IRON MAIDEN X2 NUMBER OF THE BEAST, PIECE OF MIND OZ EMI MAXICUT BRUCE DICKINSON
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A$ 139 Sold For
Oct 26, 2020 Sold Date
Oct 16, 2020 Start Date
A$   60 Start price
19   Number Of Bids
  Australia Country Of Seller
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Description

IRON MAIDEN  -  "THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST + PIECE OF MIND" 

2X RARE ORIGINAL AUSTRALIA  1ST PRESS VINYL LP RELEASES, 1982/3 IN ORIGINAL COVERS & INNER POLY SLEEVES. ALL IN OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVES SINCE NEW.

NUMBER OF THE BEAST HAS PRINTED INNER SLEEVE WITH LYRICS ON BACK.

PIECE OF MIND IN GATEFOLD COVER WITH LYRICS INSIDE.

BOTH MAXICUT* GROOVE RELEASES WITH '301 MAXICUT' & "AP" (JOINED) HAND ETCHED INTO RUNOUT / DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES.

*MAXICUT 

A REPORT ON TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS / MARCH 1980 / EMI CONFIDENTIAL  PAGES 57-59

Studios 301
" MAXICUT - A UNIQUE DISC CUTTING PROCESS
Maxicut is a name we at Studios 301 have applied to several modifications of our Neumann VMS-70 disc lathes. These modifications are contained on two printed circuit boards which replace the Neumann SV-66-V2 and TE-66 cards.
Maxicut is a process that allows us to cut lacquers at a significantly higher level, typically 6-8 dB (normally 1-2 dB), without the normal tracking problems that less expensive turntable/cartridge units usually exhibit in trying to track these higher levels .... 
Maxicut accomplishes this with no loss of the program signal .. "

Track Listing

THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST

A1 Invaders 3:20 A2 Children Of The Damned 4:34 A3 The Prisoner 5:34 A4 22, Acacia Avenue 6:34 B1 The Number Of The Beast 4:25 B2 Run To The Hills 3:50 B3 Gangland 3:46 B4 Hallowed Be Thy Name 7:08 PIECE OF MIND A1 Where Eagles Dare 6:08 A2 Revelations 6:51 A3 Flight Of Icarus 3:49 A4 Die With Your Boots On 5:22 B1 The Trooper 4:10 B2 Still Life 4:37 B3 Quest For Fire 3:40 B4 Sun And Steel 3:25 B5 To Tame A Land 7:37
MATRIXES  NUMBER OF THE BEAST
  • Runout (Hand Etched Side 1): EMC 3400 A '301 MAXICUT ' AP (JOINED*)
  • Runout (Hand Etched Side 2): EMC 3400 B '301 MAXICUT ' AP (JOINED*)

PIECE OF MIND

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): EMA 800A   AP (JOINED*)  ' 301 MAXICUT '
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): EMA 800B   AP (JOINED*)  '301 MAXICUT '
  • THE DISCOGS LISTING FOR THIS RECORD DOES NOT HAVE "AP" 

  • * MASTERED BY ALLAN PARSONS
  • * " Allan Parsons
  • EMI Studios 301 and EMI Manufacturing mastering engineer from 1979 to 1992. Australia's leading DMM mastering engineer. In deadwax, look for initials 'AP' (which may look like 'TP' or 'JP' in later years), where both letters are characteristically run together.... "    ....DISCOGS 


CONDITION (SEE PICS.)

NUMBER OF THE BEAST

VINYL  VERY GOOD+, GLOSSY,  SOME VERY MINOR NON-FEELABLE HAIRLINE SURFACE SCUFFS BOTH SIDES

LABELS  EXCELLENT,  VERY MINOR SPINDLE MARKS BOTH SIDES

COVER  VERY GOOD,  SOME MINOR CREASES;  MINOR CNR. / EDGE WEAR;   MINOR PART OUTER RING WEAR FRONT & BACK;  5 LETTER NAME PRINTED NEATLY INSIDE @ OPENING

INNER SLEEVE  VERY GOOD+,  VERY MINOR CNR. / EDGE WEAR;  SOME MINOR 

CREASES;  VERY MINOR OUTER RING IMPRESSION (NOT WEAR) ON FRONT;

 

PIECE OF MIND

VINYL  EXCELLENT to NEAR MINT, GLOSSY,  ALMOST LIKE NEW

LABELS  EXCELLENT,  MINOR SPINDLE MARKS BOTH SIDES

COVER  VERY GOOD,  SOME MINOR CREASES;  EXTREMELY MINOR VERY SMALL CNR. BUMPS / WEAR;  VERY MINOR EDGE WEAR;  INSIDE HAS VERY MINOR WEAR & A FEW VERY MINOR CREASES;  MINOR WEAR / EDGE CREASES FRONT & BACK;  ORIG. CHANDLERS RECORD STORE STICKER ON BACK, TOP R/H CNR.

SUPERB 1980's AUSTRALIA PRESSINGS  /  ROCK / HEAVY METAL  /  IRON MAIDEN  /  BRUCE DICKINSON / ADRIAN SMITH / DAVE MURRAY / STEVE HARRIS / NICKO McBRAIN /  CLIVE BURR  /  EMI / MAXICUT / STUDIOS 301 / ALLAN PARSONS  /  VINYLS / LP'S / RECORDS  /  COLLECTABLES   IN  EXTREMELY  NICE SHAPE  AFTER  37 / 38 / THIRTY SEVEN / THIRTY EIGHT YEARS


WHY NOT INVEST IN COLLECTABLES ?


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POSTAGE : PADDED ENVELOPE PLUS PROTECTIVE PACKING.

OVERSEAS - INTERNATIONAL AIR EXPRESS INCL. SIGNATURE + INSURANCE.

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