Led Zeppelin PHYSICAL GRAFFITI UK LP 1ST RARE A3 NMINT
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LED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI
ULTRA RARE A3 MATRIX PRESSING!!!!!
FIRST PRESS - UK ISSUE
WITH THE SLEEVE TO MATCH THE VINYL'S QUALITY
- CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG SSK 89400
- MATRIX: SSK89400 A3 / B4 / C1 / D1
- IMPOSSIBLE A3 MATRIX SIDE ONE
- VERY VERY RARE LOW MATRIX SIDE 2 -FIRST PRESS - 1975
LAST WEEK I LISTED A MINT UNPLAYED COPY OF THIS ALBUM, AND AT THE TIME I MENTIONED THAT IT CAME FROM A COLLECTION WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD TWO COPIES. ONE REMAINED UNPLAYED (WHICH WAS THE ONE I LISTED LAST WEEK)
THIS ONE WAS THE PLAYED COPY, BUT IT HAS SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE ON ANY COPY OF PHYSICAL GRAFFIT1
EVERY 1ST PRESS I HAVE EVER HELD HAS HAD A1/C1/D1 MATRIX NUMBERS WITH THE B SIDE HAVING EITHER B5 OR THE RARER B4
THIS COPY HAS AN INCREDIBLE * A3 * MATRIX NUMBER. I HAD NO IDEA THIS NUMBER EVEN EXISTED AND I HAVE LOOKED AT HUNDREDS OF COPIES
THE FIRST PRESS UK ISSUE IS EASY TO TELL FROM THE RE ISSUES IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE HAS TO HAVE THE UK ADDRESS ON THE REAR SURFACE, WHICH WILL SAY ' Swan Song/484 Kings Road, London SW10' (MANY COPIES WERE PRESSED IN GERMANY AND ISSUED OVER HERE)
ON THE VINYL THE MATRIX NUMBERS HAVE TO BE 'STAMPED' ALL LATER PRESSES WERE ETCHED WITH THESE DETAILS
FINALLY THE LABELS ON THE FIRST ISSUES DID NOT HAVE THE WARNER LOGO AT 3 O'CLOCK
THE MATRIX NUMBERS ON A FIRST PRESS ALL HAVE A '1' AFTER THEIR LETTER, SO A1= SIDE A AND SO ON. ALL THIS IS TRUE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SIDE B WHICH USUALLY HAS THE MATRIX ENDING OF 'B5'
THEREFORE A NORMAL FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM SET WILL HAVE A1 / B5 / C1 / D1 AS THE MATRIX NUMBERS.
THERE WERE A FEW EARLIER PRESSES RELEASED WITH THE VERY HARD TO FIND 'B4' MATRIX ENDING. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE HARD TO COME BY VERY FIRST PRESSES
THIS ONE IS RARER STILL WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE A3 MATRIX ENDING ON SIDE ONE!!!
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 AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM SET HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED
THE VINYL
MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF DISCS, THAT HAVE LOST NONE OF THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THEY GLEAM LIKE NEW DISCS BECAUSE IN EFFECT THEY ARE. NO MARKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION ON ANY PART OF THE PLAYING THERE IS ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN.
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 RECENTLY TAKEN THE DECISION TO RECORD THE ALBUMS THAT I LIST FROM START TO FINISH, THUS ALLOWING POTENTIAL BIDDER TO FULLY HEAR WHAT THEY MAY BE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. THIS TAKES ME A VERY LONG TIME, BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR QUALITY VINYL BUYING ON EBAY.
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 SERIOUS BACKGROUND INTERFERENCE. THERE IS THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT BIT OF BACKGROUND, AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE POPS HERE AND THERE
TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES AND BE THE JUDGE
I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SET NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN UNDAMAGED CONDITION, DUE TO THE MANY DIE CUT HOLES WHICH ARE EASILY DAMAGED, THIS SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT . I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS CLASSIC ALBUM WITH A SLEEVE THAT HAS ALSO DEFIED THE TEST OF TIME
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WITHOUT RUBBING. THE DIE CUT WINDOWS ARE ALL INTACT AND LOOK GREAT. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND JUST ONE SMALL LINE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SLEEVE NEAR THE SPINE
THE LEFT SPINE HAS ALL OF THE RED TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ITS FLAT AND CLEAN AND IS IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION
THE RIGHT SPINE IS ALSO IN THE SAME IMMACULATE CONDITION
THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR. IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THE INNER SLEEVES HAVE JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER, LET ALONE THE RECORDS THEMSELVES
THE BOTTOM EDGE ALWAYS SHOWS SHELF WEAR,BUT THIS ONE HAS THE BAREST TRACE OF RUBBING INA COUPLE OF SMALL APOTS ONLY
THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN HAS ALL OF THE DARK BROWN COLOUR INTACT, AND AGAIN IS UNCREASED , AND NO DAMAGE OR WEAR TO ANY OF THE WINDOWS
THE WHITE WINDOWED INNER CARD IS IMMACULATE. I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS THAT THERE ARE TWO DESIGNS. IT APPEARS THAT THE EARLIEST ISSUES HAD A SPINE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHEREAS THE LATER ISSUES WERE JUST A PIECE OF CARD FOLDED IN HALF. THIS ONE DEFINITELY HAS A SPINE WHERE THE INNER SLEEVES SIT FAR BETTER AND SNUGGER BECAUSE OF THIS. IT IS IMMACULATE IT GOES ALMOST WITHOUT SAYING.
BOTH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION
I HAVE TO GRADE THIS ALBUM COVER AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS NEAR MINT
AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING RARE COPY OF THIS UK 1ST PRESS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
On 13-Dec-10 at 08:11:57 GMT, seller added the following information:
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