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Folder 300

UK

EMD 1006 on the label, EMI logo, and MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED on the rim - the British original, not the Fame reissue (FA 3247), not the Jugoton or Oasis licences, and not the 2021 / 2026 Parlophone reissues.

Catalogue
EMD 1006
Label
EMI
Released
1988
Confidence
Confirmed
Why this grade

the photographed side A run-out EMD-1006-A-2-1-1- rules out two other pressings Discogs records with EMD-1006 matrices -- the Fame reissue 3696589 (side A -3U-1-1-) and the Israeli pressing 4505525 (side A -2-1-2) -- and with side B EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- it is the exact pair Discogs lists as variant 6 of 576952; the owner's typed reading of both run-outs agrees with the photographs on every character they show, and adds only the end of the side A etching, which the ring paper hides from the camera

Reference
Discogs 576952
Median sale
DKK 321 (kept from 2026-10-01)
Sale range
DKK 87-1,273
On sale now
54, from DKK 119
Last sold
21 September 2026
A photograph of pressing 300, UK

What the record says

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

Run-out photographed, both sides. Side A, etched: EMD-1006-A-2-1-1- (IMG_6978, IMG_6979) and, hand-written, "VERY DIREC before the ring paper covers the rest (IMG_6980). Side B, etched: EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- (IMG_6983, IMG_6984) and, hand-written, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS (IMG_6985, IMG_6986), with DD stamped beside the side B label (IMG_6987) and a second DD in IMG_6982. The owner's note reads side A EMD-1006-A-2-1-1- "VERYDIRECT" ... DD and side B EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- "IFYOUDONTLIKEITBOLLOCKS" DD. No Sterling etching is visible on either side; Discogs records one on side A of this variant, where the ring paper covers the deadwax, and none on side B.

Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout

As Discogs records them for release 576952. Green: in my collection (7 of 15). Red: missing.

Run-out: side A matches no listed variant; side B matches variants 4, 6 and 7.

✓Matrix / Runout (Side B label)EMD 1006B — copy 1, copy 37, this copy
✗Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1)EMD-1006-A "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling -2-1-1- DD
✗Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1)EMD-1006-B "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" Sterling -3U-1-1- DD
✗Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2)EMD-1006-A "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling -3U-1-1- DD
✗Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2)EMD-1006-B "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" Sterling -3U-1-1- DD
✓Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3)EMD-1006-A-2-1-1- "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling DD — copy 1, copy 37
✗Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3)EMD-1006-B-3U-1- "IF YOU DON`T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" Sterling D
✗Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4)EMD-1006-A-3U-1-1- "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling DD
✓Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4)EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" DD — this copy
✗Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5)EMD-1006-A-3U-1- "VERY DIRECT METAL” Sterling D
✓Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5)EMD-1006-B-3U-1-1- "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" Sterling DD — copy 1, copy 37
✓Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6)EMD-1006-A-2-1-1- "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling DD — copy 1, copy 37
✓Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6)EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- "IF YOU DON`T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" DD — this copy
✗Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7)EMD-1006-A-2-1-2 "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling D
✓Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7)EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- "IF YOU DON`T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" DD — this copy
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 16 of them

Side B label: EMD 1006 / (EMD 1006B), the boxed EMI logo and 33⅓ RPM; THIS SIDE lists Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, The Prophecy, The Clairvoyant, Only The Good Die Young and OTHER SIDE lists Moonchild, Infinite Dreams, Can I Play With Madness, The Evil That Men Do

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Side B label rim: ... RECORD PROHIBITED MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED and ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED UNAUTHORISED COPYING, HIRING, RENTING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND BROADCASTING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED

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Side A label: fully printed Eddie / eye / foetus artwork with no text visible, partly overlaid by a white paper ring that extends past the label edge onto the deadwax

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Run-out, side A, etched: EMD-1006-A-2-1-1-

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Run-out, side A, hand-written: "VERY DIREC, the remainder hidden under the paper ring

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Run-out, side B, etched: EMD-1006-B-2-1-1-

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Run-out, side B, hand-written: IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BOLLOCKS

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Run-out, stamped DD beside the side B label (... LIMITED on the rim alongside)

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Run-out, a second stamped DD, beside a label edge in the orange and pink of the side A artwork

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Rear sleeve: barcode 0 77779 02581 7, boxed 79 0258 1, EMD 1006, TCEMD 1006, CDP 7 90258 2, UK: CDEMD 1006

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Rear sleeve, lower right: ℗ 1988 Original Sound Recordings made by EMI Records Ltd / © 1988 Iron Maiden (Holdings) Ltd. and printer code SP8804JU

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Rear sleeve, lower left: EMI Records Ltd. Hayes Middlesex ENGLAND, Sleeve printed in England, Manufactured in England, Direct Metal Mastering, DMM is a trademark of TELDEC

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Inner sleeve: dark blue, lyrics and credits, EMD 1006 top right; credits include Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York

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Insert: band photograph under the IRON MAIDEN logo, with a back-catalogue strip (FA 41 31211, FA 41 31221, EMC 3400, EMA 800, POWER 1, RIP 1, EMC 3512)

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Insert: merchandise order form, SEND ORDER TO: IRON MAIDEN FAN CLUB 12 DEERPARK ROAD WIMBLEDON LONDON SW19 3TU, prices in pounds, and EMD1006 top right

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Front sleeve: standard artwork

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The photographs

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The object, and what marks it out

Sleeve, labels and inserts

  • Outer sleeve - standard single sleeve, rear printed in England with the SP8804JU printer code; light edge and ring wear.
  • Inner sleeve - the dark blue printed lyric and credit sleeve.
  • Insert - the band-photograph card with the back-catalogue strip, and the fan-club merchandise order form; the photographs show both faces but not whether they are one card or two.
  • Labels - fully printed: the Eddie / eye artwork on side A, the silhouette design carrying all the text on side B.
  • Ring paper - a white paper ring sits over the top of the side A label and out onto the deadwax, hiding the end of that side's run-out etching.
  • Vinyl - black.

What distinguishes this pressing

  • EMD 1006 on the label, EMI logo, and MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED on the rim - the British original, not the Fame reissue (FA 3247), not the Jugoton or Oasis licences, and not the 2021 / 2026 Parlophone reissues.
  • Run-outs EMD-1006-A-2-1-1- / EMD-1006-B-2-1-1-. That is the pair Discogs lists as variant 6 of 576952, side A with Sterling DD and side B with plain DD. Side A rules out the Fame reissue (-3U-1-1-) and the Israeli pressing (-2-1-2), whose run-outs Discogs also records under EMD-1006 matrices.
  • Printer code SP8804JU - the code Discogs records for 576952. The Fame reissue's notes give SP6804JU.
  • Fully printed labels, which rule out the UK test pressing's plain black ones.
Eight tracks, two sides, and the recording credits

Side A

  1. A1Moonchild
  2. A2Infinite Dreams
  3. A3Can I Play With Madness
  4. A4The Evil That Men Do

Side B

  1. B1Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
  2. B2The Prophecy
  3. B3The Clairvoyant
  4. 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 UK original, pinned down by the run-out.

Several entries in the master carry an EMD 1006-shaped number, and the copy rules each one out:

How the other candidates were ruled out
CandidateVerdict
576952 - UK, EMD 1006, 1988Matches. Label number, UK rim text, printer code SP8804JU, and both run-outs, which together are the pairing Discogs lists as variant 6.
3696589 - UK Fame reissue, FA 3247Shares side B EMD-1006-B-2-1-1-, but its side A is -3U-1-1- and its label is Fame, not EMI EMD 1006.
4505525 - Israel, EMD 1006-1Its run-outs end -2-1-2 on both sides; this copy's end -2-1-1-.
2294848 - Russia, Fame / Gala, 1993Listed by Discogs on the Fame label; this label is EMI.
8529299 - UK test pressingDiscogs: plain black labels. This copy's labels are fully printed.
1348869 - EMDP 1006The picture disc.
1962519 / 6880137Jugoton and Oasis licences; this label is EMI, made in the UK.
21107581 / 36831421Parlophone reissues, 2021 and 2026; this sleeve is the 1988 EMI print with barcode 0 77779 02581 7.

The owner's note reads side A EMD-1006-A-2-1-1- "VERYDIRECT" and side B EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- "IFYOUDONTLIKEITBOLLOCKS" DD. The photographs show every one of those characters except the T of DIRECT, which sits under the paper ring.

Not read: the end of the side A etching. Discogs gives it as "VERY DIRECT METAL" Sterling DD. The ring paper covers it, and lifting the paper would show it. The match doesn't depend on it.

Standing caveat: this method cannot exclude a pressing absent from Discogs.