IRON MAIDEN – Live After Death UK 1st Press • 2×LP Gatefold (1985, EMI RIP 1)
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Description
🎸 IRON MAIDEN – Live After Death
UK 1st Press • 2×LP Gatefold • Complete with Merchandise Sheets (1985, EMI RIP 1)
💿 Details
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Label: EMI Records – RIP 1
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Format: 2 × Vinyl LP, Gatefold, Stereo
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Country: UK
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Released: 1985
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Matrix / Runout:
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Side A: E 2404261 A-2U-1-1
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Side B: E 2404261 B-2U-1-1
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Side C: E 2404271 A-1U-1-1
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Side D: E 2404271 B-1U-1-1
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MASTERED BY CAPITOL etched on some sides
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📀 Condition
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Vinyl: EX – clean glossy surfaces, only faint sleeve contact marks, excellent playback throughout
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Sleeve: EX – bright colour, light edge wear, fully intact spine
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Inners: EX+ – both original full-colour montage inner sleeves included
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Extras: ✅ Both original Iron Maiden merchandise / fan club sheets present and crisp
🎶 Description
🔥 Iconic 1985 live double album recorded at Long Beach Arena (Los Angeles) and Hammersmith Odeon (London).
💀 Classic Derek Riggs artwork featuring Eddie resurrected from the grave.
📸 Original gatefold design with tour photography and stage imagery — one of the most complete and visually striking Maiden packages ever issued.
This copy is the true UK first pressing, identified by the -1U / -2U EMI matrices and “MASTERED BY CAPITOL” inscriptions.
A fully complete example — rarely found with both original merchandise inserts and immaculate photo inners.
💰 Value Guide (UK Market, Nov 2025)
Grade Typical Value Notes VG+/VG+ (incomplete) £25–£35 Missing merch sheets EX/EX complete £60–£70 Standard market range NM/NM full set £75–£85+ Scarce, collector-grade🏆 Collector Notes
A superb presentation copy of Maiden’s defining live album — the full theatrical power of the World Slavery Tourcaptured on vinyl.
Early EMI 1st press with Capitol mastering and all original inserts — a highly desirable UK issue for any Iron Maiden collector.
🧼 Guarantee
Each record has been carefully cleaned in a HumminGuru Sonic vinyl cleaner, visually inspected and play-tested.
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