Rare 1969 Led Zeppelin II SD-8236 RL Robert Ludwig Hot Mix "SS" Sterling Sound
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Up for auction is the rare first US press Heavy Blues Psych classic LP "Led Zeppelin II" by Led Zeppelin released on Atlantic Records #SD 8236 in 1969. This is the hard to find Robert Ludwig Sterling Sound "Hot Mix" version with RL (both sides) and SS (side 2) etched in the dead wax. This is considered the best sounding version but was pulled from the market and remastered since most low end cartridges could not handle the dynamic range and would skip across the record. Visually graded using Goldmine standards, the vinyl rates a VG/VG+ with beautiful shine and light scuffs and surface scratches. The gatefold jacket is VG+/EX with no splits or ring wear, has light edge wear and some neat writing in pen inside the gatefold. Has the original inner factory sleeve. Overall A very nice copy of this hard to find version. DO NOT MISS OUT! Low starting bid and no reserve. Will be shipped in a sturdy record mailer with LP outside of the jacket within a protective plastic sleeve. Please see my other auctions for more rare vinyl.
Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in October 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. Production was credited to lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, while it also served as Led Zeppelin's first album to utilise the recording techniques of engineer Eddie Kramer. With elements of blues and folk music, Led Zeppelin II also exhibits the band's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar and riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album.
Upon release, Led Zeppelin II sold well and was the band's first album to reach number one in the UK and the US. In 1970, art director David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for the album. On 15 November 1999, it was certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 12 million copies. Since its release, writers and music critics have regularly cited it in polls of the greatest and most influential rock albums.
Track listing[edit]
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Whole Lotta Love" John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant 5:34 2. "What Is and What Should Never Be" Page, Plant 4:46 3. "The Lemon Song" Bonham, Chester Burnett, Jones, Page, Plant 6:19 4. "Thank You" Page, Plant 4:49 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "Heartbreaker" Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant 4:14 6. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" Page, Plant 2:39 7. "Ramble On" Page, Plant 4:34 8. "Moby Dick" Bonham, Jones, Page 4:20 9. "Bring It On Home" Dixon 4:19Please Read: Payment is due within 5 days of auction ending. Please contact us within 24 hours if not paying right away. All orders are shipped with delivery confirmation. We do not make any money off of shipping so please keep that in mind when leaving feedback. Also, please contact us first before leaving feedback if there is a problem because we are always willing to work with a customer.
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