Folder 235
US
ST-2-12321 Z5 on side B separates this from 576965, whose Z6 side A is paired with a side-B Z6
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
A: ST-1-12321 Z6 / STERLING; B: ST-2-12321 Z5 (faint '//' after) / STERLING
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 7340723. Green: in my collection (2 of 16). Red: missing.
Run-out: side A matches variants 3 and 8; side B matches no listed variant.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 1) | THERES ONLY ONE UM ST-1-12321 Z5 -◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 1) | SJ ST-2-12321-Z5 -◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 2) | SJ-1-12321-Z6 -◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 2) | SJ-2-12321-Z5 #4 -◁ STERLING |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 3) | ST-1-12321-Z6 -◁ STERLING — copy 111, this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 3) | SJ ST-2-12321-Z5 #2 -◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 4) | SJ ST-1-12321-Z6 #2 -◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 4) | ST-2-12321-Z5 -◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 5) | SJ S̶̷̲̅T̶̷̲̅-1-12321-Z6 #2 • ─◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 5) | SJ S̶̷̲̅T̶̷̲̅-2-12321-Z6 #3 • ─◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 6) | ST-2-12321-Z6 • -◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 6) | ST-2-12321-Z5 • -◁ STERLING |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 7) | "THERES ONLY ONE UM" SJ-1-12321-Z7 #1 STERLING 0 |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 7) | ST-2-12321•Z1 STERLING 0 |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 8) | ST-1-12321-Z6 • -◁ STERLING — copy 111, this copy |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 8) | ST-2-12321-Z5 • -◁ STERLING |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 12 of them
Front cover: 'IRON MAIDEN' / 'POWERSLAVE' sleeve
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Back cover barcode '0 7777-12321-1'
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Back cover spine text: 'SJ-12321', 'MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS', Capitol logo
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Back cover: '(P) 1984 EMI Records Limited', '(C) 1984 Iron Maiden (Holdings) Limited', 'PRINTED IN U.S.A.', EMI logo
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Printed inner sleeve with Capitol logo and 'SJ-12321' above the lyrics
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Side A label: Capitol logo, 'SJ-12321', 'THIS SIDE' tracklist 'ACES HIGH' ... 'THE DUELLISTS'
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Side A run-out etched 'ST-1-12321' followed by 'Z6'
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Side A run-out: triangle etching and stamped 'STERLING'
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Side B label: Eye of Horus sand artwork picture label
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Side B run-out etched 'ST-2-12321' followed by 'Z5'
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Side B run-out: faint double stroke after the 'Z5'
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Side B run-out: triangle etching and stamped 'STERLING'
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Single sleeve with Derek Riggs Egyptian artwork front and back
- Printed inner sleeve: band photo on one side, lyrics over the sand Eye of Horus on the other
- Black vinyl LP; side A gold sand label with purple print, side B Eye of Horus picture label
What distinguishes this pressing
- ST-2-12321 Z5 on side B separates this from 576965, whose Z6 side A is paired with a side-B Z6
Eight tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Aces High
- A22 Minutes To Midnight
- A3Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
- A4Flash Of The Blade
- A5The Duellists
Side B
- B1Back In The Village
- B2Powerslave
- B3Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead and rhythm guitar · Adrian Smith - lead and rhythm guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Martin Birch, assisted by Bruce Buchhalter and Frank Gibson. Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound. Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau; mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York. Sleeve illustration by Derek Riggs; sleeve and design concept by Derek Riggs, Iron Maiden and Rod Smallwood. Photography by Moshe Brakha. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 1846534, 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
Release 7340723's Z6/Z5 run-out pairing. Matrices for the 1988 reissue 9137929 or the Canadian SJ-12321 entries would show whether either shares it.