Led Zeppelin PHYSICAL GRAFFITI UK LP 1ST PRESS RARE B4 MATRIX NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		160
	$		212

LED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI

IN SUPERB CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - UK ISSUE

• CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG SSK 89400
• MATRIX: SSK89400 A1 / B4 / C1 / D1 
• FIRST PRESS
• ALL UK MARKINGS
• THE RARER B4 PRESS

A FIRST PRESS UK PHYSICAL GRAFFITI MUST HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAITS

1. THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'SWAN SONG/484 KINGS ROAD, LONDON SW10' ON THE REAR SURFACE (MANY COPIES WERE GERMAN)
2. THE WHITE INNER WRAPROUND MUST BE THICK CARD WITH A 'SPINE' AT THE BOTTOM. IT IS A MATT FINISH WITH A GREY CARD REAR SURFACE (SOME COPIES HAVE A GLOSSY THINNER CARD WITHOUT THE SPINE AND A WHITE REAR SURFACE)
3. THE INNER SLEEVES MUST BE OF THICK CARD (LATER PRESSES HAD THINNER ONES)
4. THE LABELS MUST HAVE  'MADE IN UK' AT 9 O'CLOCK
5. THERE MUST NOT! BE A 'W' WARNER LOGO AT 3 O'CLOCK ON THE RIM
6. THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE A1/B5/C1/D1 (THERE IS ALSO B4 WHICH CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE MARIGNALLY EARLIER IN THE PRESSING SEQUENCE) THERE IS ALSO A VERY HARD TO FIND (A3) WHICH ALSO HAS ALL OF THE ABOVE ATRIBUTES, AND THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED TO BE MARGINALLY LATER IN THE PRESSING SEQUENCE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SWAN SONG LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND REMAIN UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE UNWORN.I CAN ONLY SEE ONE TINY SPIDER LINE NEXT TO EACH HOLE 

THE VINYL

REALLY GLOSSY PAIR OF DISCS, THAT HAVE LOST NONE OF THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK SUPERB WITH A GLEAMING SHEEN TO THE SURFACE.

ANGLING THE DISCS INTO AN LED LIGHT REVEALS THAT THERE ARE SOME SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINES AND WISPY HAIRLINES ON THE SURFACE. SIDE ONE PARTICULARLY HAS THE MOST WITH HARDLY ANY ON SIDES THREE AND FOUR 

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 2 LP SET FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, THUS ALLOWING POTENTIAL BIDDER TO FULLY HEAR WHAT THEY MAY BE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE CHANCE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE SET PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITH THE STEREO REPRODUCTION JUST CRISP AND CLEAN WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED. THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLING OR CLICKS.

SIDE ONE HAS  ALITTLE LIGHT BACKGROUND WHICH CAN BE HEARD DURING THE QUIETER PASSAGES, SIDE TWO HARDLY ANY AT ALL, SIDE THREE THE SAME, AND SIDE FOUR VIRTUALLY NONE

I HEARD ABOUT 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE FOUR SIDES

SIDE ONE GRADES EXCELLENT, SIDE TWO EXCELLENT PLUS, SIDE THREE NEAR MINT AND SIDE FOUR MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN UNDAMAGED CONDITION, DUE TO THE MANY DIE CUT HOLES WHICH ARE EASILY DAMAGED, AND THE UNLAMINATED NATURE OF THE DELICATE AREAS THAT GET VERY EASILY RUBBED ABD EVEN SPLIT

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WITHOUT RUBBING. JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM CORNER TIPS.

THE DIE CUT WINDOWS ARE ALL INTACT AND LOOK GREAT. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.

THERE IS ONE TINY LINE NEXT TO THE LEFT SPINE AND TWO AGAINST THE RIGHT SPINE

THE LEFT SPINE HAS ALL OF THE RED TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ITS FLAT AND CLEAN AND IS IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION. A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

 THE RIGHT SPINE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE LEFT

THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST THE LIGHTEST SIGNS OF WEAR,

THE BOTTOM EDGE USUALLY DOES SHOW SEVERE RUBBING AND SHELF WEAR, BUT ON THIS COPY IT IS VERY LIGHT WITH A FEW SMALL SCUFFS AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNERS

THE REAR SURFACE DOES SHOW A COUPLE OF SLIVERS OF WHITE AGAINST THE SPINES AND A LITTLE BURRING OF THE TOP EDGE, PLUS A COUPLE OF SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE

THE WHITE WINDOWED INNER CARD IS STILL  WHITE, AND ALL OF THE EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP .THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLONG TO THE SURFACE.

THIS IS ALSO THE THINNER ISSUE CARD WITHOUT THE SPINE AT THE BOTTOM,

BOTH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THEY SSK 89400 A/B INFORMATION BOTTOM RIGHT CORNERS

THIS IS A REALLY CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT.

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

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

GARRY