Iron Maiden "Killers" 1981 US Original US Vinyl Pressing on Harvest Label
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"Killers is the second album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 February 1981 in the UK, and 6 June 1981 in the US. The album was their first with guitarist Adrian Smith and their last with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who was sacked after problems with his stage performance arose due to his alcohol and cocaine use. This was also the first Iron Maiden album made with veteran producer Martin Birch, who went on to produce their next eight albums before retiring after "Fear of the Dark" in 1992. "Killers" is the only Iron Maiden album to feature two instrumentals and was written almost exclusively by Steve Harris, with only minor assistance from the rest of the band (the title track and "Twilight Zone" being the only other songs to receive additional writing credits). Each song, with the exception of "Murders in the Rue Morgue", based on the story of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe, and "Prodigal Son", had been written in the years prior to the recording of their debut album, although none were recorded professionally until the Killers sessions, apart from "Wrathchild" (an early version of which featured on the Metal for Muthas compilation). The Killer World Tour was the tour in support of the album and would feature the band's earliest shows in the US, the first being at The Alladin, Las Vegas in support of Judas Priest. This is the original 1981 US Vinyl Pressing on the Harvest Label. Catalog # on the spine is: ST-12141. Bar code matrix # is: 0 7777-12141-1. Cover is graded by Goldmine standards as VG+. Record is visually graded as EX+. I am the original owner of this record. I have not played it in 30 years. I also have this on Japanese cd pressing. To my knowledge, it plays great as I take care of all of my records. Record was also stored in a heavy duty anvil case since 2006 and comes from a smoke/pet free home. Shipped following business day as soon as payment is received. Media Mail ($6) will take at least 3 to 5 weeks due to being shipped by boat from Hawaii...not air! Priority Mail is $11, not $7 from Hawaii. International bidders please contact.
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