A one-off DIY label, but a notable one. This Rock Hard label was the vehicle for the first release by Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden. Their EP, 'The Soundhouse Tapes', was released in November 1979 and featured the tracks 'Prowler', 'Invasion' and 'Iron Maiden', different versions of which were to appear on the band's first album. It had a catalogue number of ROK-1, and a matrix number of LYN-7672, which indicates a Lyntone pressing. Originals are highly collectable; there have been numerous reissues down the years, so buyer beware. Thanks to Sam Mauger for bringing the label to my attention and for providing the scan, which, he points out, is of a reissue.
Copyright 2010 Robert Lyons.