LED ZEPPELIN "LED ZEPPELIN" 1969 TURQUOISE UK 1st PRESS

	£		206
	$		273

LED ZEPPELIN

"LED ZEPPELIN"

(1969 ATLANTIC RECORDS LP – EARLIEST FIRST PRESS!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THE ULTRA RARE FIRST ALBUM BY LED ZEPPELIN CALLED "LED ZEPPELIN". THIS IS THE INCREDIBLY RARE 1969 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS RED/MAROON (PLUM) ATLANTIC LABEL, WITH MEGA RARE 1ST PRESS COVER WITH 'TURQUOISE' SLEEVE LETTERING. IT ALSO HAS THE 1ST PRESS 'SUPERHYPE' CREDITS ON EACH RECORD LABEL. THIS LP IS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' TURQUOISE 1ST PRESSING - WITH DIFFERENT MATRIXES TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS. THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 588171 A//1 & 588171 B//1 UNCORRECTED 1ST PRESS MATRIXES. WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAD A THIRD '8' IN EACH MATRIX 'CROSSED OUT' AND 'RE-ETCHED'. ONLY THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' TURQUOISE 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP HAD THESE 'UNCORRECTED' MATRIXES.

LED ZEPPELIN ARE:

• JOHN BONHAM – DRUMS, TYMPANI, BACKING VOCAL
• ROBERT PLANT – LEAD VOCAL, HARMONICA
• JIMMY PAGE – ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, BACKING VOCAL
• JOHN PAUL JONES – BASS, ORGAN, BACKING VOCAL

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ATLANTIC 588 171

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: 588171 A//1 / 588171 B//1

THE FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT- CONDITION. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT RING WEAR, A FEW WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION AND ONE CRACK TO THE SPINE. THERE IS SOME VERY MINOR SCUFFING TO THE CORNERS AND THE BOTTOM EDGE. THERE ARE NO TEARS. THIS CLASSIC SLEEVE HAS THE TURQUOISE LETTERING, TURQUOISE ATLANTIC LOGO AND THE SILVER BOTTOM BORDER LINE.

THE GLOSSY, BLACK VINYL IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME VISIBLE MARKS AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS FANTASTIC APART FROM SOME OCCASIONAL, SLIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE ON RUN-INS AND DURING THE QUIETEST PASSAGES. THERE IS A SLIGHT POP AT THE END OF "YOU SHOOK ME".

BOTH OF THE LABELS HAVE THE "SUPERHYPE" CREDIT. THE RED & MAROON LABELS ARE BOTH IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH JUST ONE SPINDLE MARK ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL.

SIDE ONE

1. GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES
2. BABE I’M GONNA LEAVE YOU
3. YOU SHOOK ME
4. DAZED AND CONFUSED

SIDE TWO

1. YOUR TIME IS GONNA COME
2. BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE
3. COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
4. I CAN’T QUIT YOU BABY
5. HOW MANY MORE TIMES

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1 x LP / 12"

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2 x LP / 12"

£4.00

2 x LP / 12"

£6.00

2 x LP / 12"

£10.00

3 x LP / 12"

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3 x LP / 12"

£8.00

3 x LP / 12"

£13.00

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RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

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