Led Zeppelin In Through The Out Door - Rare Promo copy
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Description
This is a promotional copy pressed in Germany. The disk has never been played and I would personally grade it as Mint but as nothing is rarely perfect I'll have to say that it's M- using the grading definitions below. The brown paper bag has a couple of marks on it and a couple of small tears on one side of the opening. Other than that the cover is excellent.
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In Through the Out Door is the eighth studio album by Led Zeppelin. It was recorded over a three week period in November and December 1978 at ABBA's Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by Swan Song Records on 15 August 1979. In Through the Out Door was the band's sixth and final release to reach the top of the charts in America, and was the last released by the band before the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980.
The album was named by the band to describe its recent struggles amidst the death of Robert Plant's son Karac in 1977 and the taxation exile the band took from the UK as a result of the Harold Wilson and James Callaghan administrations, which also adversely affected other major British bands of the time, such as The Rolling Stones. The exile resulted in the band being unable to tour on British soil for over two years, and trying to get back into the public mind was therefore like "trying to get in through the 'out' door."
The original album featured an unusual gimmick it had an outer sleeve which was made to look like a plain brown paper bag, and the inner sleeve featured black and white line artwork which, if washed with water, would become permanently fully coloured. There were also six different sleeves featuring a different pair of photos, one on each side and the external brown paper sleeve meant that it was impossible for record buyers to tell which sleeve they were getting.
This item's specifics.
I don't know that there are many copies still around with the original brown paper outer, this one has it and the inner sleeve has never seen water.
Mint Perfect, flawless. Legitimate sellers seldom use this grade. When a record is truly
Mint, it deserves (and receives) a large premium over other grades.
M- or NRMT (Mint Minus or Near Mint) – Usually the highest grade. Records from the
1950s & 60s in this condition are truly rare.
EXCELLENT or EXC - Almost near mint, maybe a mark or two on the cover. No wear on cover or record. Most collectors examples.
VG++ (Very Good Plus Plus) – Beautiful collectible condition. Only the slightest of
wear, certainly no deep scratches.
VG+ (Very Good Plus) - Great condition. Well cared for.
VG (Very Good) – Still good condition, but more wear than VG+.
VG- (Very Good Minus) - Generally not collectible condition, unless it’s a super rare
record. Most dealers avoid records in this shape or below.
G (Good) – Lots of wear, but still playable. The most confusing grade! Good really does
not mean good. It is actually quite poor condition to a collector.
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