LED ZEPPELIN III '70 1ST ISSUE DIE-CUT CVR W/MOVABL WHEEL BRDWY ADD GEORGOUS NM-

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       ANOTHER One Of THE         

             'LEGENDS'

Rare FIRST ISSUE Recording 

   'LED ZEPPELIN'

"III"

  SD 7201

 ATLANTIC Recording 

A

Really NICE STEREO 1ST Pressing

~ ORIGINAL ~

NEAR-MINT- Vinyl

The first pressings of the album included the phrases "So mote be it". Then later on included the phrase "Do what thou wilt", inscribed on the lacquer itself by engineer Terry Manning during the final mastering process. Both phrases are included on this first pressing.

LED ZEPPELIN~ III <NOTE> Advertisement cover, see actual auctioned cover/labels in pictures above. Image thanks to: http://www.d2stationjapan.com/immigrantsong.jpg

F.Y.I... 

As Jimmy Page explained:

After the intense touring that had been taking place through the first two albums, working almost 24 hours a day, basically, we managed to stop and have a proper break, a couple of months as opposed to a couple of weeks. We decided to go off and rent a cottage to provide a contrast to motel rooms. Obviously, it had quite an effect on the material that was written... It was the tranquility of the place that set the tone of the album. Obviously, we weren't crashing away at 100 watt Marshall stacks. Having played acoustic and being interested in classical guitar, anyway, being in a cottage without electricity, it was acoustic guitar time... After all the heavy, intense vibe of touring which is reflected in the raw energy of the second album, it was just a totally different feeling.

Robert Plant has expressed similar recollections:

Bron-Yr-Aur was a fantastic place in the middle of nowhere with no facilities at all-and it was a fantastic test of what we could do in that environment (many of the songs featured on the album were conceived in mid-1970 at Bron-Yr-Aur). Because by that time we'd become obsessed with change, and the great thing was that we were also able to create a pastoral side of Led Zep. Jimmy was listening to Davey Graham and Bert Jansch and was experimenting with different tunings, and I loved John Fahey. So it was a very natural place for us to go to.

After preparing the material that would emerge on the album, Page and Plant were joined by John Bonham and John Paul Jones at Headley Grange, a run-down mansion in East Hampshire, to rehearse the songs. With its relaxed atmosphere and rural surroundings, Headley Grange appealed to the band as the favoured alternative to the discipline of a conventional studio.

The album was then recorded in a series of sessions in May and June 1970 at both Headley Grange and at Olympic Studios, London. Some additional work was put in at Island Records' new Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill, London, in July, then mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis in August 1970 during Led Zeppelin's sixth American concert tour. The album was produced by Page and engineered by Andy Johns and Terry Manning.

The Record;

The record is quite nice, as it shows it's been well taken care of. Graded NEAR-MINT- (NEAR-MINT MINUS), with very few (two-three), extremely light paper 'sleeve' or minimal, superficial, light, 'hair-likes' ~ seen under bright light ONLY. Caution>one superficial 'hair-like' may be longer than 1.1/4 inch (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters>NOT SIGNIFICANT).

Original Inner-sleeve;

      Near-Mint Minus~condition~ Near-Mint-.

The Cover;

The beautiful bright white cover shows really no wear with the exception of perhaps the start of beginning corner 'tip' or 'rub' wear. Ring impression; if it's there, well, you really, really, have to look for it, tilted, under a bright light (then you still may not see a ring). Seams/Spine; in great shape, show really no wear at all. Graded NEAR-MINT MINUS (NM-). Has much gloss & luster.

RECORD COMES IN A 'HI-GRADE' MFSL PVC INNER SLEEVE (FOR PROTECTION)

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<NOTE> Advertisement cover, see actual auctioned cover/labels in pictures above. Image thanks to: http://ledzeppelin.alexreisner.com/graphics/covers/3.jpg

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LED ZEPPELIN- III

'THE WHOLE ALBUM' !

( Led Zeppelin, 1970

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1. Personnel

 
• John Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• John Paul Jones – bass guitar, organ, moog synthesiser, mandolin, backing vocals, double bass in "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"
• Jimmy Page – acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitar, backing vocals, banjo, dulcimer, production, bass guitar on "That's the Way"
• Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica

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