All 7 pressings

Folder 243

Europe

Marketed, manufactured and distributed by EMI; sleeve printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V., Uden.

Catalogue
1A 064-07724
Label
EMI
Released
1983
Confidence
Still up in the air (2)
Why this grade

Holland-printed gatefold with the 07724 A-1 / 07724-B1 J.C. run-outs, which leaves two Discogs entries, 5294516 and 28327795. They differ only in which label carries a blue outer ring (side A vs side B), and neither label in these photographs shows a blue ring - both rims read as the same dark brown, so the label colour decides nothing yet and may even mean neither entry describes this copy exactly. The owner's note (07 724 A-1 W J.C. / 07724-B1 J.C.) matches the run-outs photographed, including the W before J.C., which neither Discogs entry lists. No barcode on the back rules out the barcoded reissue 4601102; printed labels rule out the white-label 10658429; the Holland sleeve and Europe credits rule out the French 11032012. The version list is incomplete, so an uncatalogued variant can't be excluded.

Reference
Candidate 5294516 Candidate 28327795
Estimated worth
DKK 211-223
Basis
2 of 2 candidate releases have sold
A photograph of pressing 243, Europe

What the record says

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

Side A: 07724 A-1 etched, W J.C. etched. Side B: 07724-B1 stamped, J.C. etched.

Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 7 of them

Back cover: 1A 064-07724, cassette 1A 264-07724, EMI Records Ltd., Printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V. Uden, LC 0542; no barcode anywhere on the back

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Side One label: 1A 064-07724, (064-07724-A), BIEM/STEMRA, LC 0542, MADE IN EEC in the rim text; rim band dark brown, no blue outer ring

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Side Two label: 1A 064-07724, (064-07724-B), BIEM/STEMRA, LC 0542; rim band dark brown, no blue outer ring

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Run-out etched 07724 A-1

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Run-out etched W J.C.

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Run-out stamped 07724-B1

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Run-out etched J.C.

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The photographs

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The object, and what marks it out

Sleeve, labels and inserts

  • Gatefold sleeve with the band dinner photo inside and printed lyric inner sleeve; the back cover shows wear and a paper tear top left.
  • Black vinyl LP, printed 'brain and vegetables' labels on both sides.

What distinguishes this pressing

  • Marketed, manufactured and distributed by EMI; sleeve printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V., Uden.
Nine tracks, two sides, and the recording credits

Side A

  1. A1Where Eagles Dare
  2. A2Revelations
  3. A3Flight Of Icarus
  4. A4Die With Your Boots On

Side B

  1. B1The Trooper
  2. B2Still Life
  3. B3Quest For Fire
  4. B4Sun And Steel
  5. B5To Tame A Land

Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead guitar · Adrian Smith - lead guitar · Steve Harris - bass guitar · Nicko McBrain - drums.

Produced, engineered and mixed by Martin Birch, assisted by Dennis Halliburton and Frank Gibson (engineering) and Bruce Buchhalter (mixing). Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau; mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York; lacquer cut at Utopia Studios. Sleeve concept and design by Derek Riggs, Iron Maiden and Rod Smallwood; sleeve illustrations by Derek Riggs, art continuation by Keith Peacock for the Artful Dodgers. Photos by Simon Fowler. Management by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor for Sanctuary Music. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. Phonographic copyright EMI Records Ltd.; copyright Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.

Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 1839842, the UK original (EMI, EMA 800, 1983) 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.

  • 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

Look at both labels in daylight for a blue outer ring: on side A means 5294516, on side B means 28327795, on neither means this copy isn't exactly described by either entry.