Led Zeppelin 4 SYMBOLS ZOSO RED/ PLUM UK LP 1ST MINT-

	£		365
	$		484

LED ZEPPELIN - 4

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY CONDITION

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS

'MISTY MOUNTAIN TOP- MISPRESS'

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  2401012
• MATRIX: 2401012 ** A//3  1.2.1 .3 2401012 B//4 1,1.1
• SIDE ONE DEAD WAX HAS 'PECKO DUCK' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX, SIDE 2 HAS 'PORKY' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
• SUPERHYPE CREDITS
• MISTY MOUNTATIN 'TOP' LABEL ERROR

THE 4TH ZEPPELIN ALBUM I AM SELLING FROM A STAGGERING COLLECTION

I WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME ON THE SUBJECT OF AN ALL ORIGINAL PRESS.

WHAT I MEAN BY THIS IS THAT OVER TIME SLEEVES AND INNERS HAVE BEEN SWAPPED ON ZEPPELIN ALBUMS TO THE POINT THAT IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY AN ORIGINAL ISSUE, YOU MAY WELL END UP WITH A HYBRID, NORMALLY A RED AND PLUM ALBUM IN A GREEN AND ORANGE LABEL'S SLEEVE. SO HOW TO TELL???

WELL FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE ON THE ORIGINAL PRESS WAS MADE OF A SLIGHTLY THICKER CARD AND THEREFORE SOMEWHAT STRONGER. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE THE ORIGINAL CARD IS SLIGHTLY A LIGHTER SHADE OF BROWN THAN THAT OF THE LATER PRESSES, BUT MOST OBVIOUS IS THE FACT THAT ON THE ORIGINAL ISSUES THE SLEEVE WAS UNLAMINATED, WHEREAS THE LATER SLEEVES WERE SLIGHTLY GLOSSY AND HAVE A SMOOTH FINISH TO THEM

IN ADDITION THE INNER SLEEVE OF THE ORIGINAL PRESS IS EASY TO TELL FROM LATER VERSIONS BY THE FACT THAT IT HAS FLIPBACKS,WHEREAS THE LATER ISSUES DO NOT. THERE IS ALSO A COLOUR VARIANCE WITH THE ORIGINALS BEING A DARKER GREY

THIS IS A PROPER FIRST ISSUE SET

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITEBAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS JUST HAD THE FEW PLAYS EVER.

IT ALSO HAS THE LABEL ERROR WHERE SIDE 2 TRACK ONE WAS LABELLED AS MISTY MOUNTAIN TOP INSTEAD OF 'HOP'

THE LABEL ASLO HAS THE 'SUPERHYPE MUSIC' CREDITS

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES ON THE SURFACE, AND EVEN WHEN PUT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF TINY TINY WISPS.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE DECIDED TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO BEFORE DECIDING TO MAKE A BID. THIS TAKES AGES TO UPLOAD BUT I FEEL IT IS WORTH IT TO GIVE POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE BEST CHOICE POSSIBLE, SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE WHOLE OF THIS SUPERB ZEPPELIN ALBUM. TRACKS 1 AND 2 ARE ON THE FIRST SOUNDBITE, 3 AND 4 HAVE THEIR OWN BITES, THEN SIDE 2 HAS TRACKS 1 AND 2 ON THE SAME SOUNDBITE, AND 3 AND 4 ARE ON THE LAST ONE. THAT MAKES 5 RECORDINGS IN ALL TO CAPTURE THE 8 TRACKS

I WAS STAGGERED AT THE CLARITY OF THIS ALBUM. IT IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND THE INTRODUCTION TO 'ROCK AND ROLL' IS JUST INCREDIBLE

I HEARD  THE ODD BIT OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, BUT THIS LP PLAYS TO THE BEST POSSIBLE STANDARD. THE REPRODUCTION BEING SECOND TO NONE.NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL, NO CLICKS OR EVEN TINY DUST POPS. IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD, BUT PLEASE TAKE GOOD LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS DISC MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

 UNLAMINATED STRONG CARDED ORIGINAL ISSUE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES

INCREDIBLY THERE IS JUST ONE INVISIBLE SMALL LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. I COULDN'T SEE IT BUT DID JUST ABOUT FEEL IT AS I RAN MY FINGER DOWN THE SPINE.

 THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE ON THIS SLEEVE, AND THIS IS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN SAYING THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS ORIGINAL ISSUE SLEEVE THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND AGAIN THIS IS DOWN TO THE PROTECTION AFFORDED IT

 THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THE TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS THAT YOU USUALLY FIND ALONG THE EDGES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER.

THE SPINE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RUBBING OR COLOUR LOSS AT ANY POINT, EVEN THE TIPS OF THE SPINE ARE PERFECT. IT IS ALSO TOTALLY FLAT WITHOUT ANY THUMB TO FINGER SQUASHING WHATSOEVER

THE REAR SURFACE WHILST AGAIN IS UNCREASED, IT IS EVERYBIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT. ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT NEITHER THE FRONT OR THE BACK HAS ANY SIGN OF RING WEAR, OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE INNER SURFACE THAT HAS NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO CREASES, JUST A COUPLE OF WHITE FLECKS DOWN THE LEFT EDGE.

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, WITH THE FLIPBACKS. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT IS JUST MINT!!!  EVERY ONE OF THESE THAT I HAVE SEEN HAS HAS SEAM SPLITS TO VARIOUS SIDES AND THE BOTTOM EDGE, SOME SMALL AND SOME HUGE, BUT HERE IS ONE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AS NEW. IN FATC IT IS SPOTLESS AND MARK FREE WITH THE FLIPBACKS PERFECTLY ADHERED, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE CREASE LINES ON IT ANYWHERE

THE SLEEVE IS A MUSEUM PIECE AND EVEN WITH THOSE LITTLE WHITE FLECKS HAS TO GRADE MINT!!!

YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO FIND A CLEANER MORE DESIREABLE COPY OF THIS ALBUUM ANYWHERE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY