LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin III (Atlantic) RARE French 1st Pressing A1/B1 MINT

$

125

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LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin III (Atlantic 940 051) RARE French 1st Pressing A1/B1 MINT
RARE very first French pressing of the debut album by Keith Relf`s Renaissance, the eponymously tiltled "Led Zeppelin III", on Atlantic Records (October 1970).
Here`s one for all you Led Zeppelin completists out there: An impossible-to-find RARE first pressing of "III" with the alternative sleeve, only used in France.
"I keep nursing this love-hate attitude toward Led Zeppelin. Partly from genuine interest and mostly indefensible hopes, in part from the conviction that nobody that crass could be all that bad, I turn to each fresh album expecting — what? (...) The Zep, of all bands surviving, are today — their music is as ephemeral as Marvel comix, and as vivid as an old Technicolor cartoon. It doesn't challenge anybody's intelligence or sensibilities, relying instead on a pat visceral impact that will insure absolute stardom for many moons to come. Their albums refine the crude public tools of all dull white blues bands into something awesome in its very insensitive grossness, like a Cecil B. DeMille epic."  - Lester Bangs in Rolling Stone, November 26, 1970.
GRADING:
MINT- COVER in near-perfect condition. Please see photos for details.
- Very first French pressing, laminated front cover with twin flipback-type edges. Unlaminated back cover.
- Very faint record imprint on laminate of front sleeve (at top, center), from storage. 
- Small storage crease to edge (bottom; at right). Other than that, the cover is perfect.
- Fragile-looking pinched spine in immaculate condition.

MINT- RECORD that looks unplayed. 
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- No hairlines, scuffs, spindle wear or any other visible signs of previous play.
- Original French first pressing plum/red Atlantic Records labels, pure perfection.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "ATL 940 051 A 1" and "ATL 940 051 B 1".
- This record is hereby certified to be an original, very first French pressing of "Led Zeppelin III", released in October 1970.

PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay, this item is in honestly-graded MINT(-) condition. You will NOT find another original first pressing of "Renaissance" as nice as this one - especially at this bargain price: "True value for money" is the motto here!
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