Led Zeppelin LED ZEPPELIN IV ZOSO UK 1st A3/B3 Red Plum Labels NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		161
	$		213

LED ZEPPELIN - 4

SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS

INCORRECT SPELLING OF MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP (TOP)

EX+ SLEEVE AND INNER

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  2401012
• MATRIX: 2401012 *CROSSED OUT B//1 A//3 11 12      2401012 B//3 1,2.8
• SIDE ONE DEAD WAX HAS 'PECKO DUCK' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX, SIDE 2 HAS 'PORKY' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
• SUPERHYPE CREDITS
• INCORRECT SPELLING OF 'HOP' THIS LABEL HAS MISTY MOUNTAIN TOP

I WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME ON THE SUBJECT OF AN ALL ORIGINAL PRESS.

WHAT I MEAN BY THIS IS THAT OVER TIME SLEEVES AND INNERS HAVE BEEN SWAPPED ON ZEPPELIN ALBUMS TO THE POINT THAT IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY AN ORIGINAL ISSUE, YOU MAY WELL END UP WITH A HYBRID, NORMALLY A RED AND PLUM ALBUM IN A GREEN AND ORANGE LABEL'S SLEEVE. SO HOW TO TELL???

WELL FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE ON 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

IN ADDITION THE INNER SLEEVE OF THE ORIGINAL PRESS IS EASY TO TELL FROM LATER VERSIONS BY THE FACT THAT IT HAS FLIPBACKS,WHEREAS THE LATER ISSUES DO NOT. THERE IS ALSO A COLOUR VARIANCE WITH THE ORIGINALS BEING A DARKER GREY

THIS IS A PROPER FIRST ISSUE SET

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITEBAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE A FEW TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS JUST HAD JUST MINIMAL PLAYS . 

THE LABEL ALSO HAS THE 'SUPERHYPE MUSIC' CREDITS

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. HOWEVER WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME HAIRLINE SURFACE LINES ON BOTH SIDES. I WANT TO STRESS THAT THESE LINES ARE NON SOUNDING AND DO NOT AFFECT THE PLAY BUT UNDER A SPOTLIGHT THEY ARE VISIBLE. I COUNT ELEVEN ON SIDE ONE, AND TEN ON SIDE TWO. THEY ARE VARYING LENGTHS BUT NONE OF THEM FEELABLE, AND NONE OF THEM ARE DEEP, JUST TOP SURFACE HANDLING LINES. SO PLEASE PLAY THE SOPUNDBITES AND YOU WILL HEAR JUST EXACTLY HOW THIS ALBUM SOUNDS DESPITE THESE ULTRA FINE LINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I WAS STAGGERED AT THE CLARITY OF THIS ALBUM. IT IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND THE INTRODUCTION TO 'ROCK AND ROLL' IS JUST INCREDIBLE

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE CRYSTAL CLEAR SOUND WHATSOEVER

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS OR LOUD POPS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW OF THE SILENT PASSAGES AND THATS ONLY HEARD BY ME BECAUSE I SIT NO MORE THAN 18 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OPUT

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS JUST 3-4 MINUSCULE LITTLE STATIC TICS

A REALLY UNBELIEVABLE COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ZEPPELIN MONSTER

FOR ME THIS GRADES A FULL NEAR MINT

BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED STRONG CARDED ORIGINAL ISSUE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. 

THE COLOURS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE CORNERS DESPITE HAVING A TINY SPECK OF RUB ARE STILL FAIRLY SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE SOMEWHAT MORE. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS HOWEVER

THE OPENING EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT BURRING TO THE FRONT ONE

THE SPINE LIKE THE OTHER OUTER EDGES HAS SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CLEAN CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO CLEAN PANELS WITH A LITTLE RUB TO THE OUTER EDGES OF THE TOP PANEL

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, WITH THE FLIPBACKS. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT IS NEARPERFECT. NEARLY  EVERY ONE OF THESE THAT I HAVE SEEN HAS HAS SEAM SPLITS TO VARIOUS SIDES AND THE BOTTOM EDGE, SOME SMALL AND SOME HUGE, BUT THIS ONE ONLY HAS A TINY NICK TO THE TOP EDGE ON ONE SIDE, AND THE FLIPBACKS ARE STILL PERFECTLY ADHERED

THE SLEEVE GRADES  EX+

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY