Iron Maiden: The Soundhouse Tapes Original 1979 ROK 1 7" Vinyl EP Excellent cond
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IRON MAIDEN The Soundhouse Tapes 7” Single
LABEL: ROCK HARD RECORDS ROK 1
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UNITED KINGDOM
YEAR OF RELEASE: 1979
MATRIX CODE SIDE A: EG SA LYN 7627-IT ROK 1-A (Etched)
MATRIX CODE SIDE B: ROK 1-B LYN 7628-IT EG SA (Etched)
MEGA RARE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING !!!
Purchased in 1979 via an advert in Sounds Magazine - Guaranteed Genuine Copy - I have owned this since purchase.
Includes original merchandising insert, which is in Mint Condition.
Cover is top opening
Condition is Vinyl - Ex, Cover - Very Good - As shown in photos' front of cover has some slight watermarks on the bottom edge.
THIS RECORD IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE ORIGINAL PRESSING OF 5,000 SINGLES
JUST TAKE A LOK ON POPSIKE RARE RECORD AUCTION TO SEE HOW MUCH THIS RECORD FETCHES
IRON MAIDEN Original 1979 The Soundhouse Tapes EP. One of my personal collection
This is the original with the markings on the disc and should not be confused with the plethoria of remakes that are on the market.
Side 1 - ROK-1-A *EG* SA LYN 7627-IT
Side 2 - ROK-1-B LYN 7628-IT *EG* SA
I have put up as many pictures as possible so you can see this is a genuine original copy and one of the most sought after records in the world
Sent signed for and tracked. However should you want this also insuring please ask for a quote before paying
Happy bidding
Exert from Wikipedia
The Soundhouse Tapes is the debut EP by Iron Maiden, and features the very first recordings by the band. Released on 9 November 1979, it features three songs taken from the demo tape recorded at Spaceward Studios on New Year's Eve 1978. The three tracks - "Prowler", "Invasion" and "Iron Maiden" - appear in a rougher form than they would on the first Iron Maiden album and subsequent singles as they were all recorded in one session.
Although major retail chains tried to order large quantities of the record, the band only distributed 5,000 copies, available by mail order alone, which eventually sold out in just a few weeks. Because of this, the EP is now a valuable collector’s item
Deciding to release the EP as a memento for fans, the group only printed 5,000 copies, 3,000 of which were sold by mail order in the first week. The EP was so successful that Rod Smallwood reports that several fans asked for copies of The Soundhouse Tapes at their local record stores, to the point where HMV and Virgin tried to order 20,000 copies each, Smallwood states, "we could have really cashed in at that point. It was our record, not EMI's, and we could have made enough to clear our debts, if we'd wanted to, maybe got it in the charts, even. But there was just no way. It really was something special for the true die-hard Maiden fans, and we'd already made that quite clear. If we'd changed our minds, just to get our hands on a bit of cash, it would have been selling out the kids who'd gone to all the trouble to send in for one of the original 5,000 copies. We thought, 'No, we'll wait until we can do it properly with EMI. Today, the EP is considered a valuable collector's item
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