Folder 36
UK
The eye/Eddie label carrying FA 3247. The Russian pressing on the same catalogue number (folders 31 and 38) uses a plain silver label crediting Gala Records, Inc. This one credits only EMI.
What the record says
Every line below was read off a native-resolution crop of the photograph named beside it.
Run-out photographed. Side B reads EMD-1006-B-2…, matching the EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- Discogs records for this reissue. The Russian pressing that shares the FA 3247 catalogue number carries EMD-1006-B-3U-1- instead.
Barcode and Other Identifiers: Matrix / Runout
As Discogs records them for release 3696589. Green: in my collection (0 of 2). Red: missing.
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side A) | EMD-1006-A-3U-1-1- "VERY DIRECT METAL" STERLING DD |
| ✗ | Matrix / Runout (Side B) | EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- "IF YOU DONT LIKE IT BOLLOCKS" DD |
Every line of small print, and the photograph it came from — 7 of them
Label: FA 3247 / (EMD 1006-B)
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Label: the eye/Eddie artwork with the EMI logo and no Gala Records credit
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Label rim: … MANUFACTURED IN THE U.K. BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED
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Run-out, side B, etched: EMD-1006-B-2…
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Run-out, hand etched: Sterling
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Insert: blue double-sided lyric and credit sheet
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Rear sleeve: the Fame reissue rear
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The photographs
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The object, and what marks it out
Sleeve, labels and inserts
- Outer sleeve - the EMI Fame budget-reissue sleeve.
- Insert - a blue printed lyric sheet.
- Labels - the eye/Eddie artwork, unlike the plain silver labels the Russian pressing on this catalogue number carries.
- Vinyl - black.
What distinguishes this pressing
- The eye/Eddie label carrying
FA 3247. The Russian pressing on the same catalogue number (folders 31 and 38) uses a plain silver label crediting Gala Records, Inc. This one credits only EMI. - A side B run-out ending
-B-2-, against the Russian-B-3U-. MANUFACTURED IN THE U.K.in the label rim text.- A 1991 reissue - the collection now holds the Fame catalogue number three times across two countries: this one, and folders 31 and 38.
Eight tracks, two sides, and the recording credits
Side A
- A1Moonchild
- A2Infinite Dreams
- A3Can I Play With Madness
- A4The Evil That Men Do
Side B
- B1Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
- B2The Prophecy
- B3The Clairvoyant
- 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. FA 3247 is EMI's Fame budget line and appears on two vinyl entries in the master, in different countries. Two details separate them, and this copy matches the British one on both:
How the other candidates were ruled out
| Candidate | Label | Side B run-out | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3696589 - UK, 1991 | Fame / EMI | EMD-1006-B-2-1-1- | Matches. |
| 2294848 - Russia, 1993 | Fame and Gala Records, Inc. | - 3 U - 1 - | This copy's label carries no Gala credit and its side B run-out reads -B-2…. |
The UK original, 576952, is excluded on the catalogue number: it is EMD 1006, not FA 3247.
Standing caveat: this method cannot exclude a pressing absent from Discogs.