Led Zeppelin IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR FULL SET OF 6 A-F

	£		165
	$		219

LED ZEPPELIN - IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR

ALL SIX ARE UK PRESSES

THIS SUPERB ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1979 AND ON ITS OWN IS NOT A PARTICULARLY RARE ALBUM, HOEVER THIS WAS ISSUED WITH SIX SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IMAGES OF THE SAME BAR SCENE ON THE COVER, BOTH FRONT AND BACK HAVE DIFFERENT PICTURES OF THE SAME MAN SITTING AT THE BAR.

EACH SLEEVE WAS INDENTIFIED BY THE LETTER THAT WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE SPINE. THE LETTERS WERE A.B.C.D.E AND F

THEREFORE A FULL SET OF SLEEVES ARE SIX IN TOTAL

ANOTHER UNIQUE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS ALBUM WAS THE INCLUSION OF A "MAGIC PAINTING" INNER SLEEVE. BY THIS I MEAN THE INNER SLEEVE WAS WHITE WITH GREY ARTWORK, BUT IF THIS INNER CAME INTO ANY CONTACT WITH MOISTURE THEN THE WHITE CHANGED COLOURS, LIKE A CHILDS MAGIC PAINT BOOK, SO MOST OUT THERE ARE IN A PAINTED STATE AND COLLECTORS WANT A PRISTINE UNPAINTED WHITE INNER

FINALLY THE SLEEVES WERE PLACED IN A BROWN PAPER BAG DESIGNED BY THE RECORD COMPANY WITH THE LED ZEPPELIN LOGO AND TRACK LISTING ON IT. THIS WAS TO HIDE THE SLEEVE SO THAT YOU COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT LETTER SLEEVE YOU HAD UNTIL YOU PURCHASED THE ALBUM, AND TO ENSURE YOU COULDN'T PEEK, THE WHOLE THING WAS SHRINKWRAPPED.

THIS MADE COLLECTING A FULL SET A NEAR IMPOSIBILITY BACK IN 1979. YOU EITHER HAD TO HAVE LOADS OF MONEY TO BUT MULTIPLE COPIES, OR VERY LUCKY

A VERY RARE CHANCE TO GET ALL SIX VARIATIONS FOR ONE BID

THE BROWN BAGS

ALL SIX ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 2 OF THEM IN FACT STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP COVEREING 90% OF THE BAGS, WHILST THE OTHERS DO NOT HAVE SHRINK WRAP BUT AR IN TOP CONDITION. THE ONLY SLIGHT ANOMOLIES ARE THYAT ONE HAS A HALF INCH SPLIT AT THE TOP LEFT SEAM, AND ONE HAS A PRICE STICKER REMOVAL DISCOLOURISATION. THIS IS A GREAT SET OF VIRTUALLY UNBLEMISHED BROWN BAGS

THE SLEEVES

ALL SIX SLEEVES ARE IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINES SHOW VERY MARGINAL SHELF WEAR, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CLOSE UP OF THE LETTERS. BUT THESE SLEEVES HAVE BEEN KEPT IN SUPERB CONDITION, HOUSED INSIDE THE BROWN BAGS

THE INNER SLEEVES

WHAT CHANCE TO GET SIX MINT UNTOUCHED UN PAINTED INNERS. WELL HERE WE HAVE JUST ABOUT THE BEST SET YOU COULD WISH FOR. FOUR OF THE INNERS ARE ABSOLOUTELY UNMARKED AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A DROP OF WATER NEAR THEM, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS VERY WHITE. THE OTHER TWO HAVE A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL AND I DO MEAN REALLY SMALL WATERS DROPS. ONE HAS TWO AND THE LAST ONE HAS ONE. SMALLER THAN A FINGER NAILS WORTH IN FACT

THE RECORDS

FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO KNOW THE MATRIX NUMBERS OF FIVE OF THEM ARE A5 / B5 AND ONE IS VERY UNIQUE AS A5/B5 IS THE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS, BUT THE SIXTH ONE IS A1 / B7. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS MATRIX BEFORE

ALSO ONE OF THE LABELS IS VERY UNIQUE IN THAT IT HAS BEEN DOUBLE PRINTED. BY THAT I MEAN THAT THE TYPEFACE HAS BEEN PRINTED TWICE ON THE SAME SIDE, JUST A SMALL DISTANCE APART MAKING IT LOOK LIKE ONE OF THOSE EYE TESTS THAT MAKE YOU THINK YOU HAVE BEEN DRINKING. NEVER SEEN THAT EITHER ON ANY ZEP ALBUM BEFORE, SO OBVIOUSLY THIS ONE ESCAPED THE QUALITY CONTROL

FOUR OF THE ALBUMS PLAY TO AN EXCELLENT PLUS GRADE, AND TWO TO EXCELLENT

ALL SIX VINYLS HAVE RETAINED THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOK GREAT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES, BUT IN NORMAL LIGHT NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF LIGHT HANDLING MARKS ON A COUPLE OF THE DISCS

I HAVE PLAY TESTED ALL SIX ALBUMS AND I CAN SAY THAT THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND ON ANY OF THEM AT ALL. EACH ONE PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A CLARITY AND PRODUCTION ONE HAS COME TO EXPECT FROM ZEPPELIN RECORDINGS. YES THERE MAY BE THE ODD LITTLE POP HERE AND THERE AND SOME VERY OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW ISOLATED SPOTS, BUT THESE RECORDS ARE IN TOP CONDITION.

INCIDENTALLY THESE ARE ALL UK PRESSINGS

I HAVE RECORDED 2 TRACKS FROM EACH OF THE SIX LP'S TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE QUALITY OF THE SOUND. GO TO THE AUDIO BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING, AND YOU WILL FIND 12 90 SECOND RECORDINGS OF VARIOUS TRACKS, SOME OF COURSE YOU WILL HEAR TWICE AS THERE ARE ONLY 7 TRACKS ON THE ALBUM

SO A FANTASTIC FULL SET OF THESE GREAT SLEEVES, AND IN VERY COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, SO GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR THEM

GARRY