Led Zeppelin RARE Australia ‘Whole Lotta Love’ EP

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Led Zeppelin ~ RARE Australia ‘Whole Lotta Love’ EP

Led Zeppelin (UK) – Whole Lotta Love EP (orig. Australia MONO green & silver Atlantic AX-11,695)

Recorded: September-October 1968 (trks 2-4), June 1969 (trk 1) ~ Australian release date: March 1970.  Running time: 13:10 (approx).

A worldwide RARITY—Australian-only EP with 4 tracks from their first two albums.

On offer here is the ULTRA RARE first AUSTRALIAN LED ZEPPELIN EP distributed by Festival Records.  The front cover of this EP displays a close-up image from the second LED ZEPPELIN album.  Two further Australian-only EPs were issued in 1972.

Australasian Discography (1969-72):

LED ZEPPELIN

Atlantic label (green & silver):

7”         Good Times Bad Times (Aust/NZ)             May 1969

LP         S/titled (Aust/NZ)                                May 1969

LP         Led Zeppelin II (Aust/NZ)                      Jan. 1970

7”         Whole Lotta Love (Aust/NZ)                   Jan. 1970

7” EP  WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (Aust only)  Mar. 1970

Atlantic label (red & black):

LP         Led Zeppelin III (Aust/NZ)                    Dec. 1970

7”         Immigrant Song (Aust/NZ)                      Jan. 1971

LP         Led Zeppelin IV (Aust/NZ)                     Dec. 1971

7”         Black Dog (Aust/NZ)                              Jan. 1972

7” EP    This Is Led Zeppelin (Aust only)               Jan. 1972

7”         Rock And Roll (Aust/NZ)                         May 1972

7” EP    Acoustically (Aust only)                          Jun. 1972

SIDE 1

1.               Whole Lotta Love* (5:33)                   Writ: Jimmy Page/John Paul Jones/John Bonham/Robert Plant

2.              Black Mountain Side (instr.) (2:10)       Writ: Bert Jansch, Adapted: Jimmy Page

SIDE 2

3.              Good Times Bad Times (2:45)            Writ: Jimmy Page/John Paul Jones/John Bonham/Robert Plant

4.              Communication Breakdown  (2:43)      Writ: Jimmy Page/John Paul Jones/John Bonham/Robert Plant

* After a 1987 out-of-court settlement, WILLIE DIXON was added to the song-writing credits.

PERSONNEL

     Jimmy Page                lead guitar; acoustic guitar

     John Paul Jones        bass

     John Bonham             drums

     Robert Plant              lead vocals

       Viram Jasani              tabla drums (trk 2)

Track 1 (June 1969):

Recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London—UK.  Produced by Jimmy Page.  Engineered by George Chkiantz.  Mixed at A&R Studios, New York—USA.  Mixing engineer: Eddie Kramer.

Tracks 2-4 (Sep-Oct 1968):

Recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London—UK.  Produced by Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones.  Engineered by Glyn Johns.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front & back VG+ fully laminated, general shelf-wear—quite acceptable; some overall scuffing/minor creasing, corner creases (top-left and top-right); tiny spot peeling on spine.  Insignificant remains of a name written at top-right of back cover—most ink has been successfully removed.

Record:

FAIR visual: numerous surface scratches & heavy scuff-marks across both sides; audible: some background noise & clicking in parts; definitely NO skips or jumps; labels: noticeable spindle wear, some fading on outer edge of labels (both sides); no writing.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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