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Sleeve number 2LP 198 7 94004 1 and labels 198-79 4005 1 / 198-79 4006 1 at 45 RPM: the only vinyl row on the master in that number family is the European 4206523, listed as 12" 45 RPM.

Catalogue: 198-7-94004 1
Label: EMI
Released: 1990
Confidence: Likely
Why this grade
European EMI edition of part X of The First Ten Years: a 45 RPM gatefold pack, not the UK IRN 10. The back sleeve carries 2LP 198 [7 94004 1] under barcode 77779 40041, with CDP 538-7 94004 2 and LC 0542 beneath it, and no IRN number anywhere on sleeve or labels. The labels are numbered 198-79 4005 1 A / 198-79 4005 1 B (The Clairvoyant record) and 198-79 4006 1 A / 198-79 4006 1 B (Infinite Dreams record), each marked 45 RPM, BIEM / GEMA, LC 0542, the EMI box and a bilingual English/German rim ending MADE IN EEC. Of the four vinyl rows on the master only 4206523 fits: it is the European EMI 198-7-94004 1 row, listed as 12" 45 RPM, which the sleeve number and the 45 RPM on every label agree with. The UK row 2251476 is IRN 10, 79 4006 1, IRN 101, IRN 102, none of which appears on this copy; the Italian row 4524326 is 2-52 7940041 at 33 1/3; and the South Korean row 10409405 is an unofficial IRN 10 pressing listed with no label, against EMI labels and an EMI catalogue number here. Three of the four run-outs read cleanly as stamped 7940051-B1, 7940061-A1 and 7940061-B1; on The Clairvoyant record's side A the stamp reads 7940051- and then a character that is not a clean A (it shows as an upright stroke with a bowl at the foot, closer to 6 or b) before a final 1, so that side's letter is left unread. The grade stops at Probable rather than Confirmed because no release JSON for 4206523 is cached, so the run-outs were never compared with the matrix Discogs records for it: one row matches on catalogue number, country and speed, and nothing release-specific was cross-checked. A clear KOSTA PRODUKTER AB sticker sits on the back sleeve; it is recorded as seen and not used to place the copy. The version list is never complete, so an uncatalogued European variant cannot be ruled out.
Reference: Discogs 4206523
Median sale: DKK 261
Sale range: DKK 161-477
On sale now: 8, from DKK 75
Last sold: 13 October 2026

What the record says

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

198-79 4005 1 A: 7940051-?1 (letter unread, stamped); 198-79 4005 1 B: 7940051-B1 (stamped); 198-79 4006 1 A: 7940061-A1 (stamped); 198-79 4006 1 B: 7940061-B1 (stamped)

Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 15 of them

Front sleeve: THE CLAIRVOYANT down the right over the hollow-Eddie artwork, a mirrored IRON MAIDEN logo down the left, and The First Ten Years roundel top right reading THE FIRST TEN YEARS / 1980 / 1990 / EDDIE / THE CLAIRVOYANT (Live) / INFINITE DREAMS (Live) / X / UP THE IRONS

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Back sleeve: IRON MAIDEN / Infinite Dreams over the Union-flag motorcycle artwork, barcode block top right, a red MAIDEN ENGLAND stamp bottom right, EMI box and credit lines bottom left, and a silver KOSTA PRODUKTER AB sticker with a K logo on the left edge

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Back sleeve catalogue block at native resolution: barcode 77779 40041, then 2LP 198 with 7 94004 1 boxed, CDP 538-7 94004 2, and LC 0542; no IRN number

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Back sleeve bottom line: THE CLAIRVOYANT THE PRISONER HEAVEN CAN WAIT (P) BBC 1988 UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO EMI RECORDS LTD INFINITE DREAMS KILLERS STILL LIFE (P) 1989 / LISTEN WITH NICKO! PART X (P) 1990 THE COPYRIGHT IN THIS SOUND RECORDING IS OWNED BY EMI RECORDS LTD (C) 1990 EMI RECORDS LTD, EMI box above it

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Gatefold inside, left panel: The Clairvoyant single's back art, Side 1 THE CLAIRVOYANT (LIVE) (S HARRIS) 4.24, Side 2 THE PRISONER (LIVE) HEAVEN CAN WAIT (LIVE), ALL TRACKS RECORDED LIVE AT MONSTERS OF ROCK, DONINGTON PARK 20TH AUGUST 1988, SLEEVE ILLUSTRATION: DEREK RIGGS / PHOTOGRAPHY: ROSS HALFIN / DESIGN: THE COMPLETE WORKS, Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour date list, EMI box

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Gatefold inside, right panel: the Infinite Dreams single's back art, listing Side One 'INFINITE DREAMS (LIVE)' 'KILLERS (LIVE)' and Side Two 'STILL LIFE (LIVE)' 'WASTED YEARS (LIVE)', RECORDED LIVE AT BIRMINGHAM NEC 27TH & 28TH NOVEMBER 1988, a Maiden England video advert, and a small Illustrations: DEREK RIGGS / Packaging: THE COMPLETE WORKS credit bottom right; a tracklist in the top-left corner names INFINITE DREAMS (LIVE), KILLERS (LIVE), STILL LIFE (LIVE), LISTEN WITH NICKO! PART X

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The Clairvoyant record, side A label: A THE CLAIRVOYANT - "LIVE" (S. Harris) 4:25, Produced by Tony Wilson and Martin Birch. Engineered by David Dade. Recorded Live at "Monsters Of Rock", Donington Park. 20th August 1988., 45 RPM, BIEM / GEMA, 198-79 4005 1 A, LC 0542, EMI box, (P) BBC 1988, UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO EMI REC. LTD., rim ...UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, HIRING, LENDING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND BROADCASTING OF THE RECORD PROHIBITED. ... KEINE UNERLAUBTE VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG, VERMIETUNG, AUFFÜHRUNG, SENDUNG! MADE IN EEC.

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The Clairvoyant record, side B label: B 1. THE PRISONER - "LIVE" (A. Smith / S. Harris) 6:06, 2. HEAVEN CAN WAIT - "LIVE" (S. Harris) 7:07, Prod. by Tony Wilson and Martin Birch. Eng. by David Dade. Recorded Live at "Monsters Of Rock", Donington Park. 20th August 1988., 45 RPM, BIEM / GEMA, 198-79 4005 1 B, LC 0542, EMI box, MADE IN EEC. on the rim

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The Clairvoyant record, side A run-out: 7940051- stamped, then a character that is not a clean A (an upright stroke with a bowl at its foot) and a final 1; the label edge in frame shows 45 RPM, BIEM / GEMA and the side A credit line-ends ...d Martin Birch. / ...corded Live at / ...ton Park, which match side A's line breaks, not side B's

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The Clairvoyant record, run-out: 794005 stamped, close-up; the side is not identifiable from this frame

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The Clairvoyant record, side B run-out: 7940051 stamped beneath the ...PRODUCER AND OF THE... / ALLE URHEBER- UND LEIS... label rim, and ...051-B1 stamped beneath the RIGHTS OF THE PRO... rim and the Eddie figure's belt

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Infinite Dreams record, side A label: A INFINITE DREAMS (LIVE) (S. Harris) 6:01, Prod., eng. and mix. by Martin Birch. Rec. live at Birmingham Nec 27th and 28th Nov. 1988. Original version features on the album "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son"., 45 RPM, BIEM / GEMA, 198-79 4006 1 A, LC 0542, EMI box, (P) 1989 THE COPYRIGHT IN THIS SOUND RECORDING IS OWNED BY EMI RECORDS LTD., MADE IN EEC. on the rim

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Infinite Dreams record, side B label: B 1. KILLERS (LIVE) (P. Di'Anno / S. Harris) 5:00, 2. STILL LIFE (LIVE) (D. Murray / S. Harris) 4:36, 3. LISTEN WITH NICKO! PART X 11:17, Trks. 1&2: Prod., eng. and mix. by M. Birch. Trk. 3: Written and prod. by McBrain, 45 RPM, BIEM / GEMA, 198-79 4006 1 B, LC 0542, EMI box, (P) 1989 EXCEPT TRK 3 (P) 1990 THE COPYRIGHT IN THIS SOUND RECORDING IS OWNED BY EMI RECORDS LTD.

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Infinite Dreams record, side A run-out: 7940061-A and ...40061-A1 stamped, beneath the 198-79 400... / LC 0542 / EMI box corner of the label

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Infinite Dreams record, side B run-out: 7940061- and ...40061-B1 stamped, beneath 45 RPM / BIEM and the 11:17 / prod. credit fragments of the side B label

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The photographs

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The object, and what marks it out

Sleeve, labels and inserts

Gatefold sleeve with The Clairvoyant on the front and Infinite Dreams on the back, The First Ten Years roundel top right and a small embossed-looking symbol under the logo bottom left. The inside spread reprints both original singles' back covers, so the right panel still lists Wasted Years, which is not on these records. A pale worn patch sits on the front's right edge at the level of the CLAIRVOYANT lettering.
Silver KOSTA PRODUKTER AB sticker on the left edge of the back sleeve.
Two black vinyl 12" records, one per single, each with the grey Eddie-under-the-streetlamp labels, red Iron Maiden logo, orange EMI box and a boxed BIEM / GEMA panel, both marked 45 RPM.
No inner sleeves or inserts are visible in the photographs.

What distinguishes this pressing

Sleeve number 2LP 198 7 94004 1 and labels 198-79 4005 1 / 198-79 4006 1 at 45 RPM: the only vinyl row on the master in that number family is the European 4206523, listed as 12" 45 RPM.
No IRN 10, IRN 101 or IRN 102 anywhere on sleeve or labels, which is what the UK row 2251476 carries.
No 2-52 7940041 and no 33 1/3 RPM, against the Italian row 4524326.
EMI labels and an EMI catalogue number, against the unofficial South Korean IRN 10 row 10409405, which is listed with no label.
Stamped run-outs 7940051-?1 / 7940051-B1 / 7940061-A1 / 7940061-B1, recorded here for comparison once 4206523's matrix fields are to hand.

Seven tracks, two sides, and the recording credits

Side A

A1The Clairvoyant (Live)
B1The Prisoner (Live)
B2Heaven Can Wait (Live)

Side B

C1Infinite Dreams (Live)
D1Killers (Live)
D2Still Life (Live)
D3Listen With Nicko! Part X

The Clairvoyant, The Prisoner and Heaven Can Wait were recorded live at the Monsters Of Rock festival, Donington Park, on 20 August 1988, produced by Martin Birch and Tony Wilson for the BBC, engineered by Dave Dade. Infinite Dreams, Killers and Still Life were recorded live at the Birmingham NEC on 27 and 28 November 1988, produced, mixed and engineered by Martin Birch. Discogs lists no producer for Listen With Nicko! Part X on this release.

Credits are sourced from Discogs release 383871, the UK CD IRN 10, and apply to the recording rather than to this pressing; the UK double 12" is release 2251476 (IRN 10). 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

One European row fits on catalogue number, speed and label, and nothing contradicts it, but the run-outs were never compared with what Discogs records for 4206523 because that release's JSON is not cached. Fetching release 4206523 and checking its Matrix / Runout fields against 7940061-A1, 7940061-B1 and 7940051-B1 is what would lift this from Probable to Confirmed; a sharper, raking-light shot of The Clairvoyant record's side A run-out would settle the unread letter after 7940051-. Standing caveat: the method cannot exclude a pressing absent from Discogs.