Original Pressing Led Zeppelin II Robert Ludwig? RL vinyl LP 1969 VG+ SD 8236

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This Original Pressing of Led Zeppelin II was released in 1969 On October 22 in the United States. The vinyl plays in VG+ Condition. It retains its gloss and shine. It is does show significant signs of play and play grades with some surface noise in the quiet passages.SD 8236. The most obvious surface noise is a repetitive tick during part of bring it on home. No skips. Has the Sterling sound and Robert Ludwig designations on both sides in the dead wax. If you are looking at this auction you know that these early Pressings were withdrawn when inferior record players / tonearms bounced off the platter because of the Bass dynamics and loudness of this pressin. Thus the legendary Hot Stamper reference….

The cover is VG+ with spine and edge wear, discoloration as shown. A very solid representation of a 50 year old record…

I grade Conservatively according to Goldmine standards. Although there are numerous hairlines, scuffs and marks on this wax/ This lp plays on the Linn LP 12 as a true VG plus copy and this early pressing is extremely hard to find in this condition. Will be cleaned on the VPI before shipping. Ships free via media mail.

AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine-

Recorded quickly during Led Zeppelin's first American tours, Led Zeppelin II provided the blueprint for all the heavy metal bands that followed it. Since the group could only enter the studio for brief amounts of time, most of the songs that compose II are reworked blues and rock & roll standards that the band was performing on-stage at the time. Not only did the short amount of time result in a lack of original material, it made the sound more direct. Jimmy Page still provided layers of guitar overdubs, but the overall sound of the album is heavy and hard, brutal and direct. "Whole Lotta Love," "The Lemon Song," and "Bring It on Home" are all based on classic blues songs -- only, the riffs are simpler and louder and each song has an extended section for instrumental solos. Of the remaining six songs, two sport light acoustic touches ("Thank You," "Ramble On"), but the other four are straight-ahead heavy rock that follows the formula of the revamped blues songs. While Led Zeppelin II doesn't have the eclecticism of the group's debut, it's arguably more influential. After all, nearly every one of the hundreds of Zeppelin imitators used this record, with its lack of dynamics and its pummeling riffs, as a blueprint.

This record is part of a collection of about 1000 records that I’m selling for my personal collection. Most of the collection is near mint NM WAX. Rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, country and R&B Albums will all be included in this sale. Please send an email if you were looking for something specific. Thank you.