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Iron Maiden – Somewhere In Time Label: EMI – EMS-91184 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan Released: Sep 29, 1986 Genre: Rock Style: Heavy Metal Tracklist Hide Credits A1Caught Somewhere In Time Written-By – Harris* Written-By – Harris* 7:22 A2Wasted Years Written-By – Smith* Written-By – Smith* 5:06 A3Sea Of Madness Written-By – Smith* Written-By – Smith* 5:42 A4Heaven Can Wait Written-By – Harris* Written-By – Harris* 7:24 B1The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner Written-By – Harris* Written-By – Harris* 6:31 B2Stranger In A Strange Land Written-By – Smith* Written-By – Smith* 5:43 B3Deja-Vu Written-By – Murray*, Harris* Written-By – Murray*, Harris* 4:55 B4Alexander The Great Written-By – Harris* Written-By – Harris* 8:35 Companies, etc. Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd. Copyright © – Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Published By – Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. Credits Bass, Bass [Synth] – Steve Harris Drums – Nicko McBrain Engineer [2nd] – Bruce Buchalter Engineer [Assistant] – Albert Boekholt, Ronald Prent, Sean Burrows Engineer, Mixed By, Producer – Martin ' Masa' Birch* Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Dave Murray (2) Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Adrian Smith (2) Liner Notes – 伊藤政則* Mastered By – George Marino Vocals – Bruce Dickinson Notes This is the tsuujo-ban(regular edition). Comes with an obi strip and a 4 page insert with liner notes and the Japanese lyrics transcriptions, the front and back pages are parallel to the inner sleeve bags of foreign releases. The cover artwork has Pizza Hut as Pizza Hut, not Pizza Hot Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode (Text): T4988 006 60489 6 Barcode (Scanned): 4988006604896 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): EMC-3512-A Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): EMC-3512-B Rights Society: JASRAC Other (Price): ¥2,800 Other (Sleeve Date): H·9·29  

JAPAN PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH OBI, INSERT, ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE AND POLY OUTER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS.  OBI, INSERT AND INNER SLEEVE EXCELLENT MINUS.

DISC: EXCELLENT. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES. CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are clearer, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.