Iron Maiden, The Soundhouse Tapes. Original - 7" Single - 1979. Great Condition.          Vinyl is in excellent N.Mint condition. Sleeve has very minor ringwear, please see all photos.                                                                                                                                   I bought this record from Vinyl Solution record shop in Porobello Road in London in the mid 1980s and it has been stored since then and i have only played it once to tape it when i first bought it. It is 100% original and has all the correct criteria you would expect to see. Please see below for Original Copy criteria.

Iron Maiden ?– The Soundhouse Tapes

Label: Rock Hard Records ?– ROK.1 Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
Country: UK Released: 09 Nov 1979 Genre: Rock Style: Heavy Metal

Tracklist;

A Iron Maiden B1 Invasion B2 Prowler

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rock Hard Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sanctuary Music Ltd.
• Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 7627
• Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 7628
• Mastered At – The Town House

Credits;

• Bass, Design [Label + Sleeve Design], Artwork, Written-By – Steve Harris
• Drums – Doug Sampson
• Guitar – Dave Murray (2)
• Guitar [Uncredited] – Paul Cairns (2)
• Liner Notes – Neal Kay
• Mastered By – SA*
• Photography By [Back Photos] – Chris Harler
• Photography By [Front Photos] – Rob Loonhouse
• Plated By – EG*
• Producer – Iron Maiden
• Vocals – Paul Di'anno

Notes;

Original copies with cardboard sleeve that opens on top.

?1979 Rock Hard Records Ltd. Sanctuary Music Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers;

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): ROK-1-A *EG* SA LYN 7627-IT
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): ROK-1-B LYN 7628-IT *EG* SA

If you are looking at this, I'm guessing you know exactly what it is and how rare it is.

                                                                                                                                          Iron Maiden the soundhouse tapes 7" 1979 original. Vinyl is in excellent condition considering it's over 41years of age, the sleeve does have some very minor age related marks.

This is one of the original 5000 first pressings and comes with the original adverting slip of paper.

This adheres to all the currently known infofmation regarding the release. It opens from the top with the correct shape of opening along with the folds from front to rear and none of the tracks fade out.

The matrix (the most important bit) in the run-outs reads;

*EG*   SA   LYN 7627 - IT   ROK - 1 - A

*EG*   SA  ROK - 1 - B   LYN 7628 - IT

The LYN 7628 - Is very faint and needs to be in the right light to see it, and there fore is almost impossible to photograph.

Any questions please ask.                                                                                                                                      

Original versions can be identified by the following criteria :- 

1) 7" black vinyl record with a square picture sleeve measuring just a shade over 7 1/8 inches across and 7 1/4 inches vertically.
2) The picture sleeve is made of heavy paper identical to the sleeve of the UK version of the 'Running Free' release. This is the only similarity of the two.
3) The picture sleeve has the opening from the top. The cutout on the back of the sleeve and at the opening is exactly 3 11/16 inches long. The cutout is curved and has diagonal cuts on either end. Fakes that mimick this cutout are extremely rare.
4) The picture sleeve inside paper is off white in colour. An aged look, almost beige color is seen at the cutout on the top of the back of the sleeve. Fake sleeves have the colour often pure white.
5) The picture sleeve is orange in color. In original copies, the colour varies very little and only because of exposure to light. Fakes are often too red in color.
6) The picture sleeve back has flaps that extend from the front cover that fold and wrap around to the back of the sleeve where they are glued. The wrap around flap has diagonal cuts which are approximately 22 degrees on all four corners of the back sleeve. Most of the fakes do not have the cuts on an angle or never at the right angle. One tell-tale sign of a fake is if the flap corner cutoffs are too smooth. On the originals, there is always an 'ear' left from the die cast on where the diagonal cuts were made which is almost impossible to fake with modern day equipment.
7) The cutout on the back sleeve at the opening has a curved shape extending downward. There is usually a small hit of orange gap between the lowest point of the cutout and Paul DiAnno's photo. It's a myth that this gap appears on every single original copy and it should not be used as a sign of a fake if it does not appear. Depending on the diecast and how the paper sat at this procedure determined how the sleeves look.
8) The black vinyl record paper label's orange colour is darker than the picture sleeve. While the sleeve is orange the paper labels are almost a light red in color. Fakes often have the labels and picture sleeve use the same orange colow or the paper labels are even in a lighter orange.
9) The black vinyl record side 1 and side 2 have markings in the run off grooves. These markings beyond anything else will tell you if you have an original. They have not been faked so far.
10) The black vinyl record side 1 markings in the runoff grooves are
*EG* SA LYN 7627 - IT ROK - 1 - A
While most of the markings are quite easy to see, the LYN 7627 - IT is not. By having very good light and turning the record into the light is the only way to catch the markings with the bare eye.
11) The black vinyl record side 2 markings in the runoff grooves are
ROK - 1 - B LYN 7628 - IT *EG* SA
Again, the LYN markings are barely seen with the bare eye without turning the record to catch the light of these markings.