Led Zeppelin PRESENCE 1976 UK 1st Press INCREDIBLE UNPLAYED & 100% MINT - LISTEN

	£		228
	$		303

 LED ZEPPELIN - PRESENCE

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!! CONDITION

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

INCLUDES STICKER

• CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG SSK 59402
• MATRIX: SSK59402 A1 / BB
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THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SWAN SONG LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND REMAIN UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE TOTALLY UNWORN. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE  WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE DISC HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT THE LP IS FLAWLESS, NOT A MARK ON IT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE . A TRULY SUPERB MINT VINYL

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 RECORDED THE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, THIS IS BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC JUST BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T GUARANTEE A MINT RECORDING. I DO HOWEVER GUARANTEE THAT THIS ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

A STUNNING SOUND THAT IS PERFECT WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION AND CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

THERE ARE MANY MANY QUIET PASSAGES IN THIS ALBUM AND NONE OF THEM ARE NOISY NOT EVEN STATIC DURING THE LINKING GROOVES

NO DUST POPS ANYWHERE AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC TICS

OUTSTANDING COPY, AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS MINT!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LONG LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

IT IS VITUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ANY SLEEVE AS MINT, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT DOWNGRADES ANY SLEEVE, SO WHEN I CAME ACROSS THIS INCREDIBLE 1976 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS SLEEVE STILL IN IMMACULATE WHITE CONDITION I WAS QUITE ASTONISHED

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. IT IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. THE WHITE SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST A TINY LIGHT BROWN AREA IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND AN EVEN SMALLER ON JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER. WHEN YOU FIND A COPY OF PRESENCE THESE DAYS IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE SLEEVE WILL BE GRUBBY, BUT THIS ONE CLEARLY HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED FROM DAY ONE. ORIGINALLY CAME IN SHRINKWRAP WITH A PRESENCE STICKER ON THE FRONT OF THE SHRINK. THE STICKER HAS BEEN RETAINED AND IS PART OF THIS SET. YOU WILL SEE IT ON THE REAR SURFACE. JUST TO POINT OUT THAT THE STICKER IS NOT STUCK TO THE SLEEVE BUT LOOSE

THE 4 CORNERS ARE SHARP TIPPED AND PERFECTLY SQUARE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, DENTS, OR EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE. NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNMARKED AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS ALSO MINT. TOTALLY FLAT AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TO PERFECT INNER PANELS

THE INNER SEEVE IS ALSO IN UNBELIEVEABLE CONDITION. AGAIN PURE WHITE, BUT OF COURSE HOUSING THE RECORD IS PRONE TO SPLITS AND RECORD SHAPE. THIS HAS NOTHING AT ALL WRONG WITH IT. THE DELICATE POROUS SURFACE IS FREE FROM ANY BLEMISH . I AM TAKING NO CHANCES WITH IT, AND HAVE REMOVED THE VINYL AND PLACED THE INNER SLEEVE CAREFULLY BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE, WITH THE VINYL IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE NOW PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

A TRULY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS COLLECTIBLE SLEEVE

I HAVE NO HESITATION AT ALL IN GRADING THIS INCREDIBLE SLEEVE, MINT MINUS

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