LED ZEPPELIN II UK LP RED/PLUM EX+ Listen B4 You Bid

	£		54
	$		72

LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN II

• CAT:588 198
• MATRIX: A6 / B4

THE MAGNIFICENT ZEPPELIN II

THE RECORD LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS PLUM AND RED LABELS. HERE WE HAVE A PAIR OF PRISTINE MINT EXAMPLES. EACH OF THE TWO COLOURS IS VIBRANT AND RICH IN COLOUR. THE SURFACE OF THE LABEL IS BOTH SMOOTH AND SLIGHTLY TEXTURED AS ALL ORIGINAL ISSUES ARE. THE WHITE BAND ACCROSS THE MIDDLE IS PURE WHITE AND UNSOILED, AND THE BLACK LETTERING IS 100% CLEAN AND CLEAR WITH NO WEAR OR RUBBING ENSURING EVERY LETTER CAN BE CLEARLY READ. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST A HANDFUL REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLACED THE LP ONTO THE TURNTABLE WITH CARE.

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY NEAR PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A  NEAR SPOTLESS SURFACE. THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1969 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM AS AN EARLY PRESS. NAMELY THE CATALOGUE NUMBER 588 198  A-6 & 588 198 B-4. THE HIGH GLOSS AND  NEAR MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS NO MORE THAN A FEW RIDICULOUSLY WISPY HAIRLINES. THERE IS ONE VERY FAINT HAIRLINE RUNNING HALFWAY ACCROSS SIDE 2 BUT IT DOESSN'T SOUND WHEN PLAYING

THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF STATIC HERE AND THERE, AND A FEW BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE POPS IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS, BUT THATS ALL. THE CLARITY IS PERFECT, AND THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT HEARING THE ALBUM IS BETTER THAN ALL MY WORDS, AND SO I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO RECORD SOUNDBITES FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO

I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES OF EACH TRACK, INCLUDING THE RUN IN WAX, AND LINKING GROOVES. THIS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE AS WHETHER TO BID OR NOT

I AM CERTAIN YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS SUPERB VINYL IS OF A COLLECTIBLE NATURE

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT

THIS IS THE HARDEST OF ALL ZEP SLEEVES TO GET IN GREAT SHAPE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A NON LAMINATED SLEEVE THAT SUFFERS FROM COLOUR LOSS. MANY THAT YOU WILL FIND WILL BE IN TERRIBLE CONDITION, OR WORSE STILL SWAPPED FOR A CLEAN ONE, WHICH WILL NOT BE A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE.

THIS IS A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE AND IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS VERY VERY MARGINAL LOSS TO THE DELICATE BROWN SURFACE, AND ONLY LIGHT AGING TO THE WHITE AREA. THETOP AND BOTTOM EDGES DO SHOW LIGHT SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE SIMILARLY. THE OPENING EDGE HOWEVER IS VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW MINUTE FINGER NAIL NICKS TO SHOW JUST HOW LITTLE THE RECORD HAS BEEN OUT OF THE COVER. THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE . THE CATALOGUE NUMBER 588 198 IS DISPLAYED SHOWING THAT THE SLEEVE MATCHES THE LP.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT UNSPLIT CONDITION

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY