bass, bass [bass synth] Steve Harris design concept [sleeve concept], design Derek Riggs design concept [sleeve concept], design Rod Smallwood drums Nicko McBrain engineer [2nd] Bruce Buchalter engineer [assistant engineer at compass point studios] Sean Burrows engineer [assistant engineers at wisseloord studios] Albert Boekholt engineer [assistant engineers at wisseloord studios] Ronald Prent illustration [sleeve illustrations] Derek Riggs lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, guitar synthesizer Adrian Smith lead guitar, rhythm guitar, guitar synthesizer Dave Murray management [for] Sanctuary Music (Overseas) Ltd. management [for] Sanctuary Music Ltd. management [iron maiden is managed by] Andy Taylor management [iron maiden is managed by] Rod Smallwood mastered by George Marino photography by [inner sleeve photograph] Aaron Rapoport producer, engineer [engineered by], mixed by Martin Birch realization [sleeve preparation] The Artful Dodgers tape op, technician [and tea] Martin Birch vocals Bruce Dickinson Recorded At Compass Point Studios Recorded At Wisseloord Studios Mixed At Electric Lady Studios Mastered At Sterling Sound Manufactured By EMI Records Ltd. Published By Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. Phonographic Copyright (p) EMI Records Ltd. Copyright (c) Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. Pressed By EMI Records Printed By Robert Stace This release is Direct Metal Mastered and features the DMM logo on the bottom left hand corner of the rear cover, along with the text DMM is a trademark of TELDEC. A similar release, Somewhere In Time, does not feature the logo or text but is still Direct Metal Mastered.
Bass, Bass Synth and drums tracks recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. Guitars, Vocals, and Guitar Synth recorded at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland. Mixed at Electric Ladyland. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Playing time 51:18 minutes.
Semi-glossy cover. Inner sleeve with lyrics/credits and picture. This inner sleeve is of card, top opening with a die cut thumb section.
Some copies included an 8 by 8 colour insert advertising merchandise and previous albums. Barcode: 5 099924 059718 (Printed) Barcode: 5099924059718 Other: PL8609RS (Printer's Mark ) Matrix / Runout: EMC 3512A (Label side A) Matrix / Runout: EMC 3512B (Label side B) Matrix / Runout: EMC 3512-A-DMM-3U-1-1 ItWereSoLoud Sterling Sound (Runout side A, variation 1) Matrix / Runout: EMC 3512-B-DMM-2U-1-1 EvenQuietBitsWereLoud Sterling Sound (Runout side B, variation 1) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-A-Dmm-1U-1-4-x1 IT WƐRƐ So LouD Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 2) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-B-Dmm 2U-1-7-x1 Ɛvɛn QuiɛT BİTS WƐRƐ LouD Sterling Sound D (Runout side B, variation 2) Matrix / Runout: EMC 3512-A-DMM-1U-1-1- ItWereSoLoud Sterling Sound (Runout side A, variation 3) Matrix / Runout: EMC 3512-B-DMM-4-4-1- EvenQuietBitsWereLoud Sterling (Runout side B, variation 3) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-A-DMM-1U-1-4-3 ItWereSoLoud Sterling Sound (Runout side A, variation 4) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-B-DMM 2U-1-4-4 EvenQuietBitsWereLoud Sterling Sound D (Runout side B, variation 4) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-A-Dmm4-4-1-4-x1 IT Were So LouD Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 5) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-B-Dmm44-1-1-x1 Ɛvɛn QuiɛT BİTS WƐRƐ LouD Sterling (Runout side B, variation 5) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-A-DMM4-4-1-3- ItWereSoLoud Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 6) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-B-DMM4-4-1-1- Even Quiet Bits Were Loud Sterling (Runout side B, variation 6) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-A-Dmm4-4-1-B IT Were So LouD Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 7) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-B-DMM 2U-1-1- EvenQuietBitsWereLoud Sterling Sound D (Runout side B, variation 7) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-A-DMM4-4-1-1- IT Were So Loud Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 8) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-B-DMM 2U-1-1-X1 Even Quiet Bits Were Loud Sterling Sound D (Runout side B, variation 8) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-A-Dmm-3U-1-1- x1 IT WERE So LouD Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 9) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-B-Dmm 4-1-1- x1 EVEn QuiET BiTS WERE LouD Sterling (Runout side B, variation 9) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-A-Dmm-1U-1- IT WƐRƐ So LouD Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 10) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-B-Dmm 4 Ɛvɛn QuiɛT BİTS WƐRƐ LouD - Sterling (Runout side B, variation 10) Matrix / Runout: Ɛmc-3512-A-Dmm-1U-1-1- IT WƐRƐ So LouD Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 11) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-B-Dmm 4-1-1- EVEn QuiET BiTS WERE LouD Sterling (Runout side B, variation 11) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-A-DMM 4-4-1-2-2 IT Were So Loud Sterling Sound D (Runout side A, variation 12) Matrix / Runout: EMC-3512-B-DMM 2U-1-7-“EVEn QuiET BiTS WERE LouD” Sterling Sound D (Runout side B, variation 12)