First-year pressing
The Number Of The Beast 1982 UK Pressing (EMI 5287)
The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
LimitedColored vinyl
- Artist
- Iron Maiden
- Title
- The Number Of The Beast
- Label
- EMI EMI 5287
- Country
- UK
- Released
- April 26, 1982
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition
- Format notes
- Red [Blood Red]
Runout and matrix codes
Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.
- EMI 5287ALabel A
- EMI 5287BLabel B
- EMI 5287 A-3 NICKZRunout A Variant 1
- EMI 5287 B-4Runout B Variant 1
- EMI 5287 A-3 1 2 NICKZ 1Runout A Variant 2
- EMI 5287 B-3 4 4 1Runout B Variant 2
- EMI 5287 A-5 -1-1-40 NICKZRunout A Variant 3
- EMI 5287 B-3 1Runout A Variant 3
- EMI 5287 A-3 2 5 NICKZ 1Runout A Variant 4
- EMI 5287 B-4 1 4 2Runout B Variant 4
- EMI 5287 A-3 14 NICKZ 1Runout A Variant 5
- EMI 5287 B-4 3 1Runout B Variant 5
- EMI 5287 A-3 20 NICKZ 1Runout A Variant 6
- EMI 5287 B-4 21 2Runout B Variant 6
Other UK pressings of The Number Of The Beast
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, White Label
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single, White Label
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Test Pressing
- 1982EMI EMI 52877", 45 RPM, Single
- 2005EMI EM 666 / EMI 7243 8704167 77", Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
- 2005EMI 12EM666 / EMI 7243 8704166 012", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc