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Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV

Original UK Pressing Cat No:K50008

NEAR MINT Vinyl Looks Unplayrd!

Near As Mint Audio!

Complete with original Inner Record Sleeve!

Superb Original Gatefold Cover!

STUNNING NEAR AS MINT AUDIO ARCHIVE QUALITY!

Another from my personal collection of over 50,000 albums collected over a period of more than 45 years! Being an avid collector of Led Zeppelin UK pressings I have acumilated many many copies of this album and many variations on both labels and audio mixes! This album has been carefully stored in a case, with the sleeve and cover seperated from the vinyl.  I have many many copies of all of the Zeppelin UK albums!  The vinyl is in awesome condition and  looks unplayed in my opinion, it has obviously only ever been played once or twice ever very rare to find like this,  Near as mint awesome top audio on all frequencies! This would be a mid to late 70s original UK pressing features Warner logo on the labels and Kinney cataloge number!

Becoming very hard to find with near mint vinyls and near as perfect audio quality! Very collectable and sought after like this!

The gatefold is also in superb condition graded at least excellent to excellent plus complete with the correct record sleeve insert!

  Hear the complete album in the player below. (Actual recording from the vinyl)

Actual recording from the vinyl:

Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin IV:: Side1.

Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin IV:: Side2.

Played at very loud volume on my system, this nearly shook the house down! Very near as perfect audio through out!

Very important note! For all those audiophiles out there! it is so common on these early 70s pressings to experiance light static crackle in the form of light interfearace that is normally heard during quiet tracks on these vinyls, that are although tollerable in most cases it is still evedent. This copy is absolutely awesome throughout Having heard many many variations of this pressing and some sound extreemely blandand incipede this is awesome rich and very very vibrant with a real basey and raunchy feel that can only be heard on the cleanest original UK pressings in my opinion! I would class myself as highly critical, Please look at my completed listings of records that I have sold of this calaber and you will see that I normally get it right! 

The untitled fourth album of English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on November 8, 1971.

It has no official title mentioned on the cover and is commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, in the style of the band's previous three albums.

Atlantic Records catalogues have used the names Four Symbols and The Fourth Album, and it is also variously referred to as Untitled, Runes, Sticks, Man with Sticks, Four and ZoSo (after the appearance of the first character or symbol printed on the LP label).

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page frequently refers to the album in interviews as Led Zeppelin IV, while singer Robert Plant thinks of it as "the fourth album, that's it."

It is one of the best-selling albums in history, with over 23 million units sold in the United States alone; estimates for worldwide figures usually top 37 million units!

After the lukewarm, if not confused and sometimes dismissive, critical reaction Led Zeppelin III had received in the autumn of 1970, Jimmy Page decided that the next Led Zeppelin album would not have a title, but would instead feature four hand-drawn symbols on the inner sleeve and record label, each one chosen by the band member it represents. "We decided that on the fourth album, we would deliberately play down the group name, and there wouldn't be any information whatsoever on the outer jacket," Page explained. "Names, titles and things like that do not mean a thing!!."

Owing to the lack of an official title, Atlantic Records initially distributed graphics of the symbols in many sizes to the press for inclusion in charts and articles. The album was one of the first to be produced without conventional identification, and this communicated an anti-commercial stance that was controversial at the time (especially among certain executives at Atlantic)!!.

Led Zeppelin IV remains a perennial favorite on classic rock radio and features "Stairway to Heaven", one of the most famous and popular rock songs ever recorded!!.

THE MATRIX

Side 1. "K5008-A2 W1"

Side 2. K5008-B2  . TS"

The vinyl
This is the heavier and thicker original type of vinyl and therefor much more robust! later press were much more flimsier! The vinyl lays perfectly flat on the turntable, and is free of any warping! Visually I struggle to see if this has ever been played before. The vinyl playing surface looks unplayed in my opinion Near mint like it has just come out of the shop!

On initial inspection the vinyl looks superbe and i can't see a blemish! only in strong light could possibly any, or very few light whispy surface sleeve removal marks only, but i struggle to see any at all! 

The Audio

The audio was superbe, like a new vinyl! crystal clear and vibrant with (no) signs of any groove ware or that this has been overplayed at all! So rare to find like this for a led zep vinyl original that is nearly 40 years old! absolutely top Near as mint audio! The Audio is as good as it gets in my opinion Graded Near Mint Throughout!

Points to note! this album has been stored in a case laying dormant for at least 40 years! from my personal experience this vinyl would benefit from a constant clean before each play!,, as biuld up of dirt and dust in the grooves over a period of laying dormant causes static crackle! constant cleaning drasticly reduces this and greatly improves the audio quality!
all tracks play awesome with (no) loud clicks pops or any major interfearance.

 Absolutely top near mint audio on all frequencies!

please note!! I always add this disclamer! i have described as usual this vinyl giving my honest opinion on the audio quality! please allow for the odd static tick or crackle (not) consistent throughout the audio!! this is a genuine original 40- year old vinyl that would have been originally played on a 40 year old system! in my personal opinion this played through with (no) clicks pops and certainly (no) skips or jumps and is graded at the very top! on all frequencies!

The labels
These are the orange/green Atlantic labels!
These look like new in my opinion. No Spider trails near as perfect. A real beauty!

The cover
The gatefold cover is clean and straight without any edge splits or tears! Initial inspection is that this looks nice. Note: This cover is slightly glossy compared to earlier press. (Correct for this issue) There are minor storage wear/indents/creases but only really noticed if looked for and when angled to the light in my opinion. All text is readable. In general this is lovely. Graded at least better than excellent to excellent plus in my opinion.

The record sleeve
The insert lyric record sleeve is correct for this pressing, features the correct calaloge number. This is clean and straight. very slight wear at the bottom edge and becoming fragile with age. The vinyl is now always stored separately from the sleeve and cover. This is how I have always stored my records!

HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality as i hear it. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 1000 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!!!!!!!

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