LED ZEPPELIN Physical Graffiti 1975 UK 1st PRESS Nr MINT
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£ 123
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Apr 22, 2013
Sold Date
Apr 12, 2013
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£ 24
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LED ZEPPELIN Physical Graffiti 1975 UK 1st PRESS Nr MINT
EARLIEST A1/B4/C1/D1 MATRIX - FANTASTIC SOUND
LED ZEPPELINPhysical Graffiti
UK SWAN SONG (SSK 89400) FIRST PRESSING (February 1975) OF LED ZEPPELIN'S DOUBLE LP SET "Physical Graffiti"
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING SUPERB SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SWAN SONG LABELS (with "Made in UK' text - no WB logo)
MATRIX NUMBERS: SSK 89400 A1 / SSK 89400 B4 / SSK 89400 C1 / SSK 89400 D1
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL BOX SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO PICTURE INNER SLEEVES
AND GATEFOLD ‘SLIP’ INSERT (for all first issue criteria, see below)
FIRST ISSUE CRITERIA:
Box Cover: The outer cover is of a top loading ‘box’ construction of thick ridged card with the following text printed on the back, top centre:
SWAN SONG / 484 KINGS ROAD, LONDON SW10
Cullderstead Ltd., trading as Swan Song
A Swan Song/Atlantic recording distributed by WEA Records Ltd., ? & © 1975
The group name, record title and catalogue number run down the left hand side spine, viewed from the front, these are printed in RED.
Inner Slip Cover: The gatefold ‘slip’ insert credits “Gothic Print Finishers Ltd., London SE9 2EQ” as the printers, along with the Swan Song SSK 89400 catalogue number and the address “SWAN SONG, 484 KINGS ROAD, LONDON SW10”
Inner Sleeves: The Inner sleeves are printed on thick card with a natural untreated grey finish to the inside surfaces. They have SSK 89400/A and SSK 89400/B respectively on the back (bottom right corner) of each of the inners. Later issues were thinner card with a smooth finish to the inside.
Labels: The labels are the easiest identifying factors for an original UK 1st issue as they should be clearly marked “Made in UK” but most importantly have NO small circular WB (Warner Brothers) Logo at the end of the bottom rim text. The WB logo was introduced onto the label in mid 1975 just a few months after the release, so any label with the WB logo is not from the very first batch of pressings
Led Zeppelin returned from a nearly two-year hiatus in 1975 with Physical Graffiti, a sprawling, ambitious double album.
Zeppelin treat many of the songs on Physical Graffiti as forays into individual styles, only occasionally synthesising sounds, notably on the tense, Eastern-influenced "Kashmir."
With John Paul Jones' galloping keyboard, "Trampled Underfoot" ranks as their funkiest metallic grind, while "Houses of the Holy" is as effervescent as pre-Beatles pop and "Down by the Seaside" is the closest they've come to country. Even the heavier blues -- the 11-minute "In My Time of Dying," the tightly wound "Custard Pie," and the monstrous epic "The Rover" -- are subtly shaded, even if they're thunderously loud.
Most of these heavy rockers are isolated on the first album, with the second half of Physical Graffiti sounding a little like a scrap heap of experiments, jams, acoustic workouts, and neo-covers.
This may not be as consistent as the first platter, but its quirks are entirely welcome, not just because they encompass the mean, decadent "Sick Again," but the heartbreaking "Ten Years Gone" and the utterly charming acoustic rock & roll of "Boogie With Stu" and "Black Country Woman."
Yes, some of this could be labeled as filler, but like any great double album, its appeal lies in its great sprawl, since it captures elements of the band's personality rarely showcased elsewhere -- and even at its worst, Physical Graffiti towers above its hard rock peers of the mid-'70s.
Side One: Custard Pie / Rover / In My Time Of Dying
Side Two: Houses Of The Holy / Trampled Underfoot / Kashmir
Side Three: In The Light / Bron-y-Aur Stomp / Down By The Seaside / Ten Years Gone
Side Four: Night Flight / Wanton Song / Boogie With Stu / Black Country Woman / Sick Again
LABELS: MINT/MINT/MINT/MINT-
The matt and grooved labels are clean, bright and unmarked. The Side Four label has one light spindle trace all the others have none
VINYLS Visual: MINT/EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT+
All four vinyl surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen.
Side One is completely unmarked.
Side Two has some light hairlines/brush marks.
Side Three is practically unmarked.
Side Four has some minor light marks most of which are in-vinyl pressing blemishes.
None of these superficial marks have any significant impact
VINYLS Audio: NEAR MINT/NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT+/NEAR MINT
The audio on this sprawling masterpiece is very, very strong indeed with a crystal clear, sharp, rich and finely detailed sound and my play-check at loud volume found practically nothing to fault - just a couple of soft ticks on Side Three (very, very minor) otherwise, plays beautifully
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The box cover is good and solid with no damage to the die-cut 'windows' but it does display general storage rub to the edges - the red spine text is still clear
INNER SLEEVES: EXCELLENT++
Both inners are clean and unmarked - no seam splits - just some light rub to the surfaces
INNER SLIP: EXCELLENT++
The gatefold inner slip has some feathering to the top edge but is clean and unmarked - none of the common foxing spots - fine example
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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