Led Zeppelin III UK LP 1ST A5/B5 SUPERB COND EX++

	£		74
	$		98

LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN III

• CAT:2401 002
• MATRIX: A5 / B5 (THESE ARE THE CORRECT NUMBERS FOR A FIRST PRESS)
• THIS IS A GENUINE 1ST PRESS VINYL WITH THE "do what thou wilt" & " So Mote it be" ETCHED INTO THE RUN OUT GROOVE

THE MAGNIFICENT ZEPPELIN III

THE RECORD LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS PLUM AND RED LABELS. HERE WE HAVE A PAIR OF PRISTINE MINT EXAMPLES. EACH OF THE TWO COLOURS IS VIBRANT AND RICH IN COLOUR. THE SURFACE OF THE LABEL IS BOTH SMOOTH AND SLIGHTLY TEXTURED AS ALL ORIGINAL ISSUES ARE. THE WHITE BAND ACCROSS THE MIDDLE IS PURE WHITE AND UNSOILED, AND THE BLACK LETTERING IS 100% CLEAN AND CLEAR WITH NO WEAR OR RUBBING ENSURING EVERY LETTER CAN BE CLEARLY READ. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 38 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A  VERY CLEAN SURFACE WITH ONLY A FEW VERY LIGHT HANDLING LINES, NONE OF WHICH SOUND DURING THE TEST PLAY

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED 4 SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER ABOVE TO HEAR THEM. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC. THE OTHER RECORDINGS ARE THE RUN IN TO SIDE 2 AND ONE TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE.

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "IMMIGRANT SONG" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE POPS HERE AND THERE BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO MAR A SUPERB STEREO EXPERIENCE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC EXCELLENT PLUS

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT ( I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NOT SEEN A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE FOR YEARS)

THE SLEEVE IS THE FAMOUS E.J DAY GATEFOLD WITH THE SPINNING WHEEL INSIDE THE FRONT COVER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY GLOSSY AND CLEAN. THIS IS A HEAVYWEIGHT SLEEVE AND VERY STURDY. THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE SPINNING WHEEL WORKS PERFECTLY WITHOUT STICKEING AT ANY POINT. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE OF ANY CREASE LINES. THERE AREN'T EVEN ANY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NOR ANY THUMB LINES. . THE CORNERS ARE VERY SQUARE AND THE SPINE IS PRISTINE AS I HOPE YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES. THERE IS NO LOSS TO ANY PART OF THE LAMINATE THROUGH FLAKING OR PEELING. OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A SPOTLESS INTERIOR. WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IS FAR FAR HEAVIER THAN THE THOSE MADE FOR LATER PRESSINGS AND THEREFORE FAR MORE STURDY. THE OPENING EDGE SHOWS HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE BECAUSE IT IS TOTALLY WITHOUT ANY DINGS AND RAZOR SHARP. FINALLY THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINES INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. WHITE AND UNSPLIT. JUST HOW YOU WOULD WANT IT

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY