Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

1980 Heavy Metal

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Tracklist

A1 Prowler
A2 Remember Tomorrow
A3 Running Free
A4 Phantom Of The Opera
B1 Transylvania
B2 Strange World
B3 Charlotte The Harlot
B4 Iron Maiden

Musicians

Production

Wil MaloneProducer

Also credited. Artwork: Cream. Engineer: Martin Levan. Illustration (Front Cover Illustration): Derek Riggs. Photography By: Terry Walker, Yuka Fujii.

Release notes

This pressing features the complete version of “Phantom Of The Opera” which is 7:20 in length. This has a short coda/reprise at the end, separated from the rest of the song by a few seconds of silence. Most other vinyl pressings have the shortened version. Only the UK Fame-edition, the Japanese pressing, the Greek pressing, the later released Czech pressings and the 2024 pressings have the full length track too.

Catalogue number “EMC 3330” is printed on the rear sleeve, spine and face labels. “OC 062-07 269” is printed on the rear sleeve.

On bottom, original labels have credits on two lines and no “℗” symbol is present.
Original inner sleeve is black with flipback and plastic bag inside. The original black inner sleeve has ‘PATENT No 1,125,555 printed in tiny white font in the bottom left corner of one side.
Some copies have a company inner sleeve with date code “480” & “680”.
Some copies came with a “Limited Edition £3.99 RRP Only” hype sticker. The presence of the circular black £3.99 hype sticker is a good indicator of an early copy as it is mentioned in the marketing material supplied with the test pressing in January 1980 (Limited edition available at £3.99 (rrp) album then reverts to £5.29)

Recorded at Kingsway Studios, London.
Mixed at Morgan Studios, London.
℗ 1980 Original sound recording made by E.M.I. Records Ltd.
All titles published by Sanctuary Music.

Runout data is stamped.