Folder 222
Europe
The only vinyl entry in the master carrying catalogue number 50999 6477701 6; the other vinyl versions are the US UMe picture disc (88697742471) and the 2017 Parlophone and BMG reissues, each with a different catalogue number.
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 2399075. Green: in my collection (0 of 4). Red: missing.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A runout) | BA 07641-01 A1 647 7701 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B runout) | BA 07641-01 B1 647 7701 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side C runout) | BA 07641-02 C1 647 7701 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side D runout) | BA 07641-02 D1 647 7701 |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 3 of them
Front in shrink with yellow hype sticker: 'LIMITED EDITION' 'DOUBLE PICTURE DISC VINYL' 'INCLUDES' 'EL DORADO' 'AND' 'SATELLITE 15... THE FINAL FRONTIER' '50999 6477701 6'
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Back cover barcode '5 099964 777016', 'EMI' logo, 'WWW.IRONMAIDEN.COM'
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Back credits: 'MADE IN THE EU. 50999 6477701 6', 'UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO EMI RECORDS LTD.', 'THESE DISCS ARE MANUFACTURED FROM VINYL WHICH INCLUDES PICTURES, BY NATURE OF THIS MANUFACTURING PROCESS SOUND QUALITY MAY BE COMPROMISED'; tracklist split SIDE ONE to SIDE FOUR
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Single sleeve still in factory shrink-wrap with a yellow hype sticker on the front; the four-side tracklist and the picture-disc warning on the back point to two picture discs inside, which stay unseen while it is sealed.
What distinguishes this pressing
- The only vinyl entry in the master carrying catalogue number 50999 6477701 6; the other vinyl versions are the US UMe picture disc (88697742471) and the 2017 Parlophone and BMG reissues, each with a different catalogue number.
Ten tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Satellite 15...The Final Frontier
- A2El Dorado
- A3Mother Of Mercy
- B4Coming Home
- B5The Alchemist
- B6Isle Of Avalon
Side B
- C7Starblind
- C8The Talisman
- D9The Man Who Would Be King
- D10When The Wild Wind Blows
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Adrian Smith - guitar · Janick Gers - guitar · Steve Harris - bass, keyboards · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced and mixed by Kevin Shirley. Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, with additional work at The Cave, Malibu. Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine. Manufactured by Optimal Media Production. Published by Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd. Phonographic copyright and copyright Iron Maiden LLP; licensed to EMI Records Ltd.
Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 2593202, this master's own main release (Europe EMI, 50999 6477722 1), 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 2399075. The reasoning below is what stood before that.
Sealed: opening it and photographing the run-out on all four sides would confirm the pressing.