Folder 217
Europe
HMV exclusive, per the front hype sticker.
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
No run-out groove photograph exists in this folder.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 20087752. Green: in my collection (0 of 24). Red: missing.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1) | BL 40028-01 A1 0190295015916-A CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1) | BL 40028-01 B1 0190295015916-B CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side C, variant 1) | BL 40028-02 C1 0190295015916-C CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side D, variant 1) | BL 40028-02 D1 0190295015916-D CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side E, variant 1) | BL 40028-03 E1 0190295015916-E CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side F, variant 1) | BL 40028-03 F1 0190295015916-F CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2) | BL 40028-01 A1 T=7 0190295015916-A CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2) | BL 40028-01 B1 I+7 0190295015916-B CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side C, variant 2) | BL 40028-02 C1 V+7 0190295015916-C CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side D, variant 2) | BL 40028-02 D1 T3 0190295015916-D CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side E, variant 2) | BL 40028-03 E1 V=7 0190295015916-E CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side F, variant 2) | BL 40028-03 F1 =77 0190295015916-F CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3 [1+| mirrored]) | BL 40028-01 A1 1+| 0190295015916-A CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3 [1+- mirrored]) | BL 40028-01 B1 1+- 0190295015916-B CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side C, variant 3 [1+= mirrored]) | 40028-02 C1 1+= 0190295015916-C CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side D, variant 3) | 40028-02 D1 3△ 0190295015916-D CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side E, variant 3 [1+| mirrored]) | 40028-03 E1 1+| 0190295015916-E CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side F, variant 3 [1V= mirrored]) | 40028-03 F1 1V= 0190295015916-F CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, Variant 4 etched) | BL 40028-01 A1 X+Λ 0190295015916-A CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, Variant 4 etched) | BL 40028-01 B1 V+Λ 0190295015916-B CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side C, Variant 4 etched) | BL 40028-02 C1 V+Λ 0190295015916-C CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side D, Variant 4 [3T reversed] - Etched) | BL 40028-02 D1 3T 0190295015916-D CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side E, Variant 4 [1 mirrored] - Etched) | BL 40028-03 E1 T=1 0190295015916-E CB |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side F, Variant 4 [TV reversed, 1 mirrored] - Etched) | BL 40028-03 F1 TV1 0190295015916-F CB |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 2 of them
Front sleeve, still in shrink-wrap, with red hype sticker reading "EXCLUSIVE TO HMV", "180g RED & BLACK", "TRIPLE MARBLE VINYL", "INCLUDES", "THE WRITING ON THE WALL", "AND", "STRATEGO", "0190296718632"
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Back sleeve, still in shrink-wrap, with black sticker: barcode "0 190296 718632", Parlophone logo, "℗ & © 2021 IRON MAIDEN LLP UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO PARLOPHONE RECORDS LTD, A WARNER MUSIC GROUP COMPANY", "LC30419", "MADE IN THE E.U"
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Sealed in shrink-wrap; red HMV-exclusive hype sticker on the front, black barcode/rights sticker on the back. Discs, labels and inserts not visible.
What distinguishes this pressing
- HMV exclusive, per the front hype sticker.
Ten tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Senjutsu
- A2Stratego
- A3The Writing On The Wall
- B4Lost In A Lost World
- B5Days Of Future Past
- C1The Time Machine
- C2Darkest Hour
Side B
- D3Death Of The Celts
- E1The Parchment
- F2Hell On Earth
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Adrian Smith - guitar · Janick Gers - guitar · Steve Harris - bass, keyboards · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced by Kevin Shirley, co-produced by Steve Harris. Mixed by Kevin Shirley; engineered by Denis Caribaux. Recorded at Studio Guillaume Tell. Mastered by Ade Emsley at Table Of Tone Mastering Ltd. Cover illustration by Mark Wilkinson, in collaboration with 3D artist Michael Knowland. Art direction and design by Steve Harris and Stuart Crouch Creative. Calligraphy by Ruth Rowland. Management by Rod Smallwood, Andy Taylor and Dave Shack for Phantom Music Management Ltd. Published by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited. Phonographic copyright and copyright Iron Maiden LLP; licensed to Parlophone Records Ltd.; record company Warner Music Group.
Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 20087653, the Europe CD 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
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-10-05, checked by eye against Discogs release 20087752. The reasoning below is what stood before that.
Opening it and photographing both labels and the run-outs on every side would check the discs against release 20087752.