LED ZEPPELIN II PLUM & RED UK PRESS LEMON SONG CREDIT

	£		111
	$		147

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY LISTING FOR A COPY OF THE CLASSIC 1969 LED ZEPPELIN ALBUM ''LED ZEPPELIN II'' 1st PRESSING WITH THE VERY RARE “LEMON SONG CREDIT”  ONLY ON EARLY 1ST PRESSES (THIS WAS LATER CREDITED AS “KILLING FLOOR”). THE ALBUM IS ON THE PLUM & RED ATLANTIC LABEL CAT NO 588 198  WITH A5 and B2 MATRIX, SUPERB LOUD AND VIBRANT AUDIO WITH GREAT STEREO SEPARATION, E.J. DAY GATEFOLD COVER ALSO IN GREAT CONDITION.

Matrix/Mothers  Side1 588198 A#5      Side2 588198 B 2 

I have been a collector of vinyl for more than 30 years, with a collection of over 2,000 albums, the time has come to part with some of the collection. Over the coming months I will be listing some of the albums I have decided to part with here on ebay as well as on my bluesvinyl4u website, while the majority of my albums are blues related from all eras, there will be a mixed bag to chose from.

ALBUM DESCRIPTION (Scroll Down For Supersize Pictures)

Led Zeppelin II is the second album released by English rock band Led Zeppelin in 1969. Here they further developed ideas established on their debut album, creating a work which became even more widely acclaimed and arguably more influential.

The album was recorded during a hectic and much-traveled period of the band's career from January through August 1969, when they completed four European and three American concert tours. Each song was separately recorded, mixed and produced at various studios in the UK and the U.S. The finished tracks reflect the raw, evolving sound of the band and their innovations as live performers.

It has been suggested that Led Zeppelin II largely writes the blueprint for 1970s hard rock.[Blues-derived songs like "Whole Lotta Love", "Heartbreaker", "The Lemon Song" and "Bring It on Home" are now standards of the genre, where the guitar-based riff (rather than vocal chorus or verses) defines the song and provides the key hook. Such arrangements and emphases were at the time atypical in popular music. As such, the album is generally considered to be very influential on the development of rock music, being an early forerunner of heavy metal, and inspiring a host of other rock bands including Van Halen and Guns N' Roses

Led Zeppelin II also experimented with other musical styles and approaches, as on the alternately soft-and-loud "What Is and What Should Never Be" and "Ramble On" (which featured Page's acoustic guitar), or the pop-influenced ballad "Thank You". With its mysterious atmospherics, "Ramble On" helped develop hard rock's association with fantasy themes, which had partly derived from the psychedelic rock of two to three years before, but also from lyricist Robert Plants personal interest in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien. This direction would later culminate on Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album (and countless subsequent groups would later carry the influence to further extremes). Conversely, the instrumental "Moby Dick" features an extended drum solo by John Bonham, which would later be extended to a half-hour or more in live Led Zeppelin concert performances.

Jimmy Page's contribution to this album was significant, as his electric guitar solo on the song "Heartbreaker" was emulated by many younger rock guitarists, and exemplifies the group's intense musical attack. Page's innovative recording and drum miking effects on tracks such as "Ramble On" and "Whole Lotta Love" also demonstrated his considerable skill, resourcefulness and originality as a producer. This was the first Led Zeppelin album to feature Page playing a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, the guitar he helped make famous.

Track Listing

Side One

   1.   Whole Lotta Love - John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)

   2.   What Is and What Should Never Be - Page, Plant

   3.   The Lemon Song - Howlin' Wolf, Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant)

   4.   Thank You - Page, Plant

Side Two

   1.   Heartbreaker - Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant

   2.   Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) - Page, Plant

   3.   Ramble On - Page, Plant

   4.   Moby Dick - Bonham, Jones, Page (instrumental)

   5.   Bring It on Home - Page, Plant

THE AUDIO

The audio on my systems the audio is superb loud, clear vibrant with beautiful stereo reproduction with no signs of distortion. There was the very occasional tick/light click or light pop but these were not persistent, the majority of the album plays really well. In my opinion there was nothing which detracted in any significant way from the great music.  I would rate as a very playable copy. (Obviously with an album of this age the odd bit of static has to be allowed for, a good professional clean would be helpful as I did notice some debris on the surface after test playing the album)

THE VINYL

The vinyl is the heavier type found on all the early presses and is beautifully glossy and on first inspection has only a couple of scuff type marks, only under an angled bright light can any other sleeve removal signs be seen and I can see hardly any, it lies flat on the turntable.

THE COVER 

The unlaminated E.J. Day gatefold cover is in great condition with no writing or marks/stains, it has barely any creases to talk of and there is only a small amount of storage wear to the surface and corners, the spine is straight with a small amount of storage wear. The album also comes with the original inner sleeve which also is in nice condition with only one barely visible scuff mark. Overall it is a nice example, these covers rarely survive well.

THE LABELS 

This features the original plum and red Atlantic labels in superb condition nasty writing, there is a light scuff mark around the spindle hole on side one which can be seen on the photographs. Spidering can be seen when angled to the light but little or no spindle wear. In my opinion this has certainly not been overplayed at all unusual for a 41 year old Led Zeppelin album.

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE VINYL AND COVER WILL BE INSERTED SEPARATELY IN POLY SLEEVES AND WRAPPED WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION.

I have tried to give an honest assessment of the item listed. I have played the item track by track and again given my honest view on the audio quality. The photos I have taken are intended to give you the clearest impression of the visual quality. Please note, photos are the actual item for sale.

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions regarding the album or details regarding the listing.

Shipping 

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