All 2 pressings

Folder 232

Europe

Disc one Uden-mastered ('EMI UDEN 4969272 @ 1', IFPI L046) beside a Swindon disc two - the split that sets 4001816 apart from the all-Swindon and IMS Europe entries.

Catalogue
7243 4 96926 0 2
Label
EMI
Released
1998
Confidence
Confirmed
Why this grade

Made in EU 1998 EMI double with a split-plant pair of discs: disc one glass-mastered at EMI Uden, disc two at EMI Swindon. Of the five Europe-pressed entries on catalogue 7243 4 96926 0 2, only release 4001816 lists that combination - 9376206 and 6112808 are Swindon on both discs, 4802864 has an Uden disc one but a plain 'EMI 4969280' disc two with IFPI LV03, and 1887775 is IMS (imsgroup.it) with LV04/LV03. Disc two's ':1:7' further matches 4001816's CD2 variants 1 and 3, not 2 and 4 (':1:4'). The owner's typed note gives the same ring and SID strings, and the photographs bear it out string for string; the note decided nothing the discs did not already show. Mould SID codes were not photographed, so which of variant 1 or 3 this is stays open. The version list is incomplete by construction, so an uncatalogued pressing with the same rings cannot be excluded.

Reference
Discogs 4001816
Median sale
DKK 112
Sale range
DKK 56-179
On sale now
None listed
Last sold
19 June 2026
A photograph of pressing 232, Europe

What the record says

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

Both mirror rings photographed in close-up under angled light, the stamped text standing out against the dark inner band. Disc 1: 'EMI UDEN 4969272 @ 1' (IMG_4721.jpeg), mastering code 'IFPI L046' on the inner band (IMG_4722.jpeg). Disc 2: '496928 0 . 2 :1:7' (IMG_4726.jpeg) followed by 'EMI SWINDON' (IMG_4727.jpeg), mastering code 'IFPI L041' (IMG_4728.jpeg). No mould SID code appears in any photograph.

Disc 1: EMI UDEN 4969272 @ 1 — this copy's ring IS CD1, variants 1 to 4 of the 3 matrix entries Discogs records.

Disc 2: 496928 0 . 2 :1:7 EMI SWINDON — this copy's ring IS CD2, variants 1, 3 of the 3 matrix entries Discogs records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout

As Discogs records them for release 4001816. Green: in my collection (2 of 3). Red: missing.

Run-out: disc 1 matches variants 1, 2, 3 and 4; disc 2 matches variants 1 and 3.

✓Matrix / Runout (CD1, variants 1 to 4)EMI UDEN 4969272 @ 1 — copy 187, this copy
✓Matrix / Runout (CD2, variants 1, 3)496928 0 . 2 :1:7 EMI SWINDON — this copy
✗Matrix / Runout (CD2, variants 2, 4)496928 0 . 2 :1:4 EMI SWINDON
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 10 of them

Front: 'IRON MAIDEN', 'A REAL LIVE DEAD ONE', round black hype sticker 'SPECIAL MULTIMEDIA CD FEATURES FULL LENGTH VIDEOS, EXCLUSIVE BAND BIOGRAPHIES, PHOTO GALLERIES, INTERNET LINKS AND MUCH MORE... PC/MAC COMPATIBLE'; spine '2 CD', 'enhanced CD'

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Back inlay: barcode '7243 4 96926 0 2' / '7 24349 69260 2', 'UK: 496 9260', 'Printed in E.U.', 'F: PM 617', 'Marketed and Distributed by EMI', 'Place of manufacture as stated on label', DISC 1 / DISC 2 tracklists

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Disc one label: '7243 4 96926 0 2', '(496 9272)', 'Disc One', 'BEL/BIEM/ S.I.A.E.', 'LC 0542 MADE IN EU', 'Digitally remastered (P) 1998'

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Disc two label: '7243 4 96926 0 2', '(496 9280)', 'Disc Two', 'BEL/BIEM/ S.I.A.E.', 'LC 0542 MADE IN EU'

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Disc one mirror ring: 'EMI UDEN 4969272 @ 1'

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Disc one inner band: 'IFPI L046'

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Disc two mirror ring: '496928 0 . 2 :1:7'

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Disc two mirror ring continues: 'EMI SWINDON'

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Disc two inner band: 'IFPI L041'

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Double jewel case with hinged clear inner tray; inlay rear/inner card artwork, booklet back cover printed '7243 4 96926 0 2' beside the artwork

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The photographs

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The object, and what marks it out

Sleeve, labels and inserts

  • Standard-thickness double jewel case with a hinged clear centre tray holding one disc each side.
  • Booklet front with the Eddie artwork and the round black multimedia hype sticker on the case front.
  • Two picture discs: disc one Eddie crucified in red, disc two Eddie with a bass guitar.

What distinguishes this pressing

  • Disc one Uden-mastered ('EMI UDEN 4969272 @ 1', IFPI L046) beside a Swindon disc two - the split that sets 4001816 apart from the all-Swindon and IMS Europe entries.
  • Disc two ':1:7' points to 4001816's CD2 variant 1 or 3.
Twenty-four tracks, and the recording credits

Tracks 1-01-1-12

  1. 1-01The Number Of The Beast
  2. 1-02The Trooper
  3. 1-03Prowler
  4. 1-04Transylvania
  5. 1-05Remember Tomorrow
  6. 1-06Where Eagles Dare
  7. 1-07Sanctuary
  8. 1-08Running Free
  9. 1-09Run To The Hills
  10. 1-102 Minutes To Midnight
  11. 1-11Iron Maiden
  12. 1-12Hallowed Be Thy Name

Tracks 2-01-2-Video1

  1. 2-01Be Quick Or Be Dead
  2. 2-02From Here To Eternity
  3. 2-03Can I Play With Madness
  4. 2-04Wasting Love
  5. 2-05Tailgunner
  6. 2-06The Evil That Men Do
  7. 2-07Afraid To Shoot Strangers
  8. 2-08Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
  9. 2-09Heaven Can Wait
  10. 2-10The Clairvoyant
  11. 2-11Fear Of The Dark
  12. 2-Video1Fear Of The Dark

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

A 1998 digitally remastered two-disc set. Disc one carries the twelve tracks of A Real Dead One and disc two the eleven of A Real Live One, in the same order; the booklet dates the recordings to European venues in 1992 and 1993. Disc two is an enhanced CD carrying a video of Fear Of The Dark taken from Live At Donington.

Produced and mixed by Steve Harris. Engineered by Mick McKenna. Mastered by Tim Young. Cover by Derek Riggs; reissue design and art direction by Hugh Gilmour at Diablo Design. Live photography by George Chin, Guido Karp and Tony Mottram. Published by Zomba Music Publishing Ltd. Phonographic copyright EMI Records Ltd. and Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.; copyright Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.; licensed to EMI Records Ltd.

Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 4802864, the Europe 2xCD and this master's main release. 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 on the mirror rings. Only the mould SID codes (not photographed) would separate 4001816's variant 1 from variant 3.