Vinyl pressings
by Iron Maiden · 1993
A Real Live One was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1993, the album's first year, in 7 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
EMD 1042 A-01-01-1 TY2Side A runout stamped
EMD 1042 B-01-01-1 TY2Side B runout stamped
0777 7 81456 1 5 ASide A label
0777 7 81456 1 5 BSide B label
EMD 1042 A-01-01-1 TY2Side A runout
EMD 1042 B-01-01-1 TY2Side B runout
EMD 1042 A-01-1 781456-1-ASide A runout
EMD 1042 B-01-1 781456-1-BSide B runout
EMI- 81456-1-A - 17-5-93Side A
EMI- 81456-1-B - 28-5-93Side B
M I. M.-EMI-7814561-A-I-3-3-93Runout Side A
M IRON MAIDEN-EMI-7814561-B-I-3-03-93Runout Side B
EMD 1042 A-01-1 EK298Side A
EMD 1042 B-01-1 EK298Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brazil | EMI 070 781456 1 / EMI 781456 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Guatemala | EMI 81456 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1993 | Italy | EMI 0777 7 81456 1 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | South Korea | EMI EKPL- 0298First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Spain | EMI 060 781456 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | UK | EMI EMD 1042First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1993 | Venezuela | EMI EMI-25232LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Venezuela | EMI EMI-25232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | UK | EMI EMD 1042 / EMI 0777 7 81456 1 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Unknown | EMI PLP 777781456-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Picture disc |
| 2001 | Unknown | EMILP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2001 | Germany | EMI 2 077778 145601LP, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | EMI IM 7814-0 TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | EMI IM 7814-0 TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | EMI IM 7814-0 TPLP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | EMI IM 7814-0 TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | EMI IM 7814-0 TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | EMI IM 7814-0 TPLP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | EMI IM 7814-0 TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | EMI IM 7814-0 TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of A Real Live One are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1993 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK, Brazil, Guatemala, Italy and more. One of them is EMI EMD 1042, released March 22, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMD 1042, 070 781456 1, 81456 1, 0777 7 81456 1 5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMD 1042 A-01-01-1 TY2 and EMD 1042 B-01-01-1 TY2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
