All 7 pressings

Folder 231

Europe

Matrix EMI 4968650 with no UDEN plant name, unlike the Dutch EMI Uden pressings (4471663, 9647655, 11180450, 8278660, 35325718).

Catalogue
7243 4 96865 0 2
Label
EMI
Released
1998
Confidence
Confirmed
Why this grade

The 1998 enhanced remaster, catalogue 7243 4 96865 0 2, is shared by many EU, UK & Europe and overseas pressings, so the catalogue number and barcode only narrow it to that family. The mirror ring settles it: matrix EMI 4968650 with mastering SID IFPI LV03 and mould SID IFPI 2533 matches release 369472 on all three, and no other 7243 4 96865 0 2 release in the master carries any of them (the Uden pressings show EMI UDEN 4968650 @ 1 and IFPI L047, the IMS pressings IFPI LV04, the Swindon one IFPI L041). The owner's note gives the same three ring strings; the photographs show all of them, so the note confirms rather than decides. The version list is incomplete by construction, so an uncatalogued pressing with the same ring can't be ruled out.

Reference
Discogs 369472
Median sale
DKK 61
Sale range
DKK 22-127
On sale now
22, from DKK 60
Last sold
27 September 2026
A photograph of pressing 231, Europe

What the record says

Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.

Inner mirror ring photographed close up under raking light, the reflection angled so the etching stands out. The outer ring band carries the matrix EMI 4968650 between two square windows (IMG_4708.jpeg). The mastering SID IFPI LV03 sits on its own band (IMG_4709.jpeg). The inner clear hub carries the mould SID IFPI 2533, softer but legible (IMG_4711.jpeg, IMG_4712.jpeg). Only the matrix string EMI 4968650 goes in ring=; the two IFPI codes are SID codes.

EMI 4968650 — this copy's ring IS a recorded matrix entry — the only one Discogs records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout

As Discogs records them for release 369472. Green: in my collection (1 of 1). Red: missing.

✓Matrix / RunoutEMI 4968650 — this copy
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 8 of them

Rear inlay barcode block: 7243 4 96865 0 2, 7 24349 68650 2, I:, F: PM 520, UK: 496 8650, Printed in E.U., Place of manufacture as stated on label, Marketed and Distributed by EMI, enhanced CD logo

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Rear inlay credits: ℗ 1998 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd, © 1998 Iron Maiden (Holdings) Ltd

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Front: hype sticker SPECIAL MULTIMEDIA CD FEATURES FULL-LENGTH VIDEOS, EXCLUSIVE BAND BIOGRAPHIES, PHOTO GALLERIES, INTERNET LINKS AND MUCH MORE... PC/MAC COMPATIBLE, spine enhanced CD

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Booklet back: enhanced CD Video Section listing HOLY SMOKE and BRING YOUR DAUGHTER .... TO THE SLAUGHTER, 7243 4 96865 0 2

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Disc face: 7243 4 96865 0 2, EMI, Bel/Biem/S.I.A.E., LC 0542 MADE IN EU., Digitally remastered, ℗ 1998 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd

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Mirror ring matrix EMI 4968650

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Mirror ring mastering SID IFPI LV03

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Clear hub mould SID IFPI 2533

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The photographs

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The object, and what marks it out

Sleeve, labels and inserts

  • Standard jewel case with clear tray; Eddie artwork printed on the tray inlay, visible behind the disc.
  • Black hype sticker on the front of the case advertising the multimedia section.
  • Fully printed picture disc with the front-cover Eddie and the back-cover figure.
  • Booklet with tracklist, writing credits and the enhanced video section listing.

What distinguishes this pressing

  • Matrix EMI 4968650 with no UDEN plant name, unlike the Dutch EMI Uden pressings (4471663, 9647655, 11180450, 8278660, 35325718).
  • Mastering SID IFPI LV03, not IFPI L047 (Uden), IFPI LV04 (IMS, 6774932), IFPI L041 (Swindon, 14802451) or IFPI L574 (optimal media).
  • Mould SID IFPI 2533, which no other release in the master records.
Ten tracks, and the recording credits

Tracks 1-5

  1. 1Tailgunner
  2. 2Holy Smoke
  3. 3No Prayer For The Dying
  4. 4Public Enema Number One
  5. 5Fates Warning

Tracks 6-10

  1. 6The Assassin
  2. 7Run Silent Run Deep
  3. 8Hooks In You
  4. 9Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter
  5. 10Mother Russia

Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Janick Gers - guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Nicko McBrain - drums.

Produced, engineered and mixed by Martin Birch, assisted by Chris Marshall (mixing) and Les Kingham and Mick McKenna (recording). Mastered at Sterling Sound. Recorded at Steve Harris' Barn on the Rolling Stones Mobile; mixed at Battery Studios, London. Sleeve and illustration by Derek Riggs; packaging artwork by The Complete Works. Photography by Ross Halfin. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.

Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 387769, 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: matrix, mastering SID and mould SID all match release 369472 and no other candidate.