Monday, 1 September 2008

Picture discs: Man On The Edge 1995 12' inch picture disc single in die cut sleeve with massive poster.








Simply beautiful this 1995 picture disc made for the first single from X Factor, "Man On The Edge". Comes in , again, a die cut sleeve with a massive poster , almost bigger than my room , believe me, with the UK dates of the tour.
A great interest around this edition is a track called I live My Way, that its not included on the album nor on the Cd's singles editions, great!!!


Songs are:
Side A: "Man On The Edge", studio version.
Side B: "The Edge Of Darkness" and "I live My Way".



Cat.nº: UK 12 EMPD 398


Picture discs: The Number Of The Beast 1998 12' picture disc album re-issued with original colours by Metal Is and Sanctuary for the USA market.




In 1998 Sanctuary Music and Metal Is ( they are responsible for the Maiden releases in the USA market) re-released the Killers album in a picture disc format. Great picture disc with a backing card sleeve.
Be aware that there is a bootleg picture disc for killers album making the rounds, it even has the EMI logo, but its bootleg, believe me.

Cat.nº: 8697-02382-1

Picture discs: The Number Of The Beast 1998 12' picture disc album re-issued with original colours by Metal Is and Sanctuary for the USA market.




In 1998 Sanctuary Music and Metal Is re-released for the American market ( Sanctuary Music and Metal Is are the two responsible for the Maiden Releases in the USA ),The Number Of The Beast album in a picture disc format with the original grey colours instead of blue. This edition is great, on the middle of the backing card is written that first versicle we hear before the music starts.

Cat.nº: 8697-02391-1

Picture discs: The Angel And The Gambler 1998, 7'inch picture disc single. Two tracks.





Wow!! This one brings so many memories to me. It was the very first picture disc I bought back in 1998. I purchase it in a second hand record shop here in Lisboa, unfortunately that shop no longer exists.But this picture disc is so great, if you look very careful you will see that the hand of the card player and his glass on the right side is the same that appears on the left side on the Stranger In Strange Land sleeve. See the photos please.
Songs are:
Side 1-The Angel And The Gambler, edited version.
Side 2- Blood On The Worlds Hands, recorded live at Gothenburg 1/11/95.

Cat.nº: UK EM 507

Picture discs: The Wicker Man 2000 12' inch single in die cut sleeve.




The Wicker Man was the first single taken from The 2000 year LP Brave New World. Also, the picture disc is great, comes in a die cut sleeve.

Songs are:
Side A: The Wicker Man, album version
Side B: Powerslave and Killers, recorded live on The Ed Hunter World Tour 1999.


Cat.nº: UK 12 EM 568

Picture discs: Out Of The Silent Planet 12' inch single in die cut sleeve with backing card with artwork.





This Eddie artwork is one of my favourite and the picture disc is great. This was the second single, Out Of The Silent Planet, taken from the 2000 year LP Brave New World. It comes in die cut sleeve and with a backing card with the same artwork.

Side A:Out Of The Silent Planet ,album version.
Side B: Wasted Years and Aces High, recorded live on the Ed Hunter World tour.

Cat.nº: UK 12EM 576

Picture discs: Brave New World 2000 studio album. Two sided picture discs in gatefold sleeve.












Fantastic this picture discs made for the 2000 year album Brave New World.

Cat.nº: UK 5266051

Picture discs: Rock In Rio 2001. Live album released in 2002. 3 sided picture discs in gatefold sleeve.











This edition of the 2001 Rock In Rio live performance is really great, a 3 part gatefold sleeve with 3 sided picture discs.

Cat.nº: UK 5386431

Picture discs: Edward The Great 2002 Best Of. Two sided picture discs.












Edward The Great 2002 Best Of.
I don't consider this album very important, but I bough it because the packing is great, beautiful inner sleeves and two sided picture discs inside a gatefold sleeve with lyrics.

Cat.nº: UK 5431031

Picture Discs: Dance Of Death 2003 studio album.Two discs.









Dance of Death 2003 studio album in gatefold sleeve, two inner sleeves and two pictures.

Cat.nº: UK 5923401 F:PM520

Picture discs: The Number Of The Beast 2005 12' inch single re-issue in die cut sleeve. 3 tracks.




This is also a marvelous picture disc released in 2005 to promote the new DVD Early Days part 1.
Once again it comes in a die cut sleeve, has tree tracks, The Number Of The Beast album version and live at Briton Academy 2002 and Remember Tomorrow.

Cat.nº: 12 EM 666