LED ZEPPELIN III UK LP1ST PRESS RED & PLUM LABELS PETER GREEN CREDITS NEAR MINT

	£		217
	$		288

LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN III

1ST PRESS WITH PETER GRANT CREDITS & JOINED CATALOGUE NUMBER

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS IN NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH  CONDITION

BARELY PLAYED WITH A NEAR MINT  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  2401002
• MATRIX: 2401002 A-5  1 2 7    2401002 B-5  1 2 9
• ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS
• 'SO MOTE IT BE & DO WHAT THOU WILT' IN THE DEAD WAX
• SUPERB FULLY WORKING E.J.DAY SLEEVE ( WITH SMALL GAPS IN THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES)
• CATALOGUE NUMBER DOES NOT HAVE A DASH IN THE MIDDLE
• PETER GRANT CREDITS ON LABEL

A GENUINE VERY 1ST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM. ONLY THE FIRST PRESSES HAD THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES. FIRSTLY THE LABELS HAS THE FOLLOWING TEXT ABOVE THE WHITE BAND

Produced By Jimmy Page

Executive Producer : Peter Grant

THIS TEXT ONLY EVER APPEARED ON THE FIRST EVER PRESSES WHICH WERE MADE IN VERY SMALL QUANTITIES AS THIS ACCREDITATION WAS REMOVED AND PLACED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL, BUT WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE TO PETER GRANT.

THE SECOND INDICATOR OF A VERY 1ST PRESS APPEARS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LABEL IN THE FORM OF THE CATALOGUE NUMBER. ORIGINAL VERY 1ST ISSUES HAD THE NUMBER COMPLETE WITHOUT ANY GAPS  ( 2401002 ) THE SUBSEQUENT PRESSES HAD A SMALL DASH IN THE NUMBER ( 2401-002 )

FINALLY ONLY ON THE FIRST PRESS THE SLEEVE HAD NO WRITING WHATSOEVER ON THE BACK, AND THE FRONT PANEL OF THE SLEEVE HAD A SMALL GAP ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. I STRESS THIS ONLY EVER APPEARED ON THE FIRST PRESSES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN  MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITE BAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE BETWEEN 3-4  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 IMPORTANTLY THERE PETER GRANT CREDITS ARE THERE WHICH ARE OMITTED FROM ALL OTHER PRESSES

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS . WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE, PLUS A FEW SWEEPING SWIRLS ON SIDE TWO ( NON SOUNDING) AND A FEW TINY ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES

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

THIS FIRST PRESS RED AND PLUM ZEP 3 PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AS I HAVE ALREADY SAID IT HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY IT HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE CLARITY OF THIS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS IT WAS INTENDED, AND VERY AUDIBLE ON A FIRST PRESS!!!

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH, AND IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING NO SKIPS OR JUMPS

SIDE ONE PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION WITH BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC AND NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP AND EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

SIDE TWO HAS A LITTLE EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE VERY BARELY AUDIBLE IN THE FIRST THREE TRACKS, OTHER THAN THAT 4-5 TINY DUST POPS AND THUS GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

A STUNNING FIRST PRESS ZEPPELIN THREE AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS NEAR MINT OVERALL

TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE ICONIC ZEP III SLEEVE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION, WITH A FULLY WORKING 'WHEEL' 

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. THIS COPY HAS SOME MILD STUFF AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES

THE FRONT SURFACE IS  BLEMISH FREE!!  IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. THERE IS JUST ONE  MINUSCULE AND  INVISIBLE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE WHICH I FELT ONLY AS I RAN MY FINGER DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE. AND THAT'S IT.

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

THE WHEEL WORKS TO PERFECTION!!!

THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER. NO RUBBING TO THE BLACK LAMINATE AND THE FRONT EDGE OPEN IN THE MIDDLE TOP AND BOTTOM AS PER A TRUE FIRST ISSUE

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,ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LENGTH

THE REAR SURFACE WHILST AGAIN IS UNCREASED, IT IS EVERY BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT, AGAIN A DELIGHTFUL WHITE SURFACE WITH JUST THAT LIGHT SHADOW CLOSE TO THE EDGES. IT IS HERE THAT THIS SLEEVE ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF HAVING 'STRETCH LINES' TO THE LAMINATE. THIS ONE HAS ABSOLUTELY NONE

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

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, WITH THE FLIPBACKS AND POLY LINED INTERIOR. IT IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR THIS LP AND IS FLAT WITH SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES, AND ONE TINY PIN HOLE ON THE RIGHT EDGE

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT !!! WITH EASE

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

GARRY