LED ZEPPELIN II 2nd ALBUM RARE MADE-FOR EXPORT LP NM

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·       LED ZEPPELIN – LED ZEPPELIN II (SECOND ALBUM) – ORIGINAL 1969 ATLANTIC RECORDS STEREO LP SD-8236

·       ULTRA-RARE U.S. ARMY MADE-FOR-EXPORT (OR, PERHAPS WE SHOULD SAY: MADE-FOR-IMPORT) PRESSING

·       ORANGE AND GREEN ATLANTIC RECORDS LABEL WITHOUT WEA LOGO ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BOB LUDWIG MASTERING; HIS INITIALS (R)OBERT (L)UDWIG ARE HAND-ETCHED IN THE DEAD WAX / TRAIL-OFF VINYL

·       WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS PRESSING IS THAT THE LABEL HAS A DISTINCT “GEMA” BANNER ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE (GEMA, AS WE UNDERSTAND IS THE GERMAN ASSOCIATION OF COPYRIGHT AND MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANIES). APPARENTLY, THIS PRESSING WAS MADE IN GERMANY, BUT INDENDED FOR AMERICAN BUYERS (?)

·       ANOTHER INTERESTING FEATURE ON THIS ALBUM IS ITS LAMINATED COVER ,PRESUMABLY INTENDED TO MIMIC THE EUROPEAN LAMINATED COVERS; HOWEVER, WHILE THE COVER IS MADE LAMINATED (EUROPEAN-STYLE) IT ACTUALLY CARRIES AMERICAN CATALOG NUMBER !!! IN OTHER WORDS, THE COVER IS A “MUTANT” – A COMBINATION OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN-STYLE COVERS OF THE PERIOD.

·       FINALLY, ONE MORE INTERESTING DETAIL: THE PRESSING HAS GERMAN GEMA BANNER BUT – UNLIKE GERMAN PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM – HAS ATLANTIC’S BROADWAY, NEW YORK ADDRESS ON THE LABEL!!!

·       BASED ON THE FOREGOING, WE SPECULATE THAT THIS ALBUM WAS MADE IN GERMANY FOR USE BY THE U.S. ARMY PERSONNEL STATIONED THERE; APPARENTLY, THIS WAS DONE IN ORDER TO EITHER (A) CIRCUMVENT GERMAN CUSTOM LAWS AND ALLOW U.S. ARMY TO AVOID PAYING CUSTOMS FEES ON CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL MADE IN THE U.S. = OR = (B) BYPASS U.S. ARMY REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE USE OF FOREIGN CULTURAL MATERIAL AMONG U.S. ARMY MEMBERS.

·       THE FINAL CLUE TO THE PROVENANCE OF THIS ALBUM IS THAT, WHILE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY GERMAN PRESSING (JUDGING BY THE INNER SLEEVE), THE ALBUM HAS NO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN SHOWN ANYWHERE – NEITHER ON THE COVER NOR ON THE LABEL; BOTH LABEL AND COVER USE ORIGINAL U.S. CATALOG NUMBER SD-8236, AND NOT THE GERMAN CATALOG NUMBER)

·       ONE OF THE RAREST LED ZEPPELIN MADE-FOR-EXPORT ALBUMS.

·       RARE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE IN FORM, AND A MUST FOR ANY SELF-RESPECTING LED ZEP COLLECTOR.

·       THIN CARDBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       LAMINATED COVER

·       BEAUTIFUL, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       VERY THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!)

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When the album was released in November 1969, it marked – literally - the beginning of the new era and the new sound: Heavy Metal. And, while Heavy Metal existed as a genre even before Led Zeppelin II (Blue Cheer, Vanilla Fudge, Steppenwolf) it was heavily beholden to psychedelia and bore a heavy burden of debt to the previous era`s exaggerations and idiosyncracies.

Not so with Led Zeppelin II. From the opening blast of “Whola Lotta Love” to the final fade of `Bring it on Home`, the listener knows that he is not in Kansas anymore. This is a whole new, uncharted territory. In fact, the album makes a clean break even with the band`s first album: on their first album, one can easily hear remnants of British psychedelia (Black Mountain Top), progressive rock (Your time is gonna come) urban electric blues (You shook me; How many more times; I can`t quit you), folk music (Babe, I`m gonna leave you) and other styles the band members were into at a time. However, you won’t find such excursions on Led Zeppelin II: the album is a monolithic slab of primo metal: an all-out, in-your-face assault from start to finish. Even the ballads exude the spirit of burning Metal.

The bidders should note that this is a rare Bob Ludwig-mastered “hot pressing” of this album, with his initials “RL” (Robert Ludwig) etched in the trail-off vinyl of the disc. All the wonderful elements of Bob Ludwig’s trademark mastering style are here: incredible clarity and balanced channel separation, vivid and spacious “ambience” sound, as well as wide dynamic and frequency range of the sound spectrum. As is almost always the case with Bob Ludwig’s masterings, the Bob Ludwig-mastered pressings of this album are CONSIDERABLY rarer than the regular, non-Ludwig copies of this album.

For its extraordinary contribution to the contemporary music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, songwriters and general public, or for some other inherent quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, show business professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, the legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice , Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton, Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" , Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or ► click here for the complete album listing)

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►click here

THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION!

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs - are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)             The record comes in its original poly-lined stock inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(d)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) along the opening side (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams

-         No ring wear

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-         No writing

-         No stamps

-         No peel-off marks

-         No stains

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No glue traces or wax residue.

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

Generally, US POSTAGE is $5.80 FOR THE FIRST ITEM shipped via USPS PRIORITY MAIL (this includes a small $1.00 packaging surcharge).

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