LED ZEPPELIN III with rotating Cover RARE 12" Vinyl LP Atlantic 1970

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Led Zeppelin III is the third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded between January and August 1970 and released on 5 October by Atlantic Records. Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur.

*On their first two albums, Led Zeppelin unleashed a relentless barrage of heavy blues and rockabilly riffs, but Led Zeppelin III provided the band with the necessary room to grow musically. While there are still a handful of metallic rockers, III is built on a folky, acoustic foundation that gives the music extra depth. And even the rockers aren't as straightforward as before: the galloping “Immigrant Song” is powered by Robert Plant's banshee wail, “Celebration Day” turns blues-rock inside out with a warped slide guitar riff, and “Out on the Tiles” lumbers along with a tricky, multi-part riff. Nevertheless, the heart of the album lies on the second side, when the band delve deeply into English folk. “Gallows Pole” updates a traditional tune with a menacing flair, and “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp” is an infectious acoustic romp, while “That's the Way” and “Tangerine” are shimmering songs with graceful country flourishes. The band hasn't left the blues behind, but the twisted bottleneck blues of “Hats off to (Roy) Harper” actually outstrips the epic “Since I've Been Loving You,” which is the only time Zeppelin sound a bit set in their ways.
*All Music Guide – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Led Zeppelin III is now generally praised, and acknowledged as representing an important milestone in their history. It is this album which is widely acknowledged for showing that Led Zeppelin were more than just a conventional rock band and that they could branch out into wider musical territory.

Led Zeppelin ?– Led Zeppelin III
Label: Atlantic ?– SD 7201
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Australia
Released: 1970
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Track list:
A1 Immigrant Song
Written-By – J. Page*, R. Plant 2:26
A2 Friends
Written-By – J. Page*, R. Plant 3:55
A3 Celebration Day
Written-By – J. Page*, Jones*, R. Plant 3:29
A4 Since I've Been Loving You
Written-By – J. Page*, Jones*, R. Plant 7:25
A5 Out On The Tiles
Written-By – J. Page*, Bonham*, R. Plant 4:04

Side 2:
B1 Gallows Pole
Arranged By – J. Page*, R. Plant Written-By – Trad. 4:58
B2 Tangerine
Written-By – J. Page 3:12
B3 That's The Way
Written-By – J. Page*, R. Plant 5:38
B4 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Written-By – J. Page*, Jones*, R. Plant 4:20
B5 Hats Off To (Roy) Harper
Arranged By – Charles Obscure
Written-By – Trad. 3:41

Credits:
Led Zeppelin
John Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
John Paul Jones – bass guitar, organ, moog synthesiser, mandolin, double bass in "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp", string arrangement
Jimmy Page – acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitar, banjo, dulcimer, production, bass guitar on "That's the Way", backing vocals
Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica

Production
Barry Diament – mastering, engineering (original 1986 CD)[53]
Peter Grant – executive producer
Andy Johns – recording engineer, mixing engineer
Eddie Kramer – mixing engineer[54]
Terry Manning – mixing engineer, mastering engineer[53]
George Marino – mastering engineer (1990 remastered CD)
Paul Richmond – mastering[53]
Artwork [Visual Creations] – Zacron
Producer – Jimmy Page

Notes:
"All selections and arrangements of traditional songs published by Superhype Music Inc., ASCAP".

*Collectors Availability Rating: 8
(Legend 1=Common 10= Rare)
*Cover: Excellent/Gatefold/ Rotating

VINYL ALBUM GRADING/CONDITION- This album 7+

Guidelines for assessing the grading / condition of used records (based on Goldmine Grading for Records)
MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.
NEAR MINT or NM, M- : this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.
EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.
VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.
VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.
GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.On a scale from 1 (Poor) to 10 (Perfect) the above gradings are equivalent to:
MINT - 10, Near Mint - 8, Excellent - 7, Very Good Plus - 6 , Very Good - 5 , Good - 2