LED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITY 1st UK Press NO WB EX++ SSK 89400

	£		90
	$		119

LED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITY

SSK 89400

 earliest possible matrices

   UK 1st PRESS 1975

Machined matrices 

                                              EARLIEST A1/B5/C1/D1 MATRIX - FANTASTIC SOUND

LED ZEPPELIN
Physical Graffiti

UK SWAN SONG (SSK 89400) FIRST PRESSING (February 1975) OF LED ZEPPELIN'S DOUBLE LP SET "Physical Graffiti" 
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING SUPERB SOUND THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SWAN SONG LABELS (with "Made in UK' text - NO WB logo)
MATRIX NUMBERS: SSK 89400 A1 / SSK 89400 B5 / SSK 89400 C1 / SSK 89400 D1 
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL BOX SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO PICTURE INNER SLEEVES
AND GATEFOLD ‘SLIP’ INSERT (for all first issue criteria, see below)

FIRST ISSUE CRITERIA:
Box Cover: The outer cover is of a top loading ‘box’ construction of thick ridged card with the following text printed on the back, top centre:
SWAN SONG / 484 KINGS ROAD, LONDON SW10 
Cullderstead Ltd., trading as Swan Song
A Swan Song/Atlantic recording distributed by WEA Records Ltd., ? & © 1975
The group name, record title and catalogue number run down the left hand side spine, viewed from the front, these are printed in RED. 
Inner Slip Cover: The gatefold ‘slip’ insert credits “Gothic Print Finishers Ltd., London SE9 2EQ” as the printers, along with the Swan Song SSK 89400 catalogue number and the address “SWAN SONG, 484 KINGS ROAD, LONDON SW10” 
Inner Sleeves: The Inner sleeves are printed on thick card with a natural untreated grey finish to the inside surfaces. They have SSK 89400/A and SSK 89400/B respectively on the back (bottom right corner) of each of the inners. Later issues were thinner card with a smooth finish to the inside. 
Labels: The labels are the easiest identifying factors for an original UK 1st issue as they should be clearly marked “Made in UK” but most importantly have NO small circular WB (Warner Brothers) Logo at the end of the bottom rim text. The WB logo was introduced onto the label in mid 1975 just a few months after the release, so any label with the WB logo is not from the very first batch of pressings though still rare with the right matrices.

Led Zeppelin returned from a nearly two-year hiatus in 1975 with Physical Graffiti, a sprawling, ambitious double album. 
Zeppelin treat many of the songs on Physical Graffiti as forays into individual styles, only occasionally synthesising sounds, notably on the tense, Eastern-influenced "Kashmir." 
With John Paul Jones' galloping keyboard, "Trampled Underfoot" ranks as their funkiest metallic grind, while "Houses of the Holy" is as effervescent as pre-Beatles pop and "Down by the Seaside" is the closest they've come to country. Even the heavier blues -- the 11-minute "In My Time of Dying," the tightly wound "Custard Pie," and the monstrous epic "The Rover" -- are subtly shaded, even if they're thunderously loud. 
Most of these heavy rockers are isolated on the first album, with the second half of Physical Graffiti sounding a little like a scrap heap of experiments, jams, acoustic workouts, and neo-covers. 
This may not be as consistent as the first platter, but its quirks are entirely welcome, not just because they encompass the mean, decadent "Sick Again," but the heartbreaking "Ten Years Gone" and the utterly charming acoustic rock & roll of "Boogie With Stu" and "Black Country Woman." 
Yes, some of this could be labeled as filler, but like any great double album, its appeal lies in its great sprawl, since it captures elements of the band's personality rarely showcased elsewhere -- and even at its worst, Physical Graffiti towers above its hard rock peers of the mid-'70s.

Sleeve: EX+. Rarely seen in such undamaged, unworn condition. This is an album sleeve that is very prone to wear indeed with the very many die-cut windows. It will be extremely hard to find a copy without tears, scuffs etc. This is a perfect copy and also has, unbelievably for this album, TOTALLY UNWORN edges. A perfect spine with the all important red lettering is pristine and has not faded like most!! One tiny bump near the bottom of the spine, hardly visible. The two inner sleeves are made of hard card. Only genuine first non WB issues have these. These are again totally unworn, in fact NM and just as if they were just bought, remember this album is now nearly 40 years old!! There are no creases and I believe that this album has hardly ever been handled. An upgrade for most Zep collectors. The inner card insert is beautiful as well but has light yellowing near the top. Please have a look at the many pictures I have included for this listing. I will pack this with adequate protection so it will reach you in this sublime condition.

Vinyls: EX to EX+. Two fantastic vinyls without any marks. In normal light these look mint. Under a strong light there are just a couple of very wispy retraction lines. Impossible to find any vinyl without these. One longish hairline on side B only, which does not sound at all. Without this it would have been an NM copy. The replay is astonishing with fantastic stereo separation on my high end deck. I think it has barely been played, once or twice at the very most. There are no spindle marks to be seen at all. A fantastic first press set of vinyls that will please most ardent collectors.

Stamper Codes: 1 U / 1 U

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CLEARLY AND CRISPLY.  NO MARKS,  A COUPLE OF LIGHT HAIRLINES ONLY,  NONE DEEP, NEEDLESS TO SAY, NO STICKS OR JUMPS!

             This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next psych 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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