Sold Date: March 5, 2023
Start Date: February 26, 2023
Final Price: £46.99 (GBP)
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This is the rare and sought-after 1983 album Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden, originally released in 1983 by EMI Records, catalog number EMA 800. This is the UK release of the album, which features a glossy gatefold sleeve, and 9 songs over two sides of vinyl. This is the 4-panel gatefold version including photographs, lyrics, credits and dedications, also this LP has a black card inner sleeve with a centre hole and rounded corners, and additionally the fan club merchandise sheet with the catalogue number 'EMA 800 (I)'. The personnal on this album is Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain and the full track listing is as follows:

Where Eagles Dare (6m08s)
Revelations (6m51s)
Flight of Icarus (3m49s)
Die with Your Boots On (5m22s)
The Trooper (4m10s)
Still Life (4m37s)
Quest for Fire (3m40s)
Sun and Steel (3m25s)
To Tame a Land (7m26s)

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+ to 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. Playback was tested on a UK domestic turntable prior to listing.
Sleeve/Label: VG+
Very slight scuffing to sleeve, otherwise original gloss still intact. Inner sleeve has very slight ringwear but otherwise in excellent condition. Labels perfect. Fan club merchandise sheet has crease across one corner.

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 Tracked 48 service for a Small Parcel. 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 700g, 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/1839842-Iron-Maiden-Piece-Of-Mind
[2] https://www.allmusic.com/album/piece-of-mind-mw0000045853
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_of_Mind
[4] https://support.discogs.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001566193-How-To-Grade-Items