Portuguese vinyls: Iron Maiden 1980 studio album. Black vinyl. 8 tracks.

Wow!! I'm very proud to show you guys the Portuguese pressing of the very first Maiden album. The album has some differences in terms of the colours that were used and the label is completely different from other countries editions. This LP is in top condition and I tell you guys that here in Portugal is very difficult to find a copy like this one.
Iron Maiden was released in 14/04/1980 and entered straight to the number 4 in the UK top chart.
This album is one of my favourites, I mean, don't get me wrong, I love them all, but this one is very special.

Now, for you compulsive out there, the vinyls that you see here in this particular section were just the ones pressed in Portugal , no more no less. I also think that there isn't any Portuguese cassettes and Cd's. Sure there isn't VHS or Laser discs, so, take my advice and sleep well 'cause you will not find more editions from my country, if you don't understand , well...that's 'kin bad ain't ya? Ehehehh...

Cat.nº: Portugal 1072691

Portuguese vinyls: Killers 1981 studio album. Black vinyl. 10 tracks.

Still looking for a good copie.

Portuguese vinyls: The Number Of The Beast 1982 studio album. Black vinyl. 8 tracks.

Fantastic album, my top one favourite!
The Number Of The Beast was released in 29/03/1982 and entered straight to number one in the UK top chart, wow!!!
This is the Portuguese pressing and the only difference I notice is that the inner sleeve is not rounded on the corners like the UK one. The photos and stuff is the same, no extra tracks also. The photos on the inner sleeve are from The Beast On The Road 1982 World Tour.

Cat.nº: Portugal 1076081

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I also have the super rare Venezuela pressing with a fantastic gatefold cover, here's the link: http://my-iron-maiden-collection.blogspot.com/search/label/Rare%20vinyl:%20The%20Number%20Of%20The%20Beast%201982%20Venezuela%20edition%20in%20gatefold%20sleeve.Released%20in%20this%20format%20just%20in%20this%20country.

Portuguese vinyls: Run To The Hills 1982 7' inch single, black and white photo on the back, only country who make it like that.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Oh yes, boys and girls, its now a reality, the super rare Run To The Hills 7' inch Portuguese pressing is in my collection since this very day. Portuguese pressings are very difficult to get a hold on and specially in this condition, the sleeve is almost new and so the vinyl, wow!!

I bought this one at Ebay and I have to spend a lot of money, this time I wouldn't allow that a foreign took me away this baby, I'm from Portugal and this edition means a lot to me, I'm not a compulsive collector who wants to have all the editions of this and other planets, and then, they put things on a shelf and don't touch it for the rest of their lives, at least I play them, no no, this time would be a Portuguese to win this,'kin bad!!!

You are looking to the pictures and probably saying: "hey, this one is different". Well, it really is boys and girls, on the back cover the photo ( this photo was used in every edition), is in black and white, only Portugal did it in this way. Its the first photo Bruce took with the rest of the boys some minutes after is audition, you may notice that they already were having a few pints to celebrate, crazy bastards, eheheheh...

The sleeve is from a thick paper, I was very impressed with this, top quality, opens from right and the label is a traditional Portuguese label, yellow background with black writings and EMI red logo.

Songs are:

Side A: Run To The Hills, album version.

Side B: Total Eclipse.

Cat.nº: Portugal / EMI 11c 008-07600

Portuguese vinyls: Piece Of Mind 1983 studio album. 9 tracks. Black vinyl.

This boys and girls is the Portuguese pressing of 1983 studio album Piece Of Mind.
This pressing is a bit rare because, as we all now, the last track of this album is To Tame A Land, inspired in a book, Dune, written by Frank Herbert. The guys asked him permission to use the name of the book as the title for one song but the fuckin bastard refused!! SO, they just changed the song name, BUT, at the time, the album was already on the factory to be pressed, and, if I'm not mistaken just in Portugal and Italy they didn't had time to change it and it was always pressed with the Dune title instead of To Tame A Land. This is the story! You can click on the photo to enlarge and see more closely this great detail.
Piece of Mind was released in 16/05/1983 and reached the number 3 in the UK top chart.

Cat.nº: Portugal 1077241

Portuguese vinyls: The Trooper 1983 7' inch single. 2 tracks.

Guys, I received while ago this super rare Portuguese pressing for the first single, "The Trooper", taken from the 1983 studio album Piece Of Mind.

Unfortunately nowadays its almost impossible to find Portuguese copies in good condition like this one, normally the sleeves are all fucked up and so the vinyl, I had a real luck, this one is in great condition.

The label is yellow, different from the UK pressing, and features the cover of Jethro Tull, "Cross Eyed Mary", on side B.

Its a great honour for me to show you guys here this single, because in Portugal they just produced in 7' inch vinyl this one, Run To The Hills and 2 Minutes To Midnight.

Funny thing is that the person who sold me this vinyl is a Portuguese guy, from my town, but he is living in Miami, USA, can you believe this? The world is so small, ehehehhe...

Cat.nº: Portugal 11c 008-07764/ 1077647

Portuguese vinyls: Powerslave 1984 studio album. 8 tracks. Black vinyl.

I'm very proud to present here the Portuguese pressing of the 1984 studio album , Powerslave. The inner sleeve and the labels are the same as the UK edition.

Powerslave was released in UK in 03/09/1984 and reached the number 2 in the UK top chart.

Cat.nº: Portugal , 2402001

Portuguese vinyls: 2 Minutes To Midnight 1984 7' inch single.

Awaiting for purchase.

Portuguese vinyls: Live After Death 1985. 18 tracks. Black vinyls.

I'm very proud to show you here my Portuguese pressing of Live After Death 1985 live album recorded at Long Beach Arena.
The album is the same as the UK edition, no extras here. It was released without the 8 page special booklet. The artwork on the labels is the same on the four sides. The inner sleeves are from much more thin paper than the UK one.

Live After Death was released in 14/10/1985 and reached the number 2 in the UK top chart.

Cat.nº: Portugal 2404263

Portuguese vinyls: Somewhere In Time 1986 studio album. Black vinyl. 8 tracks.

This is the Portuguese pressing for the 1986 studio album Somewhere In Time. This album was released in UK in 29/09/1986 and reached the number 3 in the UK top chart.

This edition is the same as the others, no extras, no different colours, nothing. But I'm very proud to have them because they were made in my country.
The inner sleeve is from thin paper.

Cat.nº: Portugal 2405971

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I also have the super cool Peruvian edition with a promo gatefold cover and the colossal Japanese, here's the links:

Peruvian edition- http://my-iron-maiden-collection.blogspot.com/search/label/Peruvian%20edition%20in%20a%20promo%20gatefold%20cover.%20Released%20in%20this%20format%20just%20in%20this%20country

Japanese edition- http://my-iron-maiden-collection.blogspot.com/search/label/Japanese%20vinyl:%20Somewhere%20In%20Time%201986%20studio%20album.Special%20edition%20with%2016%20pages%20book

Portuguese vinyls: Wasted Years 1986 12' inch single.

Awaiting for purchase.

Portuguese vinyls: Stranger In A Strange Land 1986 12' single.

Awaiting for purchase.

Portuguese vinyls: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 1988 studio album. Black vinyl. 8 tracks.

I'm very proud to present here the Portuguese pressing. Inner sleeve is made from thin paper ( not so thin as the German pressings). It has Portuguese writings around the label on side A .Vinyls are exactly the same as the UK edition in black colour. The outer sleeve has the name of the Portuguese label who produced the record, Valentim De Carvalho Música Lda.

Seventh Son was released in UK 11/04/1988 and entered straight to number one in the UK top chart.

Cat.nº: Portugal 7902581

Portuguese vinyls: Can I Play With Madness 1988 single. Black vinyl. 3 tracks.

Can I play With Madness single was released in UK in 20/03/1988 and reached the number 3 in the UK top chart.

This is the Portuguese pressing which is almost the same as the UK unless for the colour of the label and the square black line on front sleeve. Has the lyric of the song and a promo photo on the back.

Cat.nº: Portugal 2024606

Portuguese vinyls: The Evil That Men Do 12' inch single.

Awaiting for purchase.

Portuguese vinyls: No Prayer For The Dying 1990 studio album. Black vinyl, 10 tracks.

I'm very proud to present here the pressing made in my country for No Prayer For The Dying 1990 studio album. Released in 01/10/1990 reached number 2 in the UK top chart.

This edition is the same as the UK and world editions. Comes with a colour inner sleeve and the vinyl are black. On the back there is a band promo photo.

Cat.nº: Portugal 79514212

Portuguese vinyls: Fear Of The Dark 1992 studio album. Two discs in black colour, gatefold sleeve.12 tracks. Portuguese pressing.

I'm very proud to show you guys here the Portuguese pressing of Fear Of The Dark UK number one chart released in 11/05/1992.

This pressing is pretty much the same as the UK but without the two sided merchandise sheet and the promo sticker on the front cover. It has Portuguese writings on the label.

For the ones who bother to come until here I have to say that in Portugal after this release in 1992 no more Portuguese pressings were made for Iron Maiden.

Cat.nº: 7991611 Portugal