Sold Date: October 30, 2022
Start Date: October 23, 2022
Final Price: £125.00 (GBP)
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This is the rare and sought-after 1992 album Fear of The Dark by Iron Maiden, originally released in 1992 by EMI Records, catalog number EMD 1032. This is the UK release of the album from May 1992, which features a glossy gatefold sleeve, original hype sticker and 12 songs over four sides of vinyl. The personnal on this album is Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain and the full track listing is as follows:

Be Quick or Be Dead (3m21s)
From Here to Eternity (3m35s)
Afraid to Shoot Strangers (6m52s)
Fear Is the Key (5m30s)
Childhood's End (4m37s)
Wasting Love (5m46s)
The Fugitive(4m52s)
Chains of Misery (3m33s)
The Apparition (3m53s)
Judas Be My Guide (3m06s)
Weekend Warrior (5m37s)
Fear of the Dark (7m16s)

The details of this pressing can be found on the discogs.com site, see link [1] below. Reviews and background info on the album can be found at the allmusic.com website, see link [2] and the album's wikipedia entry, see link [3].

Using the discogs.com Guide To Vinyl Record Grades (link [4]), the album is graded as follows:
Vinyl: VG+ (borderline NM-)
The LP sits flat and plays cleanly throughout. There are no significant clicks, jumps or pops during playback that adversely affects the listening experience, except a single click on start of side 2 track 2 which prevents NM- grading. Playback was tested on a UK domestic turntable prior to listing.
Sleeve/Label: VG+
Very slight scuffing to sleeve, otherwise original gloss still intact, hype sticker still present. Small mark to finish near top edge where original price tag was removed. Labels perfect.

Further photos are available on request. All items listed here have been stored upright, away from light, heat, strong odours, smoke, damp and anything else that might adversely affect the product, and kept in a pet- and smoke-free home.
Items will be packaged in a rigid cardboard envelope similar to those used by Amazon for posting vinyl.

Postage: postage to a UK address by Royal Mail's Special Delivery Next Day Guaranteed service. For overseas buyers, I will use the most appropriate tracked/signed for service for your address, I have estimated the cost for this listing so please contact me before the auction end for an accurate postage quote for your location. The record plus packaging weighs around 750g, so I will price accordingly and add a small margin due to eBay taking a fee for postage costs. All postage will be priced according to the Royal Mail calculator at https://send.royalmail.com/. Postage for multiple auctions will be combined, all postage overpayments will be refunded.

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[1] https://www.discogs.com/release/396228-Iron-Maiden-Fear-Of-The-Dark
[2] https://www.allmusic.com/album/fear-of-the-dark-mw0000073138
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_the_Dark_(Iron_Maiden_album)
[4] https://support.discogs.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001566193-How-To-Grade-Items