LED ZEPPELIN 'IV' UNKNOWN UK PURPLE VINYL COPY: K50008

	£		217
	$		287

LED ZEPPELIN

'IV' LP  

 NEVER SEEN BEFORE PURPLE VINYL! 

NOT THE LILAC VINYL VERSION

EXCELLENT+/NEAR MINT CONDITION  

1970s UK 12" album release ATLANTIC RECORDS (K50008) 33.3 rpm STEREO

Made in UK

Matrices: K50008 A2/K50008 B2 IS

Now I really don't know what to tell you about this record as I've never seen a transparent purple vinyl copy before. It looks, sounds and feels like a genuine 1970s pressing and I bought it in a collection of good 70s UK rock that included a few Zeppelin first pressings and promotional items, so I'm as certain as I can be that this isn't a bootleg. The catalogue number is the standard 1970s reissue number, and the matrix numbers are the same as the 1978 matt lilac vinyl reissue. My first thought was, "Is this a test pressing for the lilac version?" There is some marbling in the finish that might indicate that it may have been a rejected pressing. 

The sleeve feels more like a mid 70s version. The labels are the standard grooved green white and orange reissue ones and state that the record was made in the UK, but where this copy differs from others is in the label text. Side One says "Warner Bros. Music A USA Recording P 1971" at 6 o'clock which is standard, and the "All rights of the manufacturer..." text runs from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock. However, Side Two says "Kinney Music Ltd/Superhype Music Inc P 1971" at 6 o'clock, and the rights text runs from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock as it finishes with "A Warner Communications Company" then the boxed W logo.

I have included a couple of photographs of this record next to a lilac vinyl copy so that you can see for yourselves how different this is. The original owner worked in the music business in London from 1970 to 1976, but he can't remember how it came into his possession. Actually, he can't remember much at all.    

TRACK LISTING: SIDE ONE 1. Black Dog 2. Rock And Roll 3. The Battle Of Evermore 4. Stairway To Heaven SIDE TWO 1. Misty Mountain Hop 2. Four Sticks 3. Going To California 4. When The Levee Breaks

  CONDITION: VINYL EXCELLENT+ Just a few very light surface marks. Excellent sound reproduction throughout. LABELS VERY GOOD/NEAR MINT Side One has some surface scratches and a crease that runs through the matrix number underneath the catalogue number. Side Two is as new. INNER SLEEVE EXCELLENT+ Uncreased and unmarked beige lyric inner with a little ringwear. The record is now stored in a new polylined paper sleeve. GATEFOLD SLEEVE NEAR MINT A beautiful example. Clean, unmarked and uncreased. 

THE VARIOUS 'EXPERTS' WHO HAVE SEEN THIS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO THROW ANY LIGHT ON IT. IF ANYONE OUT THERE CAN TELL ME MORE THEN PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.

A ONE OFF ZEPPELIN RARITY? I WISH I COULD TELL YOU.   

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Having looked at the photographs on this page, the colour reproduction just doesn't do justice to the purple vinyl. I am told that digital cameras struggle to differentiate between some blues and purples, and this certainly seems to be the case with mine. Think the Pope's robes, think Prince at his 'Purple Rain' height, think Deep Purple late 70s vinyl reissues...that's the colour purple that we're talking about here!