LED ZEPPELIN DEBUT LP 1ST TURQUOISE LETTERING, RED/PLUM A1/B1 PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		1,627
	$		2,156

LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN

THE RARE 1ST PRESS WITH TURQUOISE LETTERING ON THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS IN TRULY VAULT CONDITION

AN INVESTMENT GRADE COPY!!!!!

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  588171
• MATRIX: 588171 A//1 1 2 1    588171 B//1 1 5 6  (UNCORRECTED MATRIX NUMBERS)
• STUNNING SLEEVE
• SUPERHYPE CREDITS

THE ULTRA RARE VERY FIRST PRESS OF LED ZEPPELIN'S DEBUT LP

HAS ALL OF THE TRADEMARK FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

THE SLEEVE LETTERING IS TURQUOISE

THE LABELS HAVE 'SUPERHYPE' CREDITS

THE MATRIX NUMBER IS UNCORRECTED

• THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN  MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITE BAND IS STILL PURE WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS JUST HAD THE 2 PLAYS.

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES ON THE SURFACE,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PUT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUT SOME OF THE USUAL FINE WISPY 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 AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

PLEASE JUST TAKE A LISTEN TO THE QUALITY OF THIS VINYL AS IT WILL SAY FAR MORE THAN I CAN PUT INTO WORDS. IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE TO THINK THAT AN ALBUM THAT WAS SO POPULAR AS THIS COULD BE FOUND IN A CONDITION THAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS NEAR MINT!!!

FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ONTO THE DISC UNTIL THE FINAL FADEOUT, THIS VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND,MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS IT HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ALL, ANYWHERE. CRISP CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION WITHOUT ANY IRRITANTS. NO LOUD CLICKS WHATSOEVER 

THERE IS A TINY SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A FRACTION MORE RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE 2

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS INCREDIBLE DISC GRADES NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT MINUS, BUT PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THE ICONIC ZEP I SLEEVE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION IMAGINABLE

THIS ORIGINAL ISSUE MACNEILL  LAMINATED SLEEVE, NEVER SEEN IN THIS CONDITION. USUALLY HAVING SQUASHED SPINE AND MANY CREASES ON THE FRONT AND BACK SURFACE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY BLEMISH FREE!!  THIS HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW, AND HAS REMAINED IN TOTALLY STAGGERING CONDITION. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE AS GOOD AS THIS EVER!!

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A LAMINATE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, EVEN THE TINY LAMINATE LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST THREE NEAR INVISIBLE ONES, AND EVEN THEN THE SLEEVE HAS TO BE ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT TO SPOT THEM. OTHER THAN THOSE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

NOTICE THAT THE SLEEVE HAS THE FIRST ISSUE GREY STRIP ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE IS A VERY SMALL AND THIN STRIP OF LAMINATE LIFT DOWN THE TOP HALF OF THE SPINE EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER

THE SPINE IS IN MINT CONDITION AS WELL. FIRSTLY ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT, NO PEEL OR FLAKE. SECONDLY THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE  PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND IT'S ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THERE IS NO WEAR EITHER TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM TIPS OF THIS SUPERB SPINE WHICH HAS THE TAPERED ENDS

 THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED IN ANY WAY. NOT EVEN ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. A TINY SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT NEAR THE SPINE , BUT NO CREASES OR LINES, AND NOT EVEN ANY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, WITH THE FLIPBACKS AND POLY LINED INTERIOR. IT IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, BUT HAS AGED WHERE THE GLUE HAS DRIED AND FORMED BROWNING AND SOME MOTTLING. THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VINYL HAS SAT INSIDE UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE

I'LL JUST FINISH BY SAYING THAT IN MY OPINION YOU COULD NEVER GET A BETTER AND  CLEANER COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND SLEEVE , AND IT IS WITHOUT DOUBT VAULT CONDITION, AND WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING, AND FOR SOME LUCKY WINNER THIS IS AN INVESTMENT AS IT CAN ONLY INCREASE IN VALUE, AND WHATEVER IS PAID FOR IT NOW WILL IN FUTURE SEEM A BARGAIN

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

GARRY