LED ZEPPELIN II RL Robert Ludwig SS Presswell 1st Hot Mix
$
125
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Description
Led Zeppelin II Presswell copy with RL on both sides of vinyl. True Robert Ludwig first pressing featuring the "hot mix" that was quickly withdrawn and replaced with the more common mix.
Matrix side 1: ST-A-691671 - A - P LW W AT RL
matrix side 2: ST-A-691672 - A - P LW AT RL SS W
Vinyl in VG condition with several light marks on the record that produce background crackle. Fortunately, because of the loud music mix, this thing rocks hard despite the scratches!!! No skips on my system (technics with 2 grams on the stylus). The only time that the background noise gets annoying is during the organ solo on "Thank You", the rest of the time, the music shines through loud and clear!
original matte cover in VG+ with some discoloration in the white areas and some wear on bottom seam with the start of a split about 1 inch from bottom opening. A bit of wet to top seam, all other edges solid. Inner gatefold in great shape.
Tracklist:
A1 Whole Lotta Love 5:33
A2 What Is And What Should Never Be 4:47
A3 The Lemon Song 6:20
A4 Thank You 3:50
B1 Heartbreaker 4:15
B2 Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) 2:40
B3 Ramble On 4:35
B4 Moby Dick 4:25
B5 Bring It On Home 4:19
Companies, etc.
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Presswell
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Credits
Artwork – David Juniper
Engineer – Andrew Johns*, Chris Huston, Edwin H. Kramer*, George Chkiantz
Executive-Producer – Peter Grant
Lacquer Cut By – Bob Ludwig
Mastered By – Robert Ludwig*
Performer – Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant
Producer – Jimmy Page
Technician [Director Of Engineering] – Edwin H. Kramer*
Written-By – Jimmy Page, John Bonham (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B4), John Paul Jones (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B4), Robert Plant (tracks: A1 to B3, B5)
Notes
US 1st pressing (with the 1841 Broadway address on the labels), featuring Robert Ludwig's "hot" mastering on both sides. These were withdrawn early because the high bass levels caused low-grade cartridges to mistrack, leading people to return the album on the belief that it was defective. Another engineer was then hired to recut a much less "hot" version of the album, and that is the far more common version.
On some copies the Sterling Sound credit, "SS", appears in both runouts following Ludwig's "RL", and on others the "SS" appears only in the Side Two runout. The "RL" will still appear in both runouts.
This sub should only be used for copies with "RL" in both runouts, as only these are the true "RL" pressings which command hundreds of dollars (albeit in Near Mint condition). Later transitional pressings which featuring "RL" on only one side and another engineer's work on the other should receive their own subs.
"PR" in label matrix denotes a Presswell pressing.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): (ST-A-691671 PR)
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): (ST-A-691672 PR)
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Variant 1): ST-A-691671-C RL SS P LW W AT
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Variant 1): ST-A-691672-A P LW AT RL SS W
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Variant 2): ST-A-691671-A LWP W AT RL
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Variant 2): ST-A-691672-A LWP AT RL SS W
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Variant 3): ST-A-691671-B P LW AT RL SS W
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Variant 3): ST-A-691672-A P LW AT RL SS W
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