LED ZEPPELIN III UK LP 1ST PETER GRANT CREDIT NM-/MINT-

	£		218
	$		289

LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN III

1ST PRESS WITH PETER GREEN CREDITS

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS IN SUPER CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  2401002
• MATRIX: 2401002 A-5  1 1 3    2401002 B-5  1 1 6
• ECTHED MATRIX NUMBERS
• 'SO MOTE IT BE & DO WHAT THOU WILT' IN THE DEAD WAX
• SUPERB FULLY WORKING E.J.DAY SLEEVE
• CATALOGUE NUMBER DOES NOT HAVE A DASH IN THE MIDDLE
• PETER GRANT CREDITS ON LABEL

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 BETWEEN 8-10 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING HOW LITTLE THE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THE LABEL HAS ALL OF THE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS. THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE LABEL DOESN'T HAVE THE SMALL DASH IN THE MIDDLE LIKE LATER PRESSES, AND MPORTANTLY THERE PETER GRANT CREDITS ARE THERE WHICH ARE OMITED FROM ALL OTHER PRESSES

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ALMOST FLAWLESS WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES VISIBLE ON SIDE ONE, AND EVEN LESS ON SIDE TWO. UNDER INTENSE I CAN SEE SOME WISPY LINES IN ADDITION AND A COUPLE OF SMALL SCRATCHES ON TRACK ONE SIDE ONE. SEE BELOW:-

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 TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME UNWANTED NOISE RIGHT FROM THE START SO THAT YOU CAN LISTEN OUT FOR THE BLEMISH. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT SCRATCHES RUNNING ACROSS THE HALF OF THE FIRST TRACK AND INTO A LITTLE OF TRACK TWO. THEY ARE NOT MASSIVE BUT DO CAUSE A FEW LITTLE ROTATIONAL TICS, HEARD AS THE OPENING TRACK FADES OUT AND THE FIRST FEW SECONDS OF TRACK TWO

THE PLAYTHROUGH REVEALS A DISTORTION FREE CRYSTAL CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF CRACKLE ANYWHERE ON THE ALBUM, NOR IS THERE ANY STATIC, WHAT YOU WILL HEARD IS THE ODD RANDOM LITTLE TIC HERE AND THERE. LISTEN TO THE SLOW 'SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU' WHICH HAS A COUPLE IN IT. HAVING SAID THIS SIDE TWO PLAYS TO PERFECTION AND APART FROM THE ODD BID OF VINYL NOISE IS AS NEW

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE DISC AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THE ICONIC ZEP II SLEEVE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION IMAGINABLE

THIS ORIGINAL ISSUE E.J.DAY AND CO LAMINATED SLEEVE ALWAYS SEEMS TO SUFFER FROM SEVERE YELLOWING TO THE WHITE SURFACE , PARTICULARLY AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGE. HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY BLEMISH FREE!!  IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND HEAVY CREASE FREE. THERE ARE THREE INVISIBLE TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHICH I FELT ONLY AS I RAN MY FINGER DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE. THERE IS ALSO ONE LIGHT LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE VERY TIP OF THE TOP RIGHT CORNER.

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE IS NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE ANYWHERE.

THE WHEEL WORKS TO PERFECTION!!!

I MENTIONED ABOVE THAT MOST COPIES OF THIS ALBUM YELLOW BADLY. THIS ONE HAS A PURE WHITE SURFACE WITH JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF LIGHT YELLOWING AT THE VERY EDGES OF THE PERIMITERS, AND IS MANY TIMES BETTER THAN MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER

THE SPINE IS IN MINT CONDITION AS WELL. FIRSTLY ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT, NO PEEL OR FLAKE. IT IS TOTALLY FLAT WITHOUT ANY THUMB TO FINGER SQUASHING AT ANY POINT, AN 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

 THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP,WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST THUMB NAIL NICKS  SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER, AND A LITTLE BURRING TO ONE TINY SPOT ON THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE WHILST AGAIN IS UNCREASED, IT IS EVERYBIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT, AGAIN A DELIGHTFUL WHITE SURFACE WITH JUST THAT LIGHT SHADOW CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THERE ARE ALSO THREE LAMINATE STRETCH MARKS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE.

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, WITH THE FLIPBACKS AND POLY LINED INTERIOR. IT IS AS WHITE AND CLEAN AS I HAVE EVER SEEN ONE, AND TOTALLY UNSPLIT

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT!!!

I'LL JUST FINSH BY SAYING THAT IN MY OPINION YOU COULD NEVER GET A BETTER AND MORE PRISTINE COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND SLEEVE ON THE PLANET, AND IT IS WITHOUT DOUBT VAULT CONDITION, AND WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING, AND FOR SOME LUCKY WINNER THIS IS AN INVESTMENT AS IT CAN ONLY INCREASE IN VALUE, AND WHATEVER IS PAID FOR IT NOW WILL IN FUTURE SEEM A BARGAIN

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

GARRY