LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin III LP 1970 1st Press MINT

	£		241
	$		319

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Led Zeppelin called "Led Zeppelin III" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Red/Maroon' (Plum) Atlantic label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IT IS ALSO IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION - AND IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH COMPLETELY 'DIFFERENT' LABELS WHICH WERE CHANGED ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN THE VITALLY IMPORTANT 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DIFFERENCES!!!!

THIS LP WAS ENDLESSLY RE-PRESSED THROUGHOUT THE 1970s , AND EVEN THE ORIGINAL 'RED/PLUM' ATLANTIC LABEL HAD 3 DIFFERENT PRESSINGS, SO IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY A 100% GENIUNE 1970 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - TO AVOID BUYING A LATER 1971 RE-PRESSING!!!!  MOST 'RED/PLUM' ATLANTIC PRESSINGS YOU SEE ACTUALLY DATE FROM 1971 - WHICH IS WHEN MOST SALES OF THIS LP TOOK PLACE.  HOWEVER THIS LP IS A 100% GENIUNE 1970 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - WITH ALL THE CORRECT 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAILS DATING THIS CORRECTLY TO THE DAY OF RELEASE IN 1970 (AND SHOWING THAT THIS LP WAS PRESSED WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE)!!!!  THE FIRST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 100% GENIUNE 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS AND ALL LATER RE-PRESSINGS, IS THE TEXT ON THE RED/PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS!!!!  THE MOST IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE THAT APPLIES TO 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY  IS THAT TOWARDS THE TOP OF EACH LABEL ABOVE THE WHITE STRIPE IN LARGE TEXT THERE IS PRINTED 'PRODUCED BY JIMMY PAGE' AND BELOW THIS 'EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: PETER GRANT'!!!!  THIS WAS CHANGED VERY QUICKLY, AND THE 'JIMMY PAGE' CREDIT WAS MOVED TO THE BOTTOM OF EACH LABEL (IN SMALLER TEXT) ON ALL LATER RE-PRESSINGS - AND THE 'PETER GRANT' CREDIT WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED ALTOGETHER!!!!  ANOTHER THING TO MENTION IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE 'CAT. NUMBER' ON THE LABELS!!!!  1ST PRESSINGS HAVE THE CAT. NUMBER AS '2401002' JOINED TOGETHER - WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS INSERT AN EXTRA 'DASH' AND SHOW THE CAT. NUMBER AS '2401-002'.  AND THESE DETAILS ARE SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS THEY ONLY APPLY TO 100% GENIUNE 1970 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE VINYL ON THIS ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING IS MUCH THICKER THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  THE COVER IS ALSO THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS COVER - BEING FULLY LAMINATED, HAVING A PERFECTLY WORKING 'ROTATING WHEEL' AND CORRECT '2401 002' 1ST PRESS CAT NUMBERS!!!!  AND AS A 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING - THE RECORD OF COURSE ALSO HAS THE 1ST PRESS 'DO WHAT THOU WILT' &  'SO MOTE IT BE' ETCHINGS IN THE RUN ON GROOVES!!!!  THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - FROM THE VERY DAY OF RELEASE BACK IN 1970!!!!  IT EVEN HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS '7/70' DATE CODING ON THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THE RECORD HAS INCREDIBLY ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED JUST ONCE, AND IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION - AND THE GATEFOLD LAMINATED COVER IS SIMPLY AWESOME!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS RED/MAROON (PLUM) ATLANTIC LABEL, ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABEL TEXT (SEE DETAILS ABOVE), 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS '7/70' DATE CODED INNER SLEEVE, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'DO WHAT THOU WILT' &  'SO MOTE IT BE' ETCHED IN THE RUN ON GROOVES, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'ROTATING WHEEL' FULLY LAMINATED 'E.J.DAY' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  The Cat. No is 2401 002 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Red/Maroon Atlantic label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Led Zeppelin at their best!!!! Any fan of Led Zeppelin, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in AMAZING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and INCREDIBLY only 1 TINY spindle mark!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ONCE!!!!  The vinyl is in AMAZING condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade MINT(Minus)!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press '7/70' Date Coded inner sleeve!!!!  The 1st Press 'E.J.Day' FULLY Laminated 'Rotating Wheel' Cover is in absolutely SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edgewear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), barely ANY yellowing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), and NO writing!!!!  It is also VERY important to note that the 'Rotating Wheel' works PERFECTLY and ALL the 'Die Cut' holes on the cover front are PERFECT!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the laminated inside is in SUPERB condition with NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA rare LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "LED ZEPPELIN III" BY LED ZEPPELIN, IN AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: