LED ZEPPELIN "Whole Lotta Love" Aussie ATLANTIC EP hard rock NWOBHM

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LED ZEPPELIN “Whole Lotta Love” Aussie ATLANTIC EP hard rock NWOBHM

Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love EP (orig. Australia ATLANTIC MONO FX-11,695)

Australian Release date: March 1970 (estimated).  Recording dates: October 1968 (tracks 2-4) / May 1969 (track 1).

On offer here is an ULTRA RARE original Australian ATLANTIC issue of “Whole Lotta Love” EP by LED ZEPPELIN, including three cuts from their debut album plus the title track (which was also issued as a single in January 1970).

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Sound clip “Whole Lotta Love” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TM2QxqnJLQ

SIDE 1

1.          Whole Lotta Love (5:33)                  Writ: Jimmy Page - Robert Plant - John Paul Jones - John Bonham - Willie Dixon

2.         Black Mountain Side (2:10)               Writ: Jimmy Page

SIDE 2

3.         Good Times Bad Times (2:45)            Writ: Jimmy Page - John Paul Jones - John Bonham

4.         Communication Breakdown (2:43)      Writ: Jimmy Page - John Paul Jones - John Bonham

PERSONNEL

“Whole Lotta Love”:

     Robert Plant              lead vocals

     Jimmy Page               lead & rhythm guitars, theremin, backing vocals

     John Paul Jones        bass guitar

     John Bonham             drums

Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios in London, England (UK) (May 1969).

Produced by Jimmy Page.  Engineered by George Chkiantz.

Mixed at A&R Studios in New York City (USA) (August 1969).  Mixing engineer: Eddie Kramer.

“Black Mountain Side”, “Good Times Bad Times” & “Communication Breakdown”:

     Robert Plant              lead vocals (tracks 3 & 4)

     Jimmy Page               lead guitar (tracks 2-4) / backing vocals (tracks 3 & 4)

     John Paul Jones        bass guitar (tracks 3 & 4) / organ (track 4) / backing vocals (tracks 3 & 4)

     John Bonham             drums (tracks 3 & 4) / backing vocals (track 3)

Session musician:

     Viram Jasani             tabla (track 2 only)

Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios in London, England (UK) (October 1968).

Produced by Jimmy Page.  Engineered by Glyn Johns.

GRADING (also refer photo)

Cover:

VG+ beautiful laminated appearance: minor handling wear (light ring-wear on back - inner rim), surface tear (front: top-right corner), minor creasing + surface rubbing + discolouration + lamination peel (front along spine).

Record:

visual: FAIR : retains satisfactory lustre despite numerous scuffs (mainly hairlines) & surface scratches (please note the disc is heavily scuffed).  IMPOSSIBLY RARE IN ANY CONDITION - GOOD LUCK TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER!  LOW MINIMUM BID!!  Inexpensive copy until a better one turns up.

labels: moderate spindle wear / name & phone number written in pen (side 1)

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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