Led Zeppelin - HOUSES OF THE HOLY - MUSEUM ARCHIVE COPY with OBI Strip - WOW
  £   157
  $   208

 


£ 157 Sold For
Oct 29, 2013 Sold Date
Oct 28, 2013 Start Date
£   99 Start price
11   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

LED ZEPPELIN - HOUSES OF THE HOLY

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR UNPLAYED CONDITION

ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS NO WARNER LOGO ON LABEL

A2/B2

ALL 1ST PRESS INDICATORS

INCLUDES THE SUPER RARE OBI STRIP

CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K 50014

MATRIX: K5004 A2 / B2 (EARLIEST MATRIX NUMBERS)

MOTHER STAMPERS - A at 3 and 9 OClock - SUPER RARE AND ONE OF THE FIRST EVER PRODUCED?

STERLING ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL PRESS WAS MADE OF A SLIGHTLY THICKER CARD AND THEREFORE SOMEWHAT STRONGER. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE THE ORIGINAL CARD IS SLIGHTLY A LIGHTER SHADE OF BROWN THAN THAT OF THE LATER PRESSES, BUT MOST OBVIOUS IS THE FACT THAT ON THE ORIGINAL ISSUES THE SLEEVE WAS UNLAMINATED, WHEREAS THE LATER SLEEVES WERE SLIGHTLY GLOSSY AND HAVE A SMOOTH FINISH TO THEM

THE INNER SLEEVES ARE TEXTURED NOT SMOOTH LIKE LATER PRESSES

JAPANESE STYLED OBI STRIP, WHICH HAD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE REAR SURFACE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS - MINT-

THE GREEN AND ORANGE ARE IN MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITE BAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 2 MINISCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS JUST HAD LESS THAN 5 PLAYS

THE VINYL - MINT-

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES ON THE SURFACE.

PLAYING THE RECORD - MINT AUDIO

THE LP PLAYS JUST SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION, BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. CRISP AND CLEAR WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. YOU WILL NEVER FIND A BETTER DISC

THE SLEEVE - MINT-

UNLAMINATED STRONG CARDED UNLAMINATED ORIGINAL ISSUE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE SLEEVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM COLOUR LOSS DUE TO RUBBING, BUT THIS HAS BEEN TOTALLY AVOIDED BECAUSE THE DELICATE SLEEVE HAS SPENT IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE WHICH HAS PROTETCTED IT AGAINST JUST ABOUT EVERY ISSUE THAT USUALLY RAVAGES IT

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NONE OF THE LINES THAT YOU USUALLY FIND NEAR THE SPINE, AND AGAIN THIS IS ALL DOWN TO THE OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE

THE SPINE IS ALSO JUST IMMACULATE. FLAT. AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. AMZINGLY NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER

THE OPENING EDGE IS AS SHARP AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. NO SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS ON ANY PART OF IT.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE, AND IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RINGWEAR, OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE THAT USUALLY PLAGUES THIS DELICATE SLEEVE

THE INNER SLEEVE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY LOOKED AFTER FROM NEW.THE ORIGINAL OWNER DECIDED TO REMOVE THE LP FROM IT AND KEEP THAT SEPERATE IN A DIFFERENT INNER, WHILST PLACING THE TEXTURED INNER INTO IT'S OWN PLASTIC SLEEVE , WHICH IS WHY THIS MUST BE ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF ORIGINAL ISSUES THAT HAS THE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP IN PRISTINE UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL OBI STRIP IS ALSO INUNDAMAGED UNRIPPED UNREPAIRED CONDITION -MINT-

THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT!!!   MUSEUM ARCHIVE COPY -ITS THAT GOOD




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