Folder 223

Europe

The barcode 0190295852009 sits in the catalogue number of two master entries: the official 2017 Parlophone reissue (10301857) and an unofficial EMI United Kingdom entry (38144637) that also carries 7243 8 35819 1 7; this sleeve shows Parlophone and no 7243 number.

Catalogue: 0190295852009
Label: Parlophone
Released: 2017
Confidence: Sealed, unopened
Why this grade
Still in its shrink-wrap, as the owner's note "Sealed" says and the photographs show: the wrap is visible creased over the front and back sleeve. The owner's note also gives 0190295852009, and the sleeve bears it out twice: it is the barcode top left on the back and closes the rights line, 'Made in the EU. 0190295852009'. Together with the Parlophone logo and '(C) 2017 Iron Maiden LLP' that points to the 2017 Parlophone remaster, release 10301857 (Europe). One other entry on the master carries the same number in its catalogue field, release 38144637, but it is an unofficial release credited to EMI United Kingdom with catalogue 7243 8 35819 1 7; nothing on this sleeve shows the EMI name or that 7243 number, and its rights line names Parlophone, so the sleeve fits the official reissue. A barcode is corroboration rather than proof, though, and the version list is never complete. Labels and run-outs can't be seen without opening it, so the discs inside haven't been checked against the sleeve. - Confirmed by the owner, checked by eye against Discogs release 10301857 on 2026-10-05; still sealed, so the discs themselves remain unseen.
Reference: Discogs 10301857
Median sale: DKK 275
Sale range: DKK 238-465
On sale now: 71, from DKK 260
Last sold: 1 October 2026

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 10301857. Green: in my collection (0 of 8). Red: missing.

✗	Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1)	`BH65513-01 A1 0190295852009-A CB`
✗	Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1)	`BH65513-01 B1 0190295852009-B CB`
✗	Matrix / Runout (Side C, variant 1)	`BH65513-02 C1 0190295852009-C CB`
✗	Matrix / Runout (Side D, variant 1)	`BH65513-02 D1 0190295852009-D CB`
✗	Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2)	`BH65513-01 A1 0190295852009-A CB 1Δ`
✗	Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2)	`BH65513-01 B1 0190295852009-B CB`
✗	Matrix / Runout (Side C, variant 2)	`BH65513-02 C1 0190295852009-C CB 1Δ`
✗	Matrix / Runout (Side D, variant 2)	`BH65513-02 D1 0190295852009-D CB 1-`

Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 4 of them

Front sleeve, still in shrink-wrap: 'IRON MAIDEN' logo panel and 'THE X FACTOR' lettering over the Eddie operating-table artwork

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Back sleeve under shrink-wrap: 'SIDE 1. SIGN OF THE CROSS' through 'SIDE 4. THE EDGE OF DARKNESS', '2 A.M.', 'THE UNBELIEVER'; 'PRODUCED AND MIXED BY STEVE HARRIS AND NIGEL GREEN AT BARNYARD STUDIOS, ESSEX.'; Parlophone logo bottom; four-side tracklist, so a double LP

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Barcode printed on the back sleeve: '0 190295 852009'; shrink-wrap visible over it

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Parlophone logo and rights line: 'Original (P) 1995. Remaster (P) 2015. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by: Iron Maiden LLP under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Limited. A Warner Music Group C...' ... '(C) 2017 Iron Maiden LLP. Administered by Imagem London Limited. Made in the EU. 0190295852009'; 'www.ironmaiden.com'

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The photographs

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The object, and what marks it out

Sleeve, labels and inserts

Double LP in a single sleeve, factory sealed in shrink-wrap; the discs, labels and any inner sleeves are not visible.

What distinguishes this pressing

The barcode 0190295852009 sits in the catalogue number of two master entries: the official 2017 Parlophone reissue (10301857) and an unofficial EMI United Kingdom entry (38144637) that also carries 7243 8 35819 1 7; this sleeve shows Parlophone and no 7243 number.

Eleven tracks, two sides, and the recording credits

Side A

A1Sign Of The Cross
A2Lord Of The Flies
B1Man On The Edge
B2Fortunes Of War
B3Look For The Truth

Side B

C1The Aftermath
C2Judgement Of Heaven
C3Blood On The World's Hands
D1The Edge Of Darkness
D22 A.M.
D3The Unbeliever

Blaze Bayley - vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Janick Gers - guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Nicko McBrain - drums · Michael Kenney - keyboards. The Expresion Choir sings the Gregorian chants on Sign Of The Cross.

Produced by Nigel Green and Steve Harris; engineered by Nigel Green, assisted by Les Lambert and Mick McKenna; mixed by Nigel Green and Steve Harris. Mastered by Ronal Whelan at Chop 'Em Out. Recorded and mixed at Barnyard Studios. Art direction, design and digital illustration by Hugh Syme. Photography by Tony Frederick; band photographs by Ross Halfin and Simon Fowler. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.

Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 388789, the UK original, and apply to the recording rather than to this pressing. The producer, publisher and copyright lines are independently corroborated by this copy's own label, quoted 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 10301857. The reasoning below is what stood before that.

Opening it and photographing both labels on each disc and the run-outs on all four sides would check the discs against release 10301857.