Folder 257
Malaysia
Malaysian EMI address on the inlay separates it from the Indian, Indonesian and Ukrainian cassettes in the master
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 6 of them
Inlay spine reads IRON MAIDEN, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, catalogue number 0094637321744, and Music from EMI
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Barcode on the inlay rear flap, digits 0 094637 321744, beside a small EMI logo
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Embossed company block on the inlay rear, read at native resolution: EMI (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD., ... Waterfront Business Park, No.3 Jalan Tasik,, ...300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul Ehsan. -- the Malaysian marker that ties it to 3495606
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Rights text: All tracks administered by BMG Music Publishing International Ltd., (P) 2006 The Copyright in this sound recording is owned by Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd., under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd., Marketed and distributed by EMI, EMI is a Capitol Music Label.
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Silver hologram security sticker on the front shrink-wrap, numbered H8195024
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Still sealed in shrink-wrap; the cassette shell can't be seen, so no shell print was read
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Standard clear Norelco case, sealed in the original shrink-wrap
- Front J-card shows the album artwork with the band logo and title in white
- Numbered silver hologram sticker on the front of the wrap, with a brown stain beside it
- Inlay rear carries the tracklist, production credits and an embossed Malaysian EMI address
What distinguishes this pressing
- Malaysian EMI address on the inlay separates it from the Indian, Indonesian and Ukrainian cassettes in the master
- Spine catalogue number
0094637321744matches only the Malaysian cassette's listed catno
Ten tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- 1Different World
- 2These Colours Don't Run
- 3Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
- 4The Pilgrim
- 5The Longest Day
Side B
- 6Out Of The Shadows
- 7The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
- 8For The Greater Good Of God
- 9Lord Of Light
- 10The Legacy
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead and rhythm guitar · Adrian Smith - lead and rhythm guitar · Janick Gers - lead and rhythm guitar · Steve Harris - bass, keyboards · Nicko McBrain - drums.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Kevin Shirley, assisted by Drew Griffiths. Recorded and mixed at Sarm West Studios, London. Glass mastered and pressed by Mediamotion. Published by BMG Music Publishing International Ltd. Phonographic copyright and copyright Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.; licensed to EMI Records Ltd.
Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 3382321, the Europe original CD (EMI, 0946 372321 2 5); no UK or Europe cassette exists under this master, so the tracklist above is read from the Malaysia EMI pressing (release 3495606, catalogue 0094637321744), an official licensed edition. Credits 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.
- Shell: light surface marks and handling wear are visible. No visible warping, tape spillage or shell 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
Pinned to the Malaysian cassette 3495606 by catalogue number and the Malaysian address; opening it to read the shell print would be the only further check, and isn't worth breaking the seal for.