LED ZEPPELIN IV 1st UK PLUM/RED LABELS TOP MiNt AuDiO 70s PrOg PsYcH RoCk

	£		450
	$		596

LED ZEPPELIN ''LED ZEPPELIN IV'' AWESOME ORIGINAL 1ST UK PRESSING!!! CAT NO. 2401012 TOP! TOP! AUDIO THROUGHOUT! ! WITH ORIGINAL MASTER PRESSERS SIGNATURE HAND ECHED ON THE RUN OFF GROOVES ''PORKY'' and ''PEKO DUCK''(ONLY 1ST PRESS) RARE MISS SPELLING OF TRACK ''MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP'',, MISS SPELT ''MISTY MOUNTAIN TOP''  PLUM\RED LABELS (ONLY 1ST PRESS)  EXCEPTIONAL TOP AUDIO! (NO) CLICKS OR POPS!!!  RICH DEEP BASSEY FEEL AWESOME SEPERATION!

RARE CROSSED OUT\CORRECTED MATRIX ON SIDE 2.

''UNDER LICENCE.....'' Featured on the white strip (only early press)!

STUNNING NEAR MINT AUDIO QUALITY!

Another from my personal collection, Being an avid collector of Led Zeppelin UK pressings I have accumilated many many copies of this album and many variations on both labels and audio mixes over the years!! This album has been carefully stored in a case, with the sleeve and cover seperated from the vinyl.  I have many many copies of all of the Zeppelin UK albums!  The vinyl is in awesome condition and has obviously only ever been played a minimal amount of times ever,  Near mint awesome top audio on all frequencies!! Remember this is an original 40 years old, very very rare to find like this! The 1st press cover has some light rubbing ware at the edges with age only but there is no creases worth to mention. This is complete with the 1st issue flipback lyric records sleeve also without edge splits

Played at very loud volume on my system, this nearly shook the house down! Very near as perfect audio through out! Very important note! For all those audiophiles out there! it is so common on these early 70s pressings to experiance light static crackle in the form of light interfearace that is normally heard during quiet tracks on these vinyls, that are although tollerable in most cases it is still evedent. This copy is absolutely awesome throughout Having heard many many variations of this pressing and some sound extreemely blandand incipede this is awesome rich and very very vibrant with a real basey and raunchy feel that can only be heard on the earliest UK pressings in my opinion!! I would class myself as highly critical, Please look at my completed listings of records that I have sold of this calaber and you will see that I normally get it right!   

The untitled fourth album of English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on November 8, 1971. It has no official title mentioned on the cover and is commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, in the style of the band's previous three albums. Atlantic Records catalogues have used the names Four Symbols and The Fourth Album, and it is also variously referred to as Untitled, Runes, Sticks, Man with Sticks, Four and ZoSo (after the appearance of the first character or symbol printed on the LP label). Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page frequently refers to the album in interviews as Led Zeppelin IV, while singer Robert Plant thinks of it as "the fourth album, that's it." It is one of the best-selling albums in history, with over 23 million units sold in the United States alone; estimates for worldwide figures usually top 37 million units!

After the lukewarm, if not confused and sometimes dismissive, critical reaction Led Zeppelin III had received in the autumn of 1970, Jimmy Page decided that the next Led Zeppelin album would not have a title, but would instead feature four hand-drawn symbols on the inner sleeve and record label, each one chosen by the band member it represents. "We decided that on the fourth album, we would deliberately play down the group name, and there wouldn't be any information whatsoever on the outer jacket," Page explained. "Names, titles and things like that do not mean a thing!!."

Owing to the lack of an official title, Atlantic Records initially distributed graphics of the symbols in many sizes to the press for inclusion in charts and articles. The album was one of the first to be produced without conventional identification, and this communicated an anti-commercial stance that was controversial at the time (especially among certain executives at Atlantic)!!.

Led Zeppelin IV remains a perennial favorite on classic rock radio and features "Stairway to Heaven", one of the most famous and popular rock songs ever recorded!!.

THE MATRIX

SIDE 1. 2421012 A#3''PEKO DUCK'''' (HAND ETCHED ON THE RUN OFF GROOVES ONLY 1ST PRESS) RARE CROSSED OUT\CORRECTED MATRIX ON SIDE 1.

SIDE 2. 2431012 B#4''PORKY'' (HAND ETCHED ON THE RUN OFF GROOVES ONLY 1ST PRESS) RARE CROSSED OUT\CORRECTED MATRIX ON SIDE 1.

The vinyl
This is the heavier and thicker original type of vinyl and therefor much more robust!! later press were much more flimsier! the vinyl lays perfectly flat on the turntable, and is free of any warping!

On initial inspection the vinyl looks superbe and i can hardly see a blemish! only in strong light could possibly any, or very few light whispy surface sleeve removal marks/scuffs possibly be seen on the playing surface if scrutinized, these are non-audio sounding at least nothing that caused any loud clicks or pops that I heard all my systems at all! 

In fact I never heard any clicks or pops throughout, unbelievably rare to find that this! The audio was superbe! crystal clear and vibrant with (no) signs of any grooveware or that this has been overplayed at all! so rare for a led zep vinyl original that is 40 years old! absolutely top audio!! There was nothing that detracted from this awesome top audio in my opinion! Even ''Stairway To Heaven'' Sounded awesom on my systems!

Points to note! this album has been stored in a case laying dormant for at least 35 years! from my personal experience this vinyl would benefit from a constant clean before each play!,, as biuld up of dirt and dust in the grooves over a period of laying dormant causes static crackle! constant cleaning drasticly reduces this and greatly improves the audio quality!
all tracks play awesome with (no) loud clicks pops or any major interfearance.

 Absolutely top near mint audio on all frequencies!

please note!! i always add this disclamer! i have described as usual this vinyl giving my honest opinion on the audio quality! please allow for the odd static tick or crackle (not) consistent throughout the audio!! this is a genuine original 40- year old vinyl that would have been originally played on a 40 year old system!!! in my personal opinion this played through with (no) clicks pops and certainly (no) skips or jumps and is graded at the very top! on all frequencies!!!!

The labels
These are the original atlantic plum\orange labels! On side two features the misspending of the track ''Misty Mountain hop'' is misspelled ''Misty Mountain Top''  minimal spidering , can be seen only angled to the light (unbeleivable) in my opinion this has obviously have minimal play only in my opinion and certainly not been overplayed! There is slight foxing that can be see angled to the light only. (no) ware that i can see around the spindle hole amaizingly ,, also indicating that this has barely ever been played! (it is perfectly round)! made in great britain is featured (uk pressing) please note! "under license''  is featured on the white strip (only earliest labels) later issues feature this obove the white strip!

The cover
this is the original heavy duty first uk pressing gatefold cover unlaminated (mat finish) importantly there is (no) splits or tares on this cover. Please  Note! this is unlaminated inside and out! very very hard to keep in good condition! There is very light rubbing ware at the edges top and bottom and spine edge corners with age only but this is strong and straight. Very slight dicolouring at the spine with age only! When angled to the light I can just see feint indent at the rear, where some one has leant on whilst writing at some point but you realy have to look to notice this, there is a very small scuff mark . Graded at least excellent if not much better in my opinion!

The record sleeve
This is the original (flip back) sleeve (only first press later press do not have flipback) another impossible thing to find (no) splits or tares at the edges!! Please note there is a very small tear at the opening edge and becoming fragile Only noticeable if looked for (see photos) (this is now stored separately from the vinyl) the original! 40 years old!

HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality as i hear it. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 1000 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!

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