LED ZEPPELIN PROMO WMET Physical Graffiti 2 LP/SEALED/ 5th Known Copy

$

2,950

Here is a near impossible Led Zeppelin Rarity--only the 5th documented copy of the ultra-rare WMET promotional version of Physical Graffiti.  This was an unknown Led Zeppelin rarity until 2010, when we discovered the first known copy in the collection of a longtime music business executive Ken Barnes (see the full story here: http://recordmecca.blogspot.com/2010/10/record-collecting-adventuresdiscovering.html). 

The discovery of a previously unknown 1976 Led Zeppelin album variant in 2010 was so startling that the UK magazine Record Collector devoted an entire page it, including an interview with Recordmecca's Jeff Gold.

Chicago powerhouse FM radio station WMET came on the air in 1976, and soon after gave away an unknown number of custom WMET promotional copies of Physical Graffiti as contest prizes. The album is identical in every way to the U.S. first pressing of Physical Graffiti, except the die-cut windows in the album cover display the WMET call letters and various unique artwork, instead of the regular artwork spelling out the album's title.  It is generally assumed these custom promo copies were made for WMET by Atlantic/Swan Song Records.

We sold our first (sealed) copy for $5,000. in 2011; since that time three more copies have surfaced; two more sealed examples and one open copy.  The discovery of this example brings the total known copies to five, strongly suggesting very few were made, as only these have surfaced in the 40 years since they were made.

This copy is factory sealed with fully intact shrink wrap.  There is a small moisture stain along the bottom edge, which isn't immediately noticeable, as it is the same sepia color as the cover.  It's visible on the front cover along the bottom edge in the left hand corner (about 1" long) and on the back cover on the bottom edge, near the right hand corner (about 3" long).  As you can see from the close up photos here, it's not much of a distraction, and if the buyer wished, it would be simple to replace this cover with an identical one from a regular copy.

A very rare opportunity to own the rarest Led Zeppelin albums in the world.

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We have been buying and selling music collectibles for 45 years, at present on the RECORDMECCA website and Ebay.

Recordmecca's clients include the Smithsonian Institution, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Experience Music Project, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Recordmecca's Jeff Gold was named by Rolling Stone as one of 5 Top Collectors of High-End Music Memorabilia. He authenticated previously unknown Bob Dylan manuscripts for PBS's History Detectives, appeared as a featured appraiser on VH1's Rock Collectors, and has been profiled as a top dealer and collector in the books Vinyl Junkies and Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to it's Own Past.

Gold is author of the acclaimed books Total Chaos: The Story of The Stooges/As Told By Iggy Pop;  and 101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl a survey of seminal rock albums, featuring contributions from David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny Marr and Graham Nash.

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