Led Zeppelin FOUR UK LP 1ST PLUM/RED NMINT SUPERB
£
142
$
188
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Description
LED ZEPPELIN IV
PROBABLY THE ULTIMATE ZEPPELIN ALBUM. PRESSED BRIEFLY ON THE ATLANTIC RED AND PLUM LABEL
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SLEEVES THAT CAN LOOK VERY TIRED WITH WORN EDGES, FEATHERED OPENING EDGE AND SCUFFED AND WAORN CORNERS. LETS FACE IT, THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST PLAYED ALBUMS EVER!!!
THEREFORE TO FIND ONE IN MINT MINUS CONDITION IS WELL LETS JUST SAY DIFFICULT
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS MATT FINSH SLEEVE, AND IT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE ARE NO CREASES ON IT ANYWHERE. THER AREN'T EVEN ANY SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE. IT HAS CLEARLY BEEN WELL CARED FOR.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NO SHELF WEAR AT ALL, AND THE SPINE IS PRISTINE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS 2-3 MINISCULE THUMB NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE LESS THAN A HANDFUL OF TIMES EVER!
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT. IT IS INDEED RARE TO FIND THIS SLEEVE IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE INNER IMAGE OF THE ROBED MAN CARRYING THE LAMP IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. NPO COLOUR LOSS PARTICULARLY TO THE BLACK SURFACE. THIS IS REALLY AS GOOD AS IT GETS
THE ORIGINAL GREY INNER IS IN TOP CONDITION. AGAIN IT IS THE GENUINE FIRST PRESS INNER. LATER ISSUES HAD A FINGER NOTCH AT THE TOP TO HELP WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE ALBUM. IT ALSO HAD THE VATALOGUE NUMBER OF THE LP ON IT. THE ORIHGINAL IS A DARKER SHADE OF GREY AND HAS A FLAT OPENING EDGE.
THIS WEAK INNER SUFFERS BADLY FROM SPLITS TO THE SEAM. FORTUNATELY THE PERVIOUS OWNER HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO PLACE THE LP INTO A SEPERATE INNER SLEEVE BUT NOT BEFORE ONE SMALL SPLIT ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE HAD OCCURED. THIS SPLIT IS VERY SMALL, NO BOGGER THAN 3/4 INCH. THE INNER ITSELF IS ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND CREASE FREE TOTALLY.EVEN THE FLIPBACKS SHOW NO SIGN OF DAMAGE.
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT
THE RECORD
THE LABELS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. . THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, AND THERE ARE ONLY TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES TO INDICATE JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS MARK AND BLEMISH FREE, ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SPOT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS TO SIDE ONE, THERE IS NEAR SILENCE IN THE RUN IN WAX. THIS IS A GREAT SIGN OF THINGS TO COME. THE FIRST THING TO REPORT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT THE LP HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO A HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS.
THE AUDIO IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND ON THE MONEY, AS ANY 1ST PRESSING SHOULD BE. EACH NOTE IS HEARD CLEARLY AND PRECISELY.
THE ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT ANY FRYING BACON SOUNDS OR CLICKS. THERE IS JUST THE VERY ODD BIT OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO PLACES, BARELY AUDIBLE, AND THE OCCASIONAL LITTLE DUST POP. THE SOUND QUALITY IS MAGNIFICENT
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL AS NEAR MINT, AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WILL EVER NEED UPGRADING
A VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE INDEED
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
On 07-Mar-08 at 18:48:57 GMT, seller added the following information:
matrix Numbers A/3 - B/3
Also has the rare misty mountain "Top" misprinted label
price rating
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