LED ZEPPELIN TURQUOISE Plum/Red EX vinyl

	£		686
	$		909

Led Zeppelin - Atlantic  588171

Plum / Red label

LED ZEPPELIN (THEIR DEBUT ALBUM) ORIGINAL EARLIEST EVER! 1st UK PRESS PLUM/RED ATLANTIC LABELS!!!! CAT NO.588 171 STEREO ORIGINAL 1969(ABSOLUTELY TOP! AUDIO) !!!! WITH ORIGINAL AND RAREST EVER TO FIND McNEILL PRESS PRINTED IST PRESS (TURQUOISE) LAMINATED COVER!!!! TOTALLY COMPLETE ORIGINAL!!!! RAREST SUPERHYPE. CREDITS!!!!!!! A#1 AND B#1 EARLIEST 1ST MATRIX!!! MEGA MEGA RARITY!!!! THIS IS ALSO THE CORRECT VINYL WITHOUT THE 8's CROSSED OUT!!!

WITHOUT DOUBT THE RAREST EVER LED ZEPPELIN ALBUM TO FIND!!

1969

!!!PROGRESSIVE DELIGHT!!!! Plum/Red LABEL!!!THIS IS HOW THEIR FIRST LP WAS FIRST ISSUED!!!HEAVY GLOSSY VINYL!!!!

This album was originally released for a short period of time with the origional cover in Turquoise sleeve lettering and then released with orange lettering (and 8's crossed out in the matrixnumber, which makes that version a second press)!!  

           The conceptual originality of the album was displayed on tracks such as "Good Times Bad Times" and "Communication Breakdown", which had a unique and distinctively heavy sound new to the ears of young music-buyers in the late-1960s. "Communication Breakdown" would become monumental in its influence: In the documentary "Ramones - The True Story", Page's sped up, downstroke guitar riff is cited as guitarist Johnny Ramone's inspiration for - and basis of - his punk-defining, strictly downstroke guitar strumming. Led Zeppelin also featured delicate steel-string acoustic guitar by Page on "Black Mountain Side", and a combination of acoustic and electric approaches on their adaptation of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You".

               "Dazed and Confused" is arguably the album's centerpiece: a foreboding arrangement featuring a descending bass line from Jones, heavy drumming from Bonham and some powerful guitar riffs and soloing from Page. It also showcased Page playing guitar with a cello bow (an idea suggested by David McCallum St., whom Page had met while doing studio session work). The bowed guitar in the middle section of the song brought psychedelic rock to experimental new heights, especially in extended stage versions, building on Page's earlier renderings of the song during the latter days of The Yardbirds. "Dazed and Confused" would become Led Zeppelin's signature performance piece for years to come!!. 

Sensational sound quality, NO skips or jumps. NO clicks, this is really a stunning vinyl with a beautiful deep gloss.

   Vinyl: EX!!! A few very wispy hairlines only, very superficial and none deep. This vinyl has an absolutely wonderful clarity. I listened to the whole album, very intensely!!! And this also SOUNDS EX  AT THE VERY LEAST!!!! A few plays at the very most!! One of the greatest stereo recordings ever done!!! Sensational vinyl with only a few  wispy hairlines. I am listening to this album for a second time whilst completing this listing. Some real magic going on on this recording!! I especially liked "Dazed and Confused". The CD version does not even come close to this!!! I am happy to be able to report that there are not any defects on this album. There are NO jumps, NO sticks, NO clicks or pops. Not even any static crackle at all. A tremendous credit to this very first press with its high groove walls.

I have played this in FULL> twice over!! The replay is ASTOUNDING!!! There are not any jumps or skips. There is hardly any background noise at all!!  Very remarkable for this 1969 vinyl!!! Listening to "How Many More Times" now,  ...... astounding sound!!! I am playing this on my Technics turntable with a Linn cartridge and through my very revealing B&W three way speakers with there famed Nautilus tweeters unveiling any faults!!! This is faultless audio!!!

Sleeve: EX++ Laminated. Beautiful spine, fully 100% legible. NO writing, NO tears. Some light underlaminate creasing near the opening as shown in the picture. NO splits. This is "as good as it gets".

This also has the original inner sleeve.

Labels: NM , No writing or smudging!!

Side one

1. "Good Times Bad Times" (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page) – 2:46
2. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Bredon, Page, Robert Plant) – 6:41
3. "You Shook Me" (Willie Dixon, J.B. Lenoir) – 6:28
4. "Dazed and Confused" (Page) – 6:26

Side two

1. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (Jones, Page) – 4:34
2. "Black Mountain Side" (Page) – 2:14
3. "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page) – 2:27
4. "I Can't Quit You Baby" (Dixon) – 4:42
5. "How Many More Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page) – 8:28 (listed as 3:30 on record sleeve deliberately by Jimmy Page in order to trick radio stations into playing the song.)

Robert Plant participated in songwriting, but wasn't given credit due to unexpired contractual obligations!!!!!.

This is a unique investment opportunity, this earliest original Zep album is soooooooo hard to get hold of , even in the U.K. This is only the second I have ever come across in twenty years!!! Most of these are now tucked away in collections all over the world.

U.K. postage will be recorded.  International postage will be by signed for or Airsure service.

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.