LED ZEPPELIN I ORIGINAL 1969 UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM

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LED ZEPPELIN I ORIGINAL 1969 UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM
GREY STRIPE MacNeil Cover, OUTSTANDING NR MINT AUDIO!!!


LED ZEPPELIN
Led Zeppelin I

HERE WE HAVE A STUNNING!!! UK ATLANTIC (588 171 STEREO) ORIGINAL PRESSING (March 1969) OF LED ZEPPELIN'S CLASSIC DEBUT LP!!!!
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH DEEP CUT GROOVES WHICH DELIVER ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING AUDIO!!! THE FIRST ISSUE ATLANTIC RED/PLUM LABELS CARRY THE MATRICES: A//1 & B//1 (both corrected) WITH THE 'Warner Bros ' PUBLISHING CREDIT AND THE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED, GLOSSY SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" WITH A GREY STRIPE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE!!!!!
THIS REALLY IS A TREMENDOUS COPY OF AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC!!! PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT AND SOUNDS AMAZING!!!!

Led Zeppelin had a fully formed, distinctive sound from the outset, as their eponymous debut illustrates. Taking the heavy, distorted electric blues of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Cream to an extreme, Zeppelin created a majestic, powerful brand of guitar rock constructed around simple, memorable riffs and lumbering rhythms. But the key to the group's attack was subtlety: it wasn't just an onslaught of guitar noise, it was shaded and textured, filled with alternating dynamics and tempos. As Led Zeppelin proves, the group was capable of such multi-layered music from the start. Although the extended psychedelic blues of "Dazed and Confused," "You Shook Me," and "I Can't Quit You Baby" often gather the most attention, the remainder of the album is a better indication of what would come later. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" shifts from folky verses to pummeling choruses; "Good Times Bad Times" and "How Many More Times" have groovy, bluesy shuffles; "Your Time Is Gonna Come" is an anthemic hard rocker; "Black Mountain Side" is pure English folk; and "Communication Breakdown" is a frenzied rocker with a nearly punkish attack. Although the album isn't as varied as some of their later efforts, it nevertheless marked a significant turning point in the evolution of hard rock and heavy metal.


Track Listing:
SIDE 1: Good Times Bad Times / Babe I'm Gonna Leave You / You Shook Me / Dazed And Confused
SIDE 2: Your Time Is Gonna Come / Black Mountain Side / Communication Breakdown / I Can't Quit You Baby / How Many More Times

LABELS: The labels are in SUPERB condition - CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO wear, NO writing and only light spindle traces evident when angled under a bright light!! I WOULD SAY THAT THIS COPY HAS SEEN LIGHT PLAY ONLY!!!
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces have their original DEEP, LIKE-NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN!!! On very close inspection under a bright light only sleeve removal hairlines are apparent!!
VINYL Audio: The audio is absolutely OUTSTANDING!! - CRYSTAL CLEAR, VERY STRONG, RICH and VIBRANT!! There are NO scratches, NO sticks and NO surface noise AT ALL!! - truly awesome and very, VERY rare!! especially for an original copy!!! There is NO groove-wear and NO distortion!!!! THIS COPY HAS NOT BEEN OVERPLAYED, IN FACT, I WOULD SAY IT HAS HAD VERY LITTLE PLAY IN ITS LIFETIME!!! This must be graded NEAR MINT for audio!!!! PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT AND SOUNDS STUNNING!! NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards!!!
SLEEVE: The original cover is also in BEAUTIFUL condition!! VERY FLAT with hardly ANY edge wear to speak of!! All text is SHARP and CLEAR on the very thin, "pinched" spine and the whole sleeve is CLEAN, SHARP and FRESH!! There are a couple of minor creases (see pics) but overall, AN OUTSTANDING SLEEVE!!

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THIS REALLY IS A FANTASTIC COPY!! IN LOVELY CONDITION!! AND AS A UK ORIGINAL RED/PLUM PRESSING - VERY SCARCE!!!
BELIEVE ME, YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND ONE BETTER!!!
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THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS


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EU: Airmail: £5.00 (Insured & Signed For: £8.00)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £8.00 (Insured & Signed For: £11.50)

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