LED ZEPPELIN II German ATLANTIC 1969 rare RL Mix MINT

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$ 64

£ 48 Sold For

Nov 1, 2009 Sold Date

Oct 25, 2009 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

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Led Zeppelin II

rare original German vinyl LP released 1969 on ATLANTIC label with laminated foldout cover and catalognumber 40037 (SD-8236). Cover and vinyl all "AS NEW" in pristine NEARMINT/MINT condition, with clean labels and no spindlemarks - perfect!!

Features the legendary "hot mix" pressing done by Robert Ludwig with his initials "RL" etched in the dead wax on side one... Considered by many audiophiles as THE TOP VERSION. Supposedly it was re-mastered afterwards because most cheap cartridges in cheap stereos couldn't handle the loudness, causing the LP to skip and causing many returns of the "defective" LP.

See this link with an interesting article on this stunning different Robert Ludwig mix: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Led-Zeppelin-501/Rare-Led-Zeppelin-II.htm

"...I played the record once, noticed it sounded weird and then put it on the shelf until about six months ago when I first heard about the rare Robert Ludwig mix copies identified of course by the "RL" in the deadwax .... It was What Is And What Should Never Be that slapped me in the face. At the approximately 3 1/2 minute mark of the song, where Jimmy Page starts playing those licks that keep switching channels every time he hits one, I noticed that it was NOT switching channels. I went back and listened to that part again, just to make sure. The guitar licks are all loud and they alternate channels on the true stereo mix. On the white label promotional mono mix the guitar licks are all loud and they are all on the same channel. On this "new" mix I have discovered the first guitar lick is quiet, the second loud and then they alternate in that manner. However, all guitar licks come in on the same channel. I would pull first the left then the right headphone off my ear to ensure I was hearing the same thing out of both. I compared each song (minus moby dick) between the "new" mix, the re-mastered stereo cd mix, and then the white label promotional mono mix. The "new" mix is most definitely in mono and is most songs sound completely different to the known mono mix. Only Heartbreaker, Living Loving Maid, and Moby Dick sound similar (but still slightly different) to the promotional mono. Ramble On sounds nearly like a completely different song. I was hoping to learn if there are any other known copies with this mix. Led Zeppelin II was not known (in my collecting circles) to have ever had stock mono copies released..."

Best copy I have seen in years... see photo.

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I ship worldwide using the German Postal Service; see rates below... All records will be professionally packed in special cardboard mailers to avoid damage during shipment. Please note that I can ship to Russia and China only via registered & insured mail if paid via paypal. Please contact me for any further questions or special requests ...

EU, UK&I:

£3.95 (4Euro) for airmail package below 500gram (typically works for 1LP)
£6.90 (7.-Euro) for airmail package up to 1kg.
£14.30 (15.- Euro) for airmail package up to 2kg
£17.20 (18.-Euro) for 'registered & insured package' up to 5kg - add £3.95 (4.-Euro) for up to 10kg

EUROPE w/o EU (e.g. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Norway, Switzerland, ...:

£3.95 (4Euro) for airmail package below 500gram (typically works for 1LP)
£6.90 (7.00Euro) for airmail package up to 1kg.
£14.30 (15.- Euro) for airmail package up to 2kg
£29.50 (31.-Euro) for 'registered & insured' package up to 5kg - add £4.90 (5.-Euro) for up to 10kg

OVERSEAS i.e. Asia, Americas, Australia, Africa…:

£6.90 (7.-Euro) for airmail package below 500gram (typically works for 1LP)
£12.50 (13.-Euro) for airmail package up to 1kg.
£23.70 (24.90Euro) for airmail package up to 2kg
£40.50 (42.-Euro) for 'registered & insured' package up to 5kg - add £14.30 (15.-Euro) for up to 10kg - add £42.- (44.-Euro) for up to 20kg

GERMANY: ... 2.50 Euro via 'Warensendung' (<500gram); Paket 7.50Euro (£7.40).

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