Killers

CD releases

EMI, 7243 4 96917 0 4, digitally remastered, enhaned CD, reissue, repress

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 24349 69170 4

- MATRIX: 496917 0 . 2 EMI SWINDON 010116

- SID CODES: IFPI L042, IFPI AAHP0

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 songs (including Twilight Zone) + 2 videos (Wrathchild & Killers) and a lot of other multimedia

- CD: glass mastered by EMI Swindon in the UK and pressed by Mediamotion in the Netherlands sometime in 2004-2008

LC 0542. MADE IN EU. bel BIEM

- BOOKLET: stapled booklet,

- BACK COVER PAPER: ℗1981 The copyright in this Enhanced video is owned by EMI Records Ltd.,

Digitally remastered ℗1998 The copyright in this sound

recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.

This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection.

I:, F: PM 520, UK: 496 9170, Printed in E.U.

- PACKING: standard clear stickered jewel case with clear tray

- RELEASED: Reissue released in 1998 though this one is a repress made sometime in 2004-2008.

Originally released on 29th of February 1981 (source: the booklet of this release).

- OTHER: Originally released sealed.

- NOTE: This is of the hideous 1998 mastering which many audiophiles dislike but even worse CD masterings do exist.

Vinyl releases

EMI, EMC 3357 / OC 062-07 450, black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 1 TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 A-1U 62

side B, full runouts, stamped: 2 TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 B-1U 33

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (6/4)

- VINYL: cut at The Town House in the UK and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK

- CENTER LABELS: Eddie with lamp-post labels,

℗ 1981 ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDING MADE BY EMI RECORDS LTD.,

MANUFACTURED BY EMI RECORDS,

EMC 3357, EMC 3357A (side A) / EMC 3357B (side B)

- COVER: simple cover printed by Robert Stace in the UK,

℗ 1981 ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDINGS MADE BY EMI RECORDS LTD,

TM 8102 RS,

EMC 3357, OC 062-07 450

spine: IRON MAIDEN KILLERS EMC 3357

- INNERSLEEVE: dirty looking white paper innersleeve, not die-cut to show the center labels but all corners cut (the original innersleeve),

the innersleeve has patent number, instructions for taking care of vinyl and 1180, possibly meaning November 1980, printed on it,

PATENT No. 1,125,555

- RELEASED: Most likely the first UK edition released in 1981 though this one is a repress based on the stamper markings.

- NOTE: The sound quality is very good, I'll rather play this one than the Swedish edition below.

EMI / EMI Electrola, 1C 038-15 7593 1 / 038 15 7593 1, black vinyl, DMM, reissue

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 5 099915 759313

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 1575931-A12-D

side B, full runouts, stamped: 1575931-B1-D

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (6/4)

- VINYL: most likely cut by EMI in Uden, Holand, and pressed by EMI Electrola GmbH in Köln, Germany (the German EMI plant)

- CENTER LABELS: beige labels with black text and red text rim,

℗ 1981 EMI Records Ltd.,

1C 038-7593 1 A (side A) / 1C 038-7593 1 B (side B), GEMA STEMRA, LC 0542, MADE IN EEC.

- COVER: simple glossy cover,

℗ 1981 ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDINGS MADE BY EMI RECORDS LTD,

Printed in Germany by 4P NICOLAUS GMBH, Köln,

Direct Metal Mastering, 038 15 7593 1, LC 0542,

embossed EMI logo on the lower right corner of the back cover,

spine: IRON MAIDEN 038 15 7593 1

- INNERSLEEVE: standard printed Fame paper innersleeve (the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Supposedly released in 1985 (DMM pressings were most common in the mid to late 80s).

Originally released in 1981.

- NOTE 1: This is supposedly the only DMM pressing ever made of this album.

- NOTE 2: The sound quality is excellent though bright and clean like usually for DMM records.

- NOTE 3: Supposedly the EMI Köln and Uden plants had very similar runouts but it seems the German EMI printed covers usually have embossed EMI logo which is

missing from the Dutch EMI covers. In addition the rights society supposedly reveals weather one or both plants were involved in manufacturing of any release:

GEMA STEMRA means both plants had some part in manufacturing a release while GEMA only means the release was manufactured by EMI Köln.

EMI, 1A 062-07450, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 062-07450-A //47197-1-Y 26

side B, full runouts, stamped: 062-07450-B //47198-1-Y 25

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (6/4)

- VINYL: cut at Bovema / EMI Studios in Holland and pressed somewhere in Holland

- CENTER LABELS: Eddie with lamp-post labels,

℗ 1981 Original Sound Recording Made by EMI Records Ltd.,

MANUFACTURED BY EMI RECORDS,

1A 064-07450, (062-07450 A) (side A) / (062-07450-B) (side B), BIEM/STEMRA, LC 0542

- COVER: simple highly glossy cover,

℗ 1981 ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDINGS MADE BY EMI RECORDS LTD,

Marketed, manufactured and distributed by EMI

PRINTED IN HOLLAND,

1A 062-07450,

no embossed EMI logo on the lower right corner of the back cover,

spine: IRON MAIDEN - KILLERS 1A 062-07450

- INNERSLEEVE: black paper innersleeve without any prints, not die-cut and no corners clipped (probably the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Probably a repress of the first Holland edition made and released in 1981 based on the stamper markings.

Originally released in 1981.

- NOTE: The cover was clearly made based on the UK cover since you can see some text characteristic to the UK edition shining through.

EMI, 7C 062-07450, 140g black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 7C 062 07450 A Å

side B, full runouts, stamped: 7C 062 07450 B Å

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (6/4)

- VINYL: pressed by Skandinaviska Grammophon AB in Åmål, Sweden (the Swedish EMI plant at the time)

- CENTER LABELS: Eddie with lamp-post labels,

℗ 1981 ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDING MADE BY EMI RECORDS LTD.

n©b

Made in Sweden,

7C 062-07450

- COVER: simple cardboard cover printed by SIB Tryck TUMBA in Sweden,

℗ 1981 ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDINGS MADE BY EMI RECORDS LTD.,

TM 8102 RS

- INNERSLEEVE: black paper innersleeve with cat# on the top right corner only on the other side of the sleeve (the original innersleeve),

7C 062-07450

- RELEASED: Probably the first Swedish edition made and released in 1981.

Originally released in 1981.

- NOTE 1: The sound quality is not as good as in the UK edition above though it's not a night and day difference either,

the UK edition has bigger soundstage, more dynamics and less distortion than this one.

- NOTE 2: The cover has been printed based on the cover of the corresponding UK edition since you can see the black painted box right where the cat#s are on the

back cover of the UK edition and there is the code of the UK manufacturer (TM 8102 RS) printed on the back cover but also the logo of SIB Tryck TUMBA.

Harvest, ST-12141, black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 0 7777-12141-1
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: ST-1-12141 G-5 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL JAM ⓧ 0

side B, full runouts: ST-2-12141 G-10 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL JAM ⓧ 0

side A, etched: ST-1-12141 G-5 JAM ⓧ

side B, etched: ST-2-12141 G-10 JAM ⓧ

side A, lightly etched: #3

side B, lightly etched: #1

side A, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0

side B, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (6/5, including Twilight Zone, most editions of this album do not include Twilight Zone)

- VINYL: cut by Jay Maynard at Capitol Mastering, US and pressed by Capitol Records at their Jacksonville pressing plant in the US

- CENTER LABELS: Eddie with lamp-post labels,

℗1981 EMI Records Limited

MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF CAPITOL INDUSTRIES-EMI, INC., U.S.A.,

ST-12141, (ST 1-120141) (side A) / (ST 2-12141) (side B)
- COVER: simple and quite heavy cardboard cover printed in USA,

℗ 1981 EMI Records Limited
© 1981 Capitol Records, Inc.,

spine: IRON MAIDEN - KILLERS ST-12141

- INNERSLEEVE: clear plastic sleeve (not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: This is a repress of the first US edition based on the runouts.

Originally released in 1981.

- NOTE: This is the first US edition released through Harvest label. Many US reissues exist on Capitol label like the one right below.

It appears only the first three Iron Maiden albums were originally released on Harvest label in the US.

Capitol Records, ST-12141, black vinyl, reissue, repress

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 0 7777-12141-1
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: ST-1-12141-G-6 #2 ⓧ 202 Er MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0

side B, full runouts: ST-2-12141 G-12 ⓧ #1 [scratched over —◁] Er MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0

side A, etched: ST-1-12141-G-6 ⓧ 202 Er 0

side B, etched: ST-2-12141 G-12 ⓧ [scratched over —◁] Er 0

side A, lightly etched: #2

side B, lightly etched: #1

side A, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL

side B, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (6/5, including Twilight Zone, most editions of this album do not include Twilight Zone)

- VINYL: cut by Eddy Schreyer at Capitol Mastering, US and pressed by Capitol Records at their Jacksonville pressing plant in the US

- CENTER LABELS: Eddie with lamp-post labels,

℗1981 EMI Records Limited

MFD. BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF CAPITOL INDUSTRIES-EMI, INC., U.S.A.,

ST-12141, (ST 1-120141) (side A) / (ST 2-12141) (side B)
- COVER: simple and quite heavy cardboard cover printed in USA,

℗ 1981 EMI Records Limited
© 1981 Capitol Records, Inc.,

spine: IRON MAIDEN - KILLERS ST-12141

- INNERSLEEVE: clear plastic sleeve (probably not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: This is a reissue of the first US edition based on the label.

Originally released in 1981.

- NOTE: This is the second US edition released through Capitol label but appears to be otherwise the same as the first edition.

Very similar reissues exist from different pressing plants and different cuts.

Harvest, ST-12141, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: ST-1-12141 F MASTERED BY CAPITOL [KP signature]

side B, full runouts: ST-2-12141 F8 MASTERED BY CAPITOL [KP signature]

side A, etched: ST-1-12141 F [KP signature]

side B, etched: ST-2-12141 F8 [KP signature]

side A, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL

side B, stamped: MASTERED BY CAPITOL

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (6/5, including Twilight Zone, most editions of this album do not include Twilight Zone)

- VINYL: cut by Ken Perry at Capitol Mastering, US and pressed by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

- CENTER LABELS: Eddie with lamp-post labels,

℗1981 EMI Records Limited

MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY CAPITOL RECORDS-EMI OF CANADA LIMITED,

ST-12141, (ST 1-120141) (side A) / (ST 2-12141) (side B)
- COVER: simple and quite heavy rough-surfaced cardboard cover printed by Ever Reddy in Canada,

... MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA

UNDER LICENSE BY CAPITOL RECORDS-EMI OF CANADA LIMITED, 3109 AMERICAN DRIVE, MISSISAUGA, ONTARIO L4V 1B2. ...,

spine: IRON MAIDEN • KILLERS [ER logo] PRINTED IN CANADA ST-12141

- INNERSLEEVE: very thin plain white paper sleeve, upper corners rounded (may be the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Most likely the first Canadian edition based on the label (Harvest) and the pressing plant (Capitol Records-EMI of Canada had an operating vinyl pressing

plant only between 1977-1984). Later Canadian pressings from Don Mills plant exist, they were most likely pressed between 1984 and 1988.

Originally released in 1981.

EMI, 50999 972933 1 6, picture disc, limited edition

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 5 099997 293316

- RUNOUTS: side A, etched: BC 83142-01 A1 9729331-A

side B, etched: BC 83142-01 B1 9729331-B

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (6/4)

- VINYL: pressed by Optimal Media in 2012 based on the runouts

- COVER: glossy gatefold cover,

℗ 1981 THE COPYRIGHT IN THE ORIGINAL SOUND RECORDING IS OWNED BY EMI RECORDS LTD.

- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve

- RELEASED: made in 2012 based on the runouts, released on 11th of October 2012