IRON MAIDEN NUMBER OF THE BEAST 1982 •1st press• GERMANY RARE +INNER NWOBHM

Sold Date: December 27, 2020
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IRON MAIDEN / THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST

1982   EMI  1st GERMANY PRESS



••••• ESSENTIAL EIGHTIES METAL. Steve Harris leads his group through a masterful set of powerful riffs and pummeling rhythms with Bruce Dickinson's howl cementing the lineup on absolute classics "Number Of the Beast" "Invaders" "Run To the Hills" and more!!!  CLASSIC NWOBHM STATUS.



1982 true first GERMAN pressing thick semi rigid heavy 134g vinyl weight 1" press ring  the dead wax is machine stamped"07608-A1 / B1" cover is color printed glossed cardstock printed inner sleeve is heavy matte color printed paper stock





CONDITION:
VINYL =    VG+     Sleeve scuff, light unfeelable hairlines or play marks or signs of handling visible under bright lights. The labels are NM.

PLAY GRADE =    VERY STRONG VG+ OR HIGHER  Light hiss/crackle between tracks, and occasionally subdominant in a quiet background, random pop or tick,  POWERFUL LOUD MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   EX-   Very mild storage or handling indications, exceptionally light ring rub, a few very mild creases near edges, COLORFUL CLEAN GLOSSY BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams are tight with one small chip to color at top center but NOT through to inside,  NO SPLITS THROUGH, SPINE LEGIBLE.  Corners have very mild rub.  Inner sleeve shows very mild signs of handling, has seam splits but very crisp & bright.





 ‎– The Number Of The Beast Label:  ‎– 1C 064-07 608,  ‎– 1C 064-07 608,  ‎– 1C 064-07 508 Format: , LP, Album 
Country: Released: Genre: Style: Tracklist  A1Invaders Written-By – * 3:20A2Children Of The Damned Written-By – * 4:34A3The Prisoner Written-By – *, * 5:34A422, Acacia Avenue Written-By – *, * 6:34B1The Number Of The Beast Written-By – * 4:25B2Run To The Hills Written-By – * 3:50B3Gangland Written-By – *, * 3:46B4Hallowed Be Thy Name Written-By – * 7:08









Iron Maiden are managed for Sanctuary Music.
Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, London.
All titles published by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
℗ 1982 Original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
Marketed, manufactured and distributed by EMI.
Made in Germany. Barcode and Other Identifiers Rights Society: GEMA/STEMRA Label Code: LC 0542 Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 1C 064-07 608 Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 1C 064-07 608 Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): 07608-A1 Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): 07608-B1 ○

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MINT  sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-)  vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-)   vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-)   vinyl & labels are very clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact or light background noise; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
GOOD (+/-)    vinyl & covers will have significant wear ***THIS IS A GRADE I SELDOM ASSIGN AND RARELY DEAL IN RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION UNLESS THEY ARE OF COLLECTOR'S SIGNIFICANCE




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