IRON MAIDEN – SOMEWHERE IN TIME LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ UK HEAVY METAL

Iron Maiden – Somewhere In Time
(EMI Records  1986  EMC3512)
Matrix No’s: A4/B6 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band’s discography has grown to thirty-eight albums, including sixteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations.

Pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of UK and US platinum and gold albums, including 1982’s The Number of the Beast, 1983’s Piece of Mind, 1984’s Powerslave, 1985’s live release Live After Death, 1986’s Somewhere in Time and 1988’s Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the band have undergone a resurgence in popularity, with their 2010 studio offering, The Final Frontier, peaking at No. 1 in 28 countries and receiving widespread critical acclaim. Their sixteenth studio album, The Book of Souls, was released on 4 September 2015.

Despite little radio or television support, Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with The Observer reporting in 2015 that the band have sold over 90 million copies of their albums worldwide. The band won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2002. As of October 2013, the band have played over 2000 live shows throughout their career. For the past 35 years, the band have been supported by their famous mascot, “Eddie”, who has appeared on almost all of their album and single covers, as well as in their live shows.

Somewhere in Time is the sixth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 September 1986 on EMI in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in the US. (It was re-released by Sanctuary/Columbia Records in the US in 1998). The studio follow-up to the hugely successful Powerslave/Live After Death pair, it was their first album to feature guitar synthesizers. All songs with the exception of Wasted Years featured guitar synthesizers.

Since its release, it has been certified platinum by the RIAA, having sold over one million copies in the US alone.

Somewhere on Tour was the release’s supporting tour.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Steve Harris, except where noted.

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Iron Maiden

• Bruce Dickinson – vocals
• Dave Murray – guitar, guitar synthesiser
• Adrian Smith – guitar, guitar synthesiser, backing vocals
• Steve Harris – bass guitar, bass synthesizer
• Nicko McBrain – drums

Production

• Martin Birch – producer, engineer, mixing, tape operator
• Bruce Buchhalter – second engineer
• Sean Burrows – assistant engineer (Compass Point Studios)
• Albert Boekholt – assistant engineer (Wisseloord Studios)
• Ronald Prent – assistant engineer (Wisseloord Studios)
• George Marino – mastering engineer
• Derek Riggs – sleeve illustrations
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Rod Smallwood – management, sleeve concept
• Andy Taylor – management