Led Zeppelin II 1969 LP Vinyl RL SS Ludwig Hulko HOT MIX SD-8236 1841 Broadway

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Led Zeppelin II SD-8236 original 1969 RL SS LH 1A/D Robert Ludwig & Lee Hulko famous RARE hot mix. Atlantic "1841 Broadway" address on labels and inside gatefold.

"If this doesn't have "SS RL" etched in the run-outs then it is a repress - remastered at Atlantic, rather than Sterling Sound. Around 200,000ish pressings were done of Robert Ludwig's 'high mix' which, like Hendrix's 'Ladyland' 1st masters, caused some poor-quality phonograph needles to 'skip'. Thus, a repress ordered." - Disccogs

Vinyl is conservatively graded as in VG condition with nice gloss, a few small marks which can be lightly felt with a fingernail and may cause some slight sound distortion, especially during quiet passages (not that this album has many of those!) Labels are crisp and clean, show CTH (Terre Haute pressing) code at lower edge of labels. Please see all pictures.

Matrix runout reads:

SIDE 1: "0 T I ST-A-691671-1A RL SS"

SIDE 2: "0 T I ST-A-691672-D  SS LH"

1969 original lp vinyl gatefold in VG+ condition. Light corner wear and white is dirty, previous owner's name written on back at upper left. No edge splits or stickers. Small paper tear at bottom of gatefold inside. With color printed ad inner sleeve in excellent condition with no splits or tears.

Please see photos to better judge condition for yourself.

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I USE THE GOLDMINE GRADING STANDARD AS THE BASIS FOR GRADING ALL LP's.

Covers are graded separately.

Near Mint: very clean unmarked copy. Pic sleeve, if present, will be of the highest quality.

VG++: May have just a couple of sleeve rubs only. This will be a very clean high gloss copy. This is my borderline Near Mint grade. Any vinyl in this grade can be expected to be a strong collectors keeper. Pic sleeve will be flat with good corners. It will have very few, if any, creases or wrinkles. Sleeve will have no splits.

VG+: Will show a few more signs of normal use and wear. Vinyl may have very light superficial marks and rubs but will be a well taken care of copy. The record may play with isolated noise at intro and in lower passages of music. The noise will not be continuous and will not overpower the music. Labels may have a small jukebox/address sticker or small name or initial but otherwise will not show any defects. Pic sleeves with this grade may have very light creases. The sleeve may have a small split no larger than 1" in any area.

VG: The vinyl will show more signs of normal use and wear. It may have lost some of its factory gloss and in some cases might exhibit groove wear upon inspection. This copy will be enjoyable but will play with light background noise. There may also be light but isolated crakle and/or pops and ticks. Any of the previous will not be continous and will remain behind the music at all times and never overpower it. This will be an enjoyable copy but one that has been more heavily played.
Pic sleeves with this grade will have noticeable wear.

VG-: Vinyl that will have either pressing type noise throughout or crackle type noise throughout but not both. This noise will be low but continous. A decent copy and one that can still be enjoyed. This grade is generally used on only very rare or valuable records.
Pic sleeves with this grade will exhibit overall wear and may have a tear or completely split but taped seam.

G: The vinyl will have both heavy background noise and crackle throughout. It will visually be a very rough copy. This grade is only used on records of extreme rarity or value. Pic sleeves with this grade will have many noticeable defects.

All grading is visual unless otherwise stated. Due to time constraints I am not able to play each record. Some records will be visually graded, some will be spot played and some will be fully play graded. Grading method will be stated. Sealed records cannot be returned once opened.