrying the Fame catalogue number above the EMC matrix
What distinguishes this pressing
- Zomba publisher credit on the labels separates it from 23659376 (Sanctuary Music per Discogs)
- Made-in-UK label rim and EMI Hayes sleeve separate it from the 1993 Russian pressing 2293629
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
Settled on the label publisher line; a clear square-on shot of each full run-out would pin the 2031974 variant.