LED ZEPPELIN TURQUOISE SUPERHYPE UNCORRECTED SUPERB

	£		819
	$		1,085

eachtohisown Store

Please read the Terms and Conditions lower in the listing about payment, postage costs and insurance BEFORE placing a bid. Thank you.

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I take time and effort to ensure that all my records are described accurately and fairly. All my items come with a money-back guarantee - if it's not as described, you can return it for a full refund.

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I am currently selling a superb collection featuring some of the best of British Rock and Prog. This collection has many first pressings and includes some records which appear to have never been played.

This is an absolutely superb example of the first pressing of Led Zeppelin's debut LP. It has the turquoise lettering on the cover, Superhype credits on the labels and the following uncorrected matrix numbers:

588171 A//1

588171 B//1

Detailed description
Vinyl: The vinyl looks superb and has retained its original high sheen. It has clearly been very well cared for. Under bright light just fine hairlines and sleeve removal-type marks were visible on either side. I have played the entire LP and it sounds brilliant. There is some background noise and crackle audible in the quiet passages and the run-ins/outs, fades, silent grooves and intros, and the occasional random click but there is absolutely nothing loud or intrusive. There are no jumps, skips or sticking and no repetitive clicks. This is a superb example of this LP and was a real pleasure to listen to.
Labels: Both labels look great with absolutely no signs of damage, writing, stickers etc and just typical spindle marking.
Sleeve: The sleeve is really nice and clean with no damage, writing, splits, tears or stickers etc and just very light signs of use. This is the best example of this desirable sleeve that I have ever seen, but for the sake of completeness here are the very minor flaws which I noticed: on the front there is one small oxbow laminate crease and a thumbnail scratch in the belly of the Zeppelin and a laminate crease in the top left corner (see photos). On the rear there is a laminate crease above John Bonham's head, a very feint one across Jimmy Page's chest and a tiny oxbow in JPJ's hair. There is laminate lift along the spine, but absolutely no cracking, flaking or peeling. These issues are all very minor and I'm sure there can't be many that are better than this.
Edge wear: There is no wear to the laminated edges or spine and just minimal wear to the exposed edges and opening. The spine is clean and solid, totally legible and has no cracks or flaking at all.
Corner wear: minimal at the openings and moderate at the spine.
Inner sleeve: Original poly-lined inner.
Other inserts: n/a

Detracting features not covered above - none. This is, without doubt, the best example of this that I have ever seen. I think you would have to wait a long time to find a better one.

Please check out my other items and take advantage of reduced postage costs for multiple buys.

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Information about descriptions.
My records are always described accurately and fairly. I always do my best to point out any blemishes which might detract from the item and all photographs are of the actual item you will get.

Visually-graded vinyl: Unless stated in the listing, vinyl is visually graded. I play-grade records where possible but I don't have time to play them all. I will not usually play-grade records which look near mint or unplayed, unless they are particularly rare.

Play-graded vinyl: I will always state in the listing if I have played a record prior to describing it. When I play a record I listen to it carefully through headphones with the bass and treble adjusted to expose unwanted noise. I play it all the way through (unless stated otherwise) and take notes of any noise, clicks, distortion etc which I then use to write my description. Please note that in some cases my notes are made weeks or even months before the record is listed on ebay.

First pressings and originals: Many of the records I sell are first pressings and I will usually include the relevant matrix information etc in the description. However, I can't be an expert on every artist/group and so sometimes I will use the word 'original' to identify a pressing which I think might be a first pressing, but don't know for sure (but which is certainly NOT a recent pressing or audiophile release etc). If you specifically want a first pressing, and know how to identify it, please ask the relevant questions before you bid.

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I have some very simple terms and conditions. Please read them before bidding. Thank you.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

• Do not bid if you don't intend to pay.
• I accept Paypal and postal orders. I also accept cheques in UK Sterling GBP on orders OVER £50.
• Please pay for your item within three days of the auction closing. If you are intending to bid on other items and wish to pay when they have closed, please contact me to let me know. I reserve the right to cancel any transactions and offer the item to the second highest bidder if no contact or payment is made within three days.
  
• Please read and make sure you understand the information on POSTAGE COSTS and INSURANCE before you bid.
  

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POSTAGE & PACKING

I care about the records I sell and believe that they need to be carefully and securely packaged to ensure that they survive their journey through the post. Vinyl is removed from the sleeve for posting and the contents will be protected with rigid cardboard stiffeners. All packages are labelled "Do not bend" and securely sealed with "FRAGILE" parcel tape.

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P&P charges

Double LPs will be charged as two LPs.

UK P&P costs

UK Standard service - items are sent quickly and securely using first class recorded post, which includes insurance up to £41. The cost for this is as follows:

First LP or 12" = £3.80, each additional LP or 12" add £0.80

First 7" or CD = £1.90, each additional 7" or CD add £0.50


UK Fully insured service - Any order valued over £41 will be sent fully insured using Royal Mail Special Delivery and the total cost of this will be £7.50.  Multiple-item orders weighing more than 1kg or items valued over £500 will cost slightly more to insure, so please wait for my invoice before paying.


UK Economy service - If the value of your order is below £10 you can choose to have your item sent by standard second class post (unrecorded). However, please be aware that this service can take up to a week to reach you and in the event of a claim for loss or damage, Royal Mail will not reimburse the full value of your order. The cost for this is as follows:

First LP or 12" = £3.00, each additional LP or 12" add £0.70

First 7" or CD = £1.10, each additional 7" or CD add £0.45

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Airmail (uninsured) to any country OUTSIDE the UK

Europe

First LP or 12" = £4.75, each additional LP or 12" add £1.75.

First 7" or CD = £1.90, each additional 7" or CD add £0.60.

 

Rest of the world (anywhere outside Europe)

First LP or 12" = £7.75, each additional LP or 12" add £3.20.

First 7" or CD = £3.20, each additional 7" or CD add £0.90.

Insurance

For overseas orders, I include insurance on all invoices. This is additional to the costs above. If your order is valued under £10 you can request a new invoice without insurance (but in the event of a claim for loss or damage, Royal Mail will not reimburse the full value). Overseas orders valued over £10 will ONLY be sent fully insured.

Insurance costs are additional to the airmail costs above and are as follows:

• Overseas orders valued up to £41 will be insured for an additional £4.25
• Overseas orders valued between £41 and £500 will be insured for an additional £6.75
• Overseas orders valued over £500, please contact me.

Overseas orders weighing more than 2kg will be split into two or more packages as appropriate so they can be sent using Royal Mail's Small Packet Rate, so please wait for my invoice on larger multiple purchases.

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Please do not bid if you don't agree to these terms. If you have any queries please email BEFORE you bid.

Thanks for your interest in this listing and for taking the time to read these details.

On 01-Dec-10 at 20:16:55 GMT, seller added the following information: