Sold Date: June 26, 2020
Start Date: March 15, 2020
Final Price: £42.00 (GBP)
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Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

EMI

EMC 3300

Celebrating 40 years! This album was released on April 14th 1980

Self titled debut album - all 1st press attributes present.

More difficult than many believe to find a true first press as later presses retained the A1 B1 matrices.

On the bottom, the original labels have credits on two lines and no "℗" symbol is present.

The original inner sleeve is black with plastic bag inside and patent no: 1,125,555 printed in white to the bottom left corner.

On the sleeve, the catalogue number "EMC 3330" is printed on the rear sleeve, spine and face labels. "OC 062-07 269" is printed on the rear sleeve. There is NO Barcode.

This pressing, along with only a handful of others, features the complete version of "Phantom Of The Opera" which is 7:20 in length.

This copy is in VG+ condition throughout. A vibrant and clean sleeve with some minimal edgewear on the spine. The black inner has some handling wear but no splits. The vinyl has some light hairline marks but nothing major and, despite Steve Harris’ disappointment with the production on this album, it plays through with robust audio and only minor background noise in the quieter parts.

Overall a well preserved copy of this seminal album in the NWOBHM genre that celebrates the 40th anniversary of its release in April 2020.