Led Zeppelin II UK LP 1ST PRESS Livin Lovin WRECK EX+

	£		64
	$		85

LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN II

"LIVIN' LOVIN' WRECK" LABEL ERROR

• CAT:2401 012
• MATRIX: A6 / B4

 THIS ALBUM RARELY COMES UP FOR AUCTION ON EBAY, AND WHEN IT DOES IT IS OFTEN IN POOR CONDITION. DON'T FORGET THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ALBUMS EVER PRESSED, AND SOLD IN THE MILLIONS. GETTING ONE IN GREAT CONDITION IS REALLY HARD HOWEVER DUE TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT MOST WERE PLAYED AND PLAYED AND PLAYED, AND ULTIMATELY WORN OUT OR DAMAGED THROUGH POOR HANDLING AND SCRATCHES. TO FIND ONE THIS GOOD THEREFORE IS A GREAT THING FOR COLLECTORS OUT THERE.

THIS RARE PRESSING WAS THE FIRST PRESS OF THOS ALBUM, AND HAS THE VERY RARE LABEL ERROR ON SIDE TWO TRACK 2. LIVIN' LOVON MAID WAS FOR SOEMREASON ENTITLES LIVIN' LOVON' WRECK ON THE LABEL. AS SOON AS IT WAS DETECTED THE PRESSING WAS STOPPED AND THE NEW LABEL WAS ISSUED, BUT NOT BEFORE A FEW WRECK COPIES GOT OUT, MAKING THIS LABEL VARIANT A REAL COLLECTIBLE.

EVEN THEN THIS WAS NOT THE END, BECAUSE THE OBJECTIONS STARTED FLOODING IN ABOUT THE TITLE OF THE LEMON SONG. THE LYROICS SEEMED TO SUGEST THAT SOMEONE SHOULD "SQUEEZE ME BABY UNTIL THE JUICE RUNS DOWN MY LEG"

WHILST THE TRACK'S LYRICS WERE UNTOUCHED THE TITLE OF THE SONG WAS RENAMED TO KILLING FLOOR, AND THUS A THIRD LABEL WAS NEEDED.

SO HERE YOU HAVE A GENUINE FIRST PRESS ALBUM AND LABEL

THE MAGNIFICENT ZEPPELIN II

THE RECORD LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS PLUM AND RED LABELS. HERE WE HAVE A PAIR OF NEAR PRISTINE  EXAMPLES. EACH OF THE TWO COLOURS IS VIBRANT AND RICH IN COLOUR. THE SURFACE OF THE LABEL IS BOTH SMOOTH AND SLIGHTLY TEXTURED AS ALL ORIGINAL ISSUES ARE. THE WHITE BAND ACCROSS THE MIDDLE IS PURE WHITE AND UNSOILED, ALTHOUGH SIDE 2 DOES HAVE A LITTLE BLEEDING OF THE PLUM COLOUR ONTO THE WHITE BAND, AND THE BLACK LETTERING IS 100% CLEAN AND CLEAR WITH NO WEAR OR RUBBING ENSURING EVERY LETTER CAN BE CLEARLY READ. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS ABOUT HALF A DOZEN LIGHT SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLACED THE LP ONTO THE TURNTABLE OF COUSE IT HAS THE RARE LABEL ERROR LIVIN LOVIN WRECK. .

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN. LOOKING VERY CAREFULLY THERE ARE A FEW VERY LIGHT WISPS TO BE SEEN ON THE SURFACE OF THE LP. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION A FEW MORE, BUT THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE VINYL TO SOUND POOR. THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE DECIDED TO RECORD THE BEGINNINGNOF EVERY SINGLE TRACK ON THE ALBUM SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR HOW GREAT THIS VINYL SOUNDS. I HAVE RECORDED THE RUN IN WAX AS WELL AS THE LINKING GROOVE WHICH CAPTURES THE SILENCE THYAT SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE TRACKS. THEREFORE THERE ARE NINE 90 SECOND SNIPPETS TO HEAR AS YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND ON THE QUALITY OF THIS ALBUM. I AM ABSOLUTELKY DELIGHTED WITH THE SOUND

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "WHOLE LOTTA LOVE" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUD AT ALL ON THE LP. THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE 1 HAS A FEW SECONDS OF VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND, AND THERE ARE THE ODD LIGHT POPS HERE AND THERE, BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO MAR THE STUNNING PERFORMANCE OF THIS 41 YEAR OLD ALBUM.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC EXCELLENT PLUS. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS SUPERB ALBUM

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS VERY GOOD PLUS

THIS IS THE HARDEST OF ALL ZEP SLEEVES TO GET IN GREAT SHAPE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A NON LAMINATED SLEEVE THAT SUFFERS FROM COLOUR LOSS, SO FINDING A GREAT ONE IS RARE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH ONLY LIGHT COLOUR LOSS TO THE BROWN SURFACE AND MILD TRACES OF HANDLING ON THE WHITE SECTIONS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST A FEW VERY SMALL ONES NEAR THE SPINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MILDY WORN, AND THE SPINE SIMILARLY. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL PRETTY SHARP AND LOKKS GREAT. THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE TOP AND BOTTOM. THE GATEFOLD OPENS TO REVEAL AGREAT INNER PICTURE AND SURFACE

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY

Matrix Numbers are A2/B2 not A6/B4