LED ZEPPELIN 1969 DEBUT LP 1ST RED/PLUM A 1 / B 1 MATRIX PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		247
	$		327

LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY CONDITION

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM A1/B1 ATLANTIC PRESS IN TRULY VAULT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  588171
• MATRIX: 588171 A//1 1 2 1 1 (CORRECTED MATRIX NUMBERS)    588171 B// 1 3 4 4 (CORRECTED MATRIX NUMBERS) 
• STUNNING SLEEVE
• WARNER CREDITS

• THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN  MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITEBAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS JUST HAD THE TINIEST AMOUNT OF PLAYS. THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL VINYL STUCK AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE 2

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES ON THE SURFACE,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PUT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

PLEASE JUST TAKE A LISTEN TO THE QUALITY OF THIS VINYL AS IT WILL SAY FAR MORE THAN I CAN PUT INTO WORDS. IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE TO THINK THAT AN ALBUM THAT WAS SO POPULAR AS THIS COULD BE FOUND IN A CONDITION THAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS MINT MINUS OR NEAR MINT AT WORST

PLAYED JUST THE A FEW TIMES PERHAPS,   THE SOUND QUALITY GENERATED  AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION JUST MAGNIFICENT. IT IS JUST FANTASTIC, THERE IS NO OTHER WORD TO DESCRIBE IT.

FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ONTO THE DISC UNTIL THE FINAL FADEOUT, THIS VINYL PERFORMS LIKE A BRAND NEW 1970 DISC. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ALL, ANYWHERE. CRISP CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION WITHOUT ANY IRRITANTS

THERE ARE A FEW ODD SECONDS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEAR ONLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND A LITTLE VINYL NOISE ON THE RUN IN'S TO EACH SIDE, BUT THIS IS VERY VERY MILD AND BARELY AUDIBLE. I HEARD PERHAPS TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS INCREDIBLE DISC GRADES MINT MINUS,OR NEAR MINT AT WORST BUT PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THE ICONIC ZEP I SLEEVE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, EVEN THE TINY LAMINATE LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST THREE NEAR INVISIBLE ONES, AND A VERY VERY THIN SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE SPINE.

THERE ARE NO LAMINATE LINES ALONG EITHER OF THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND JUST ONE TINY THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

NOTICE THAT THE SLEEVE HAS THE FIRST ISSUE GREY STRIP ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER. WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY INTACT, AND THIS INCLUDES THE CORNER TIPS WHICH ARE ALL IMMACULATE

THE SPINE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AS WELL. FIRSTLY ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT, NO PEEL OR FLAKE. SECONDLY THE SPINE IS VIRTUALLY FLAT WITH JUST A FEW TINY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS.

FINALLY ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND IT'S ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THERE IS NO WEAR EITHER TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM TIPS OF THIS SUPERB SPINE WHICH HAVE THE TAPERED ENDS

 THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED IN ANY WAY.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. A TINY SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT NEAR THE SPINE AT THE TOP END, BUT NO CREASES OR LINES

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT WITH JUST SOME LIGHT GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES, AND A BROWN SPOT ON ONE SIDE

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY