Folder 225
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Ring CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1-1-2-NL, stamper 1-1-2 at the Dutch EMI plant
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Read off the play side's inner mirror ring under raking light, in four frames. IMG_4627 shows the opening CDP 790258 2 AR in the plant's dot-matrix lettering and the tail -1-2-NL. IMG_4628 and IMG_4629 show 2 AR. (a small dot after the R), then a faint stylised @, then -1-2-NL. IMG_4630, at a lower angle, resolves the faint 1 between the @ and the -1-2-NL, giving @ 1-1-2-NL. Joined across the overlaps the ring is CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1-1-2-NL. The @ is the plant's glyph, transcribed as the character it most resembles. No IFPI mould or mastering code was resolved in these frames.
CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1-1-2-NL — this copy's ring IS Variant 1 of the 8 matrix entries Discogs records.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 3673568. Green: in my collection (1 of 8). Red: missing.
Run-out: this copy matches variant 1 on every side Discogs lists for it.
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 1) | CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1-1-2-NL — this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 2) | CDP 790258 2 AR @ 1-2-1-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 3) | CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1 1-1-15-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 4) | CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1 1-1-11-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 5) | CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1. 1-2-2-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 6) | CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1-1-8-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 7) | CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1 1-2-1-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 8) | CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1 1-1-6-NL |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 8 of them
Front booklet: IRON MAIDEN logo and SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON script over the Riggs cover, in a standard jewel case
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Back inlay: CDP 7 90258 2 above barcode 0 77779 02582 4, then UK: CDEMD 1006 and STEREO, EMI box logo; no I:, F: or UK: CDEMS 1534 lines
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Back inlay through the tray: CDP 7 90258 2, UK: CDEMD 1006, STEREO; PRODUCED, ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY MARTIN BIRCH; ℗ 1988 Original Sound Recordings made by EMI Records Ltd
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Disc label: EMI, STEREO, BIEM/STEMRA, CDP 7 90258 2, Made in Holland, UK: CDEMD 1006, COMPACT disc DIGITAL AUDIO
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Disc label, rights text: ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER AND OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED ..., tracklist MOONCHILD · INFINITE DREAMS · CAN I PLAY WITH MADNESS
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Mirror ring, opening and tail: CDP 790258 2 AR ... -1-2-NL
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Mirror ring: 2 AR., faint @, -1-2-NL
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Mirror ring at a lower angle: @ 1-1-2-NL, the first 1 faint
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The photographs
IMG_4619.jpg1 of 12READ FROM
The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Standard clear jewel case with a black tray; the booklet's front shows creasing and wear.
- Silver disc printed in black with the EMI box, a STEREO/BIEM/STEMRA grid and the full tracklist; Made in Holland.
What distinguishes this pressing
- Ring CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1-1-2-NL, stamper 1-1-2 at the Dutch EMI plant
- Back inlay carries UK: CDEMD 1006 with no F: or CDEMS 1534 line
Eight tracks, and the recording credits
Tracks 1-4
- 1Moonchild
- 2Infinite Dreams
- 3Can I Play With Madness
- 4The Evil That Men Do
Tracks 5-8
- 5Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
- 6The Prophecy
- 7The Clairvoyant
- 8Only The Good Die Young
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead and rhythm guitar · Adrian Smith - lead and rhythm guitar, synth · Steve Harris - bass, string synth · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Martin Birch. Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York. Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich. Sleeve illustration, concept and design by Derek Riggs (with Rod Smallwood). Inner-sleeve photograph by Ross Halfin. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 576952, the UK original, 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.
- Case/inlay: general handling wear with some edge and corner softening; no cracks or splits visible in these shots.
- Disc: light surface marks and handling sheen catch the light. No visible deep scratches or disc-face damage in these photographs.
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 by the mirror ring: CDP 790258 2 AR. @ 1-1-2-NL is 3673568's Variant 1 and no other candidate on the master lists that stamper.