Led Zeppelin LED ZEPPELIN IV (ZOSO) UK LP A3/B3 (TOP) INCREDIBLE ONE PLAY MINT

	£		422
	$		559

LED ZEPPELIN - 4

IN MAGNIFICENT ONCE PLAYED MINT  CONDITION

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS

INCORRECT SPELLING OF MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP (TOP)

MINT!!! MINUS SLEEVE AND INNER

MUSEUM GRADE SET

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  2401012
• MATRIX: 2401012 *CROSSED OUT B//1 A//3  1 2 11      2401012 B//3 1,2.2
• 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

AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM, SOMETHING FORTHE COLLECTORS OVER THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD

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 JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS JUST HAD JUST ONE PLAY EVER. THERE ARE SMALL SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL AROUND THE HOLE ON SIDE 2

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, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF THE MOST MINUSCULE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

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 NO BKACKGROUND STATIC EITHER

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR EVEN STATIC TICS

A REALLY UNBELIEVABLE COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ZEPPELIN MONSTER

FOR ME THIS GRADES A FULL 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. IT IS TOTALLY IMMACULATE HAVING SPENT THE LAST 46 YEARS SITTING INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE, AND NOT ONE MARK OR STAIN

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE AND EASILY RUBBED COLOURS THERE. JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP, AND EVERYBIT AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER

THE SPINE HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE COLOUR APART FROM THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WHERE THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THIS IS VERY VERY SMALL. THERE IS NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING EITHER

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE INNER SURFACE IS ON SHOW. THIS USUALLY HAS ALL SORTS OF BLEMISHES BUT AGAIN BECAUSE OF HOW THE RECORD WAS STORED, THIS ONE IS TOTALLY MINT

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, WITH THE FLIPBACKS. INCREDIBLY THE SEAMS ARE SILL FREE FROM ANY SPLITS. THERE ARE TWO SMALL NICKS TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE AND A SMALL BIT OF RESIDUE OF SOMETHING NEAR THE TOP EDGE ON BOTH SIDES, AND IT IS FOR THIS REASON ONLY THAT THE GRADE OF THE SLEEVE FALLS BELOW MINT

THE SLEEVE GRADES  MINT MINUS  WITH EASE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS NEW AND OLD

GARRY