Folder 269
US
Back-cover catalogue B0017559-01 and US manufacturing line match US UMe 4129453 only; the Europe EMI (50999 972949 1 7) and Japan (TOJP-60224) picture discs carry other numbers
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
No run-out groove photograph exists in this folder.
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 2 of them
Front sleeve still in shrink-wrap with a black hype sticker: "LIMITED EDITION PICTURE DISC", "ONE OF EIGHT LIMITED EDITION HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL PICTURE DISCS CUT FROM ORIGINAL VINYL PRODUCTION MASTERS IN DELUXE GATEFOLD SLEEVE", small red code "STDPICTUR1 ST01"; shop price sticker "NEW 112" / "8$ 34.99"
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Back cover, still wrapped: "UMe A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY", "www.universalmusicenterprises.com www.ironmaiden.com", "(P) 1983 IRON MAIDEN LLP / ARTWORK (C) 2012 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE IN THE UNITED STATES TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES ... MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.A. BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES ... 2220 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 - U.S.A. DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. B0017559-01", "THESE DISCS ARE MANUFACTURED FROM VINYL WHICH INCLUDES PICTURES", barcode "6 02537 16148 5"
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Sealed in its original shrink-wrap with a hype sticker and a US shop price sticker on the front
- Picture disc per the sticker and back-cover text; the disc itself is not visible through the sealed sleeve
What distinguishes this pressing
- Back-cover catalogue B0017559-01 and US manufacturing line match US UMe 4129453 only; the Europe EMI (50999 972949 1 7) and Japan (TOJP-60224) picture discs carry other numbers
Nine tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Where Eagles Dare
- A2Revelations
- A3Flight Of Icarus
- A4Die With Your Boots On
Side B
- B1The Trooper
- B2Still Life
- B3Quest For Fire
- B4Sun And Steel
- 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
Open it and read the run-out on both sides of the picture disc.