LED ZEPPELIN IV 4 - PLUM/RED EX vinyl 1971 1st UK PRESS PORKY/PECKO DUCK A//3
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LED ZEPPELIN -
4 IV
ATLANTIC
2401012
1st UK Press 1971
Features "Misty Mountain Top" misspelling. Feather pointing upwards.
First press matrices A//3 B//4 with the earliest stampers and "PORKY" and "PECKO DUCK" etched into the deadwax.
A//3 1 2 4
B//4 1 1 9
George Peckham mastered this album with Jimmy Page and Phil Carsons from Atlantic Records. Page called back after the session to say how pleased he was with the results and that he wanted George to master all future Led Zeppelin Lps. his "Porky's" inscription would go on to also appear on later albums.
'Following the staggering reunion triumph at the O2, which I was lucky enough to be at, interest in Led Zeppelin has become greater than ever, with the site for the Ahmettribute.com tribute concert receiving an unbelievable 120 million hits, with 25 million people apparently registering for a Zeppelin ticket, its as good a time as any to invest in an original copy early press of this classic Zep album.'
"Four Symbols" spent an amazing 57 weeks in the UK charts. The green & orange label pressings would far outsell the red and maroon colour early pressings. The Plum label variants were only available for 12 of the 57 weeks, during which time Atlantic prepared to launch their new labels and the new catalogue numbers.
Label changes usually took place incrementally, with a necessary cross over period needed to bridge the change of the records and covers already in record shops, taking into account the most recent releases that were still selling. Around six variants are known for the plum/red labels.
The classic Plum label design was changed by Atlantic to a green & orange colour in March, 1972, when the second pressings of "4 Symbols" were made, with a new catalogue number, 'K 5008,' replacing the first issue's 'De Luxe 2401 012.'
Gatefold sleeve: VG++ to EX. A great gatefold sleeve for this first UK press version. This is a very hard sleeve to find in such great condition as many owners did not look after their albums properly. A small glue deposit where there was once a price sticker which was removed without any damage done. Very light corner wear. This copy is well preserved and has been carefully stored as all other albums from this wonderful prog collection. The inside gatefold is a splendid EX, untouched. The spine is really nice with hardly any wear. On account of that VG+ to EX. More from this wonderful collection will be listed in the near future.
This also has the original inner sleeve which is made of a vulnerable paper much like the good old blotting paper. It has the two flipbacks to the front and the lyrics to "Stairway" on the reverse. Most of these have gone missing. Amazingly and i have only once ever come across one before, this inner has seams that are stil fully intact. NO splits!! One tiny tear on the opening about 1cm. A lovely item and quite rare in its own right with many replaced by later re-issue copies which have normal smooth paper and are far lighter in colour. I will send it along with the vinyl in a separate plain inner.
This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.
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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.
Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 20.00. Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.
Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly! PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST, if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one! I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem! This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem. Thanks again!!
This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.
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