Folder 264
Italy
Back-cover printer credit 'graphyche magica 2000 milano' (vs 'Grafica Pozzoli S.p.A. Inzago' on 14212616)
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Side A: 1076081-A 15-4-87 I (signature); Side B: 07608-B 31-5-82 II, hand-scratched initials
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 10 of them
Back cover printer credit, lower right: 'graphyche magica 2000 milano', beside 'Made in Italy by EMI Italiana SpA' and the EMI box logo -- the credit Discogs gives for 1596154 and not for 14212616
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Back cover top: 'stereo', boxed '54' '1076081', 'Available on cassette', barcode sticker '5 099910 760819'
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Back cover overall, tracklist and credits
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Labels: 'IRON MAIDEN "THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST"', 'STEREO', boxed '54' '1076081', sides 'A' and 'B', 'S.I.A.E.', EMI logo, '(P)1982 Original Sound Recording made by EMI Records Ltd.'
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Side A run-out etched '1076081-A'
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Side A run-out etched '15-4-87' and 'I'
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Side B run-out etched '07608-B' and '31-5-82'
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Side B run-out etched 'II' with a small triangle mark
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Hand-scratched initials in the run-out
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Front cover
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Single-pocket sleeve with matte finish; cream EMI Italia labels with S.I.A.E. rim text; barcode on a stuck-on sticker at the top of the back cover.
What distinguishes this pressing
- Back-cover printer credit 'graphyche magica 2000 milano' (vs 'Grafica Pozzoli S.p.A. Inzago' on 14212616)
Eight tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Invaders
- A2Children Of The Damned
- A3The Prisoner
- A422, Acacia Avenue
Side B
- B1The Number Of The Beast
- B2Run To The Hills
- B3Gangland
- B4Hallowed Be Thy Name
Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - guitar · Adrian Smith - guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Clive Burr - drums.
Produced and engineered by Martin Birch, assisted by Nigel Green. Recorded at Battery Studios, London; lacquer cut by Nick Webb. Sleeve illustration by Derek Riggs; artwork by Cream. Inner-sleeve photography by Andre Csillag, P.G. Brunelli, Robert Ellis, Ross Halfin and Toshi Yajima; sleeve photography by Simon Fowler; photo montage by Ian Kay. Management by Rod Smallwood for Sanctuary Music. Published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. Phonographic copyright and copyright EMI Records Ltd.
Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 1466299, the UK original (EMI EMC 3400, 1982) 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
Settled by the back-cover printer credit; run-outs, catalogue number and barcode are shared with 14212616.