Folder 227
Europe
Uden (NL) ring, not the EMI Swindon ring
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Read off the clear inner hub of the disc in close, angled light that picks out the etching. In the inner ring: 'EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1' (IMG_4654). On the next band out: '1-1-3-NL', with the first digit only faintly visible (IMG_4656). Also stamped in the ring, but not part of the matrix: 'IFPI L046' (IMG_4655, IMG_4656). No mould SID code appears in any photo.
EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-3-NL — this copy's ring IS Variant 11 of the 22 matrix entries Discogs records.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 573388. Green: in my collection (1 of 22). Red: missing.
Run-out: this copy matches variant 11 on every side Discogs lists for it.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 1) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-9-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 2) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 2-4-2-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 3) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-13-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 4) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-2-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 5) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-5-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 6) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 2-3-8-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 7) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 2 2-1-2-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 8) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-13-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 9) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 2-3-2-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 10) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-5-1-NL |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 11) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-3-NL — this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 12) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-11-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 13) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 2 2-1-5-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 14) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-11-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 15) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-10-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 16) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 2 2-1-9-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 17) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-15-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 18) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-5-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 19) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 2 2-1-3-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 20) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-5-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 21) | EMI UDEN 4939922@ 1 2-3-7-NL |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Variant 22) | EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-2-NL |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 7 of them
Mirror ring etched 'EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1'
IMG_4654.jpeg
Mirror ring '1-1-3-NL' and mastering code 'IFPI L046'
IMG_4655.jpeg, IMG_4656.jpeg
Rear inlay barcode sticker: '7243 4 93915 2 9', '7 24349 39152 9', 'I: 070', 'F: PM 520', 'UK: 493 9152', 'Printed in E.U.', 'Place of manufacture as stated on label', 'Marketed and Distributed by EMI'
IMG_4647.jpeg
Rear inlay: tracklist of eight songs, 'TOTAL RUNNING TIME 53:22', 'ALL TRACKS ZOMBA MUSIC PUBLISHING', 'EMI UNITED KINGDOM' logo
IMG_4646.jpeg, IMG_4648.jpeg
Disc printed full-colour with the cover art. Text on the disc: '7243 4 93915 2 9', 'LC 0542 MADE IN EU.', 'bel BIEM', EMI United Kingdom logo
IMG_4651.jpeg, IMG_4652.jpeg, IMG_4653.jpeg
Regular clear jewel case with a printed front booklet and no lenticular cover. The front cover carries a signature in pen
IMG_4645.jpeg, IMG_4650.jpeg
Booklet back page: Ed Hunter computer-game credit and '7243 4 93915 2 9' printed along the edge
IMG_4649.jpeg
The photographs
IMG_4645.jpg1 of 12READ FROM
The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Standard jewel case with a clear tray
- Booklet with Ed Hunter game credit on the back page
- Disc printed full-colour with the Virtual XI cover art
- Front cover signed in pen
What distinguishes this pressing
- Uden (NL) ring, not the EMI Swindon ring
- Ring suffix '@ 1 1-1-3-NL' matches Discogs Variant 11 of 573388
- Price code I: 070
Eight tracks, and the recording credits
Tracks 1-4
- 1Futureal
- 2The Angel And The Gambler
- 3Lightning Strikes Twice
- 4The Clansman
Tracks 5-8
- 5When Two Worlds Collide
- 6The Educated Fool
- 7Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger
- 8Como Estais Amigos
Blaze Bayley - vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Janick Gers - guitar · Steve Harris - bass, keyboards · Nicko McBrain - drums. Live keyboards by Michael Kenney.
Produced and mixed by Steve Harris and Nigel Green, engineered by Nigel Green. Recorded and mixed at Barnyard Studios. Mastered by Simon Heyworth at Chop 'Em Out. Front cover art by Melvyn Grant. Published by Zomba Music Publishing. Phonographic copyright Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.; copyright Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.
Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 2420410, the UK & Europe original (EMI, 7243 4 93915 1 2, 1998) 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.
- 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: 'EMI UDEN 4939922 @ 1 1-1-3-NL' with IFPI L046 matches 573388 Variant 11 and no other candidate. A photo of the mould SID code would add one more check.