LED ZEPPELIN III LP ORIGINAL UK 1ST ISSUE PETER GRANT TOP AUDIO NEAR MINT

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  LED ZEPPELIN III LP ORIGINAL UK 1ST ISSUE PETER GRANT TOP AUDIO NEAR MINT

LED ZEPPELIN - "ZEPPELIN III"

AWESOME ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS COPY WITH TOP SUPERB AUDIO THROUGHT. BEST I'VE HEARD TO DATE BY FAR. THICK 1ST PRESS VINYL MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE ON PLAYBACK. HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL E.J. DAY GROUP FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER WITH PERFECTLY FUNCTIONING WHEEL. ORIGINAL PLUM/RED LABELS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX NUMBERS

SIDE ONE : 2401002 A-5 (HAND ETCHED)

SIDE TWO : 2401002 B-5 (HAND ETCHED)

MASTER PRESSERS HAND ETCHINGS ON RUN OUT GROOVE 'DO WHAT THOU WILT' AND 'SO MOTE IT BE'

I ACQUIRED THIS FROM A LADY FRIEND WHO BOUGHT IT ON DAY OF RELEASE. SHE PLAYED IT ONLY A HANDFUL OF TIMES BEFORE CAREFULLY STORING IT UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO. ON LOOKING AT IT AND HEARING THE SOUND QUALITY I CAN SEE THIS IS THE TRUE HISTORY OF THIS ALBUM. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB COPY OF THIS 1ST PRESS ALBUM.

A TRUE 1ST PRESS COPY WITH ALL THE 1ST ISSUE CHARACTERISTICS.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY

ON CLOSE INSPECTION, THIS HEAVY WEIGHT 1ST ISSUE VINYL LOOKS SUPERB. IT IS CLEAN AND RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSSY, SHINE. THERE ARE ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT WHISPY HAIRLINES WHICH ARE NOT AUDIBLE. OTHER THAN THAT I CAN NOT SEE ANY BLEMISHES, THERE ARE CERTAINLY NO SCRATCHES OR AUDIBLE MARKS.

PLAY GRADE

I HAVE CAREFULLY PLAYED THIS ALBUM AND EACH TRACK SOUNDS INCREDIBLE. IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE, HEARING IT ON THIS HEAVY WEIGHT 1ST PRESS VINYL.

ALL THE TRACKS ON SIDE ONE ARE CLEAR AND CRISP WITH NEAR PERFECT AUDIO. THERE ARE NO LOUD POPS, CLICKS OR STATIC. THE RUN IN AND TRACK SEPERATIONS ARE VIRTUALLY SILENT.

ALL THE TRACKS ONE SIDE TWO ARE VIBRANT AND CLEAR AND SOUND AS GOOD AS THOSE ON SIDE ONE. THE ONLY THING TO LET IT DOWN IS A LITTLE STATIC ON THE RUN IN GROOVE AND A LITTLE IN THE TRACK SEPERATIONS. I AM BEING QUITE CRITICAL AND MAY BE EASILY SOLVED WITH A GOOD CLEAN.

REMEMBER THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 43 YEAR OLD VINYL RECORD.

I WOULD GRADE THIS AS AN EASY EXCELLENT + AUDIO.

THE LABELS

THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE UK PLUM/RED LABELS. THEY ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SPINDLE WEAR AT ALL, ONCE AGAIN, SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED. THEY ARE BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN WITH NO STICKER MARKS, WRITING OR BLEMISHES.

THE LABELS HAVE, ONLY TO BE FOUND ON THE 1ST ISSUE LABELS, THE FOLLOWING...

'PRODUCED BY JIMMY PAGE' TEXT (ABOVE WHITE STRIP ON 1ST ISSUES)

'EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : PETER GRANT' TEXT (THIS IS ONLY TO BE FOUND ON THE 1ST PRESSINGS)

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 2401002, (ONLY 1ST PRESS), LATER ISSUES STATE 2401-002 

'WARNER BROS. MUSIC LTD' (ONLY 1ST PRESS), LATER ISSUES STATE 'WARNER BROS. MUSIC'

THE COVER

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE, UK, EJ DAY, FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER WITH PERFECTLY FUNCTIONING WHEEL. THE WHEEL ROTATES SMOOTHLY, FORWARD AND BACKWARDS EFFORTLESSLY WITH NO SIDEWARDS PLAY, WHICH IS SO COMMON WITH THESE WHEELS. IT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS WORKING PERFECTLY.

THE COVER IS IN NOTHING LESS THAN NEAR MINT CONDITION. ALL THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE SHARP WITH ONLY THE LIGHTEST OF HANDLING WEAR.

THE SPINE IS PERFECT. IT IS NOT CRUSHED OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. ALL THE LETTERING IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR.

THE LAMINATE IS FULLY INTACT WITH NONE OF THE USUAL CREASES TO THE BACK COVER, SO COMMON ON THIS ALBUM.

THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD COVER IS BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN AND IS AS NEAR TO WHITE AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. ONLY THE LIGHTEST OF YELLOWING AROUND THE EDGES, WHICH IS COMMON ON THESE COVERS. REMEMBER, THIS IS 43 YEARS OLD. 

NO WRITING , NO TEARS, NO STICKERS

PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK AT THE IMAGES I HAVE PROVIDED WHICH I THINK SHOW JUST HOW NICE THIS COVER IS.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED 1ST ISSUE INNER SLEEVE. IT HAS THE 'PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS...' TEXT AND THE DATE CODE OF 0870 WHICH IS 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE. SHOWING A TRUE 1ST ISSUE.

IT IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THERE IS A LITTLE CREASING AND A SMALL TEAR TO THE PAPER OF THE DIE CUT.

 THIS RECORD WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKAGED IN A HARD BOX TO PREVENT IT GETTING DAMAGED IN TRANSIT. IT WILL BE POSTED WITH FULL INSURANCE.

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