All 2 pressings

Folder 312

Europe

Ring pair 3365772 @ 1 010111-NL / 3365792 @ 1 010113-NL is Discogs variant 8 of 1764105 exactly.

Catalogue
0946 336 574 2 7, 336 5742
Label
EMI
Released
2005
Confidence
Confirmed
Why this grade

The Copy Controlled European issue, pinned by its mirror rings. The rear inlay carries the copy-controlled catalogue number 'UK: 336 5742' and barcode '0 94633 65742 7', which a dozen releases in the master share, so neither decides anything on its own. The rings do: disc one 'WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1' with '010111-NL', disc two 'WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1' with '010113-NL', both 'IFPI LW04' -- exactly the pair Discogs files as variant 8 of 1764105, and no other release in the master records that pair. The other Mediamotion '-NL' releases in the master carry different stamper numbers (Bulgaria 4502343: 010106-NL / 010103-NL; Ukraine 9135333: 010107-NL / 010108-NL; India 5535330 and Indonesia 5538507 differ too), and the UK non-copy-controlled 1885428 rings read 3364382 / 3364482. Three same-barcode entries -- Thailand 5407409 and 6578715, Malaysia 5541846 -- record no matrix at all on Discogs, so the rings can't be checked against them; nothing on this copy points to either country, and the disc and inlay both say EU. The mould SID codes weren't read. The version list is incomplete by construction, so an uncatalogued pressing can't be excluded.

Reference
Discogs 1764105
Median sale
DKK 52
Sale range
DKK 22-186
On sale now
79, from DKK 30
Last sold
1 October 2026
A photograph of pressing 312, Europe

What the record says

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

Both mirror rings were photographed close up under raking light and read at native resolution. Disc one (the orange-wheel disc): 'WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772' (IMG_7232.jpeg), '3365772 @ 1' (IMG_7233.jpeg; the '1' after the '@' is faint but present), the stamper '010111-NL' (IMG_7231.jpeg), and mastering code 'IFPI LW04' (IMG_7234.jpeg). Disc two (the red-wheel disc): 'WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792' (IMG_7236.jpeg), '3365792 @ 1' (IMG_7237.jpeg), the stamper '010113-NL' (IMG_7235.jpeg), and 'IFPI LW04' (IMG_7238.jpeg). Read together, disc one is 'WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010111-NL' and disc two is 'WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1 010113-NL'. No mould SID code was photographed.

Disc 1: WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010111-NL — this copy's ring IS Disc One, variant 8 of the 32 matrix entries Discogs records.

Disc 2: WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1 010113-NL — this copy's ring matches 2 of the 32 matrix entries Discogs records — Disc Two, variant 5 and Disc Two, variant 8 — which record the same string, so it cannot be narrowed to one.

Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout

As Discogs records them for release 1764105. Green: in my collection (2 of 32). Red: missing.

Run-out: this copy matches variant 8 on every side Discogs lists for it.

✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 1)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010108-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 1)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 010111-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 2)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 2)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 3)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010109-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 3)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020101-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 4)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010110-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 4)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1 010112-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 5)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010109-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 5)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1 010113-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 6)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010101-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 6)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1 010112-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 7)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010113-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 7)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020109-NL
✓Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 8)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010111-NL — this copy
✓Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 8)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1 010113-NL — this copy
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 9)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 2 020103-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 9)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020102-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 10)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 10)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1 010111-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 11)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010203-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 11)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020101-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 12)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020202-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 12)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020112-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 13)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020106-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 13)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020110-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 14)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 1 010202-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 14)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020109-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 15)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 1 010110-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 15)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020106-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc One, variant 16)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772 @ 2 020103-NL
✗Matrix / Runout (Disc Two, variant 16)WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792 @ 2 020109-NL
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 11 of them

Front cover: 'IRON MAIDEN', 'DEATH ON THE ROAD'; spine strip '2 CD' and 'COPY CONTROLLED' with the Copy Control logo

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Rear inlay: 'DISC ONE' / 'DISC TWO' tracklist, 'RECORDED AT WESTFALENHALLE, DORTMUND, GERMANY. MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2003.', 'EMI IS A CAPITOL MUSIC LABEL.', 'UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO EMI RECORDS LTD.', and the 'Copy Controlled' box 'This disc contains Copy Control technology'

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Rear inlay fine print: barcode '0 94633 65742 7', '0946 3 36574 2 7', 'www.emimusic.info', 'UK: 336 5742', 'F:', 'EMI', 'Place of manufacture as stated on label. Marketed and distributed by EMI. Printed in the EU.'

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Disc one face: 'DISC ONE', 'IRON MAIDEN', 'DEATH ON THE ROAD' on an orange flaming-wheel picture disc, Copy Control logo at the foot, rim text '2005 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.' and 'THE COPY CONTROL LOGO IS A TRADEMARK'; the catalogue line near the rim is only partly legible ('336')

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Disc two face: 'DISC TWO', 'IRON MAIDEN', 'DEATH ON THE ROAD' on a red flaming-wheel picture disc; rim print 'MADE IN EU' followed by a label-code and catalogue line that is only partly legible ('336')

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Disc one mirror ring: '010111-NL'

IMG_7231.jpeg

Disc one mirror ring: 'WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365772', '3365772 @ 1'

IMG_7232.jpeg, IMG_7233.jpeg

Disc one mirror ring: 'IFPI LW04'

IMG_7234.jpeg

Disc two mirror ring: '010113-NL'

IMG_7235.jpeg

Disc two mirror ring: 'WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3365792', '3365792 @ 1'

IMG_7236.jpeg, IMG_7237.jpeg

Disc two mirror ring: 'IFPI LW04'

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The photographs

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The object, and what marks it out

Sleeve, labels and inserts

  • Double jewel case with a clear tray holding both discs.
  • Two picture discs printed with a flaming wagon wheel: orange on disc one, red on disc two.
  • Copy Control logo on the spine strip, the rear inlay and both disc faces.
  • No booklet or insert is shown in the photographs.

What distinguishes this pressing

  • Ring pair 3365772 @ 1 010111-NL / 3365792 @ 1 010113-NL is Discogs variant 8 of 1764105 exactly.
  • '-NL' stamper numbers differ from Bulgaria 4502343, Ukraine 9135333, India 5535330 and Indonesia 5538507.
  • Copy-controlled 3365772 / 3365792 rings rule out the non-copy-controlled 336 4372 issues (1885428, 5796857).
  • Mediamotion rings rule out the Australian (SM ... 3365742), Canadian (D2 7338) and Brazilian (VIDEOLAR, MICROSERVICE) discs.
  • Thailand 5407409 / 6578715 and Malaysia 5541846 record no matrix, so the rings can't be checked against them.
Sixteen tracks, and the recording credits

Tracks 1-1-1-9

  1. 1-1Wildest Dreams
  2. 1-2Wrathchild
  3. 1-3Can I Play With Madness
  4. 1-4The Trooper
  5. 1-5Dance Of Death
  6. 1-6Rainmaker
  7. 1-7Brave New World
  8. 1-8Paschendale
  9. 1-9Lord Of The Flies

Tracks 2-1-2-7

  1. 2-1No More Lies
  2. 2-2Hallowed Be Thy Name
  3. 2-3Fear Of The Dark
  4. 2-4Iron Maiden
  5. 2-5Journeyman
  6. 2-6The Number Of The Beast
  7. 2-7Run To The Hills

Bruce Dickinson - vocals · Dave Murray - lead and rhythm guitar · Adrian Smith - lead and rhythm guitar · Janick Gers - lead and rhythm guitar · Steve Harris - bass · Nicko McBrain - drums · Michael Kenney - keyboards.

Produced by Kevin Shirley, co-produced by Steve Harris. Engineered and mixed by Kevin Shirley, assisted by Drew Griffiths. Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York. Recorded at the Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, on 24 November 2003; mixed at Whitfield Street Studios, London. Sleeve illustration by Melvyn Grant; design by Peacock. Photography by Simon Fowler (group) and Ross Halfin (live). Phonographic copyright Capitol Music; copyright Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Dedicated to the memory of Manu Da Silva. The release credits no publisher, so none is stated here.

Personnel, production and artwork credits are sourced from Discogs release 1885428, the UK original 2xCD, 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.

  • Case/inlay: general handling wear with some edge and corner softening; no cracks or splits visible in these shots.
  • Disc: light surface marks and handling sheen catch the light. No visible deep scratches or disc-face 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 1764105 by both mirror rings, which match its variant 8 exactly; a shot of the moulded ifpi codes on the clear hubs would add one more check.