Folder 25
Greece
0777 7 90258 1 7 - the later barcode-style catalogue number. The other Greek vinyl in the master, folder 18, is 062-7902581.
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Run-out photographed. Side A reads 7902581 A and side B 7902581 B, matching the 7902581 A' / 7902581 B' Discogs records for this release. The leading 7 is hand-etched with a crossbar, which reads as a # at contact-sheet size and only resolves in the native-resolution crop.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 6138349. Green: in my collection (2 of 2). Red: missing.
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A) | 7902581 A' — this copy |
| ✓ | Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B) | 7902581 B' — this copy |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 10 of them
Label: STEREO 0777 7 90258 1 7
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Label: AEPI - the Greek rights society
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Label, Greek rim text: ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΕΤΑΙ Η ΑΝΕΥ ΕΓΚΡΙΣΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΡΑΦΗ, ΕΚΜΙΣΘΩΣΙΣ …
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Label: full personnel and studio credits, including George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York and Studio Boffin
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Label, side A track 4 printed THE EVIL THAT ME DO - a typographical error for MEN
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Rear sleeve: MINOS - EMI with the EMI logo
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Rear sleeve barcode 0777 7 90258 1 7
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Run-out, side A, etched: 7902581 A - the 7 crossbarred
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Run-out, side B, etched: 7902581 B - the 7 crossbarred
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Insert: black-and-white double-sided lyric sheet
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Outer sleeve - standard artwork, Greek rear credits.
- Insert - a black-and-white double-sided printed lyric sheet, which is what Discogs records for this release.
- Labels - cream/peach, black text, red rim text in Greek, red EMI logo. Not the eye/Eddie artwork used on the UK and European pressings.
- Vinyl - black.
What distinguishes this pressing
0777 7 90258 1 7- the later barcode-style catalogue number. The other Greek vinyl in the master, folder 18, is062-7902581.AEPI- the Greek rights society, establishing the territory from the label itself rather than from the sleeve.- Minos-EMI, the Greek EMI licensee, and Fabelsound as the pressing plant, which is what dates this to the 1990s rather than 1988.
- A cream text label rather than the eye artwork - a printed-credits label design that no other copy in this collection carries.
THE EVIL THAT ME DO- a label typo, and a genuinely distinguishing detail of this printing.
Eight tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Moonchild
- A2Infinite Dreams
- A3Can I Play With Madness
- A4The Evil That Men Do
Side B
- B1Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
- B2The Prophecy
- B3The Clairvoyant
- B4Only The Good Die Young
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead and rhythm guitar · Adrian Smith - lead and rhythm guitar, synth · Steve Harris - bass, string synth · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Martin Birch. Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York. Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich. Sleeve illustration, concept and design by Derek Riggs (with Rod Smallwood). Inner-sleeve photograph by Ross Halfin. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Personnel and studio credits are sourced from Discogs release 576952, 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
Confirmed. The master lists two Greek vinyl entries and this copy matches the second on catalogue number, rights society and manufacturer:
How the other candidates were ruled out
| Candidate | Verdict |
|---|---|
6138349 - Minos-EMI, 0777 7 90258 1 7 | Matches. Catalogue number, AEPI, and the black-and-white lyric insert all agree. Discogs credits Fabelsound as the maker and dates it to the 1990s. |
2661964 - EMIAL S.A., 062-7902581 | The 1988 first Greek pressing. That is folder 18 in this collection, and its catalogue number is different. |
The run-out corroborates but does not decide, since Discogs records no run-out for the 1988 Greek pressing to compare against.
Standing caveat: this method cannot exclude a pressing absent from Discogs.