LED ZEPPELIN III. LED ZEPPELIN 3. RARE UK RED/PLUM FIRST PRESSING.
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ITEM FOR SALE IS A RARE FIRST PRESSING OF LED ZEPPELIN III WITH ORIGINAL GATEFOLD E.J. DAY SLEEVE AND ORIGINAL PLAIN INNER SLEEVE.
PURCHASED NEW IN EARLY NOVEMBER 1970 (AFTER I HAD QUEUED IN THE RAIN FOR 30 MINUTES WAITING FOR MY LOCAL MUSIC SHOP TO OPEN!).
RECORD HAS A RED/PLUM COLOURED ATLANTIC LABEL WITH DISTINCTIVE FIRST PRESSING PRINTING: ‘PRODUCED BY JIMMY PAGE’ AND ‘EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PETER GRANT’ AT THE TOP, CATALOGUE NUMBER ‘2401002’ AS CONTINUOUS DIGITS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, ‘CELEBRATION DAY’ AS THE THIRD TRACK ON SIDE ONE AND 'DO WHAT THOU WILT' & 'SO MOTE IT BE' HAND ETCHINGS IN THE RUN ON GROOVES. RECORD IS PRESSED ON THICK QUALITY VINYL AND APPEARS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A FEW HAIRLINE MARKS VISIBLE ON THE SURFACE.
MATRIX:
SIDE 1 - 2401002 A-5 (127 STAMPER).
SIDE 2 - 2401002 B-5 (122 STAMPER)
FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD E.J. DAY SLEEVE HAS A FULLY WORKING WHEEL. AS THE ORIGINAL GLUE HAS DRIED WITH AGE A NUMBER OF THE GATEFOLD CARD SEAMS HAVE STARTED TO COME APART BUT THE STRENGTH OF THE SLEEVE HAS NOT BEEN IMPAIRED. THE GATEFOLD FRONT COVER HAS A CREASE IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER AND A NUMBER OF SHALLOW SCORE LINES RUNNING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE CENTRE.
ORIGINAL PLAIN INNER SLEEVE HAS PATENT Nos 1125555 PRINTED IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER OF ONE SIDE. THE SLEEVE IS IN GOOD CONDITION BUT THERE IS A SMALL STAIN IN THE SHAPE OF A RING ABOUT 1cm DIAMETER IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER ON THE PATENT NUMBER SIDE.
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