LED ZEPPELIN IV (RARE) (1st PRESS) - RED PLUM LABEL / INVERTED FEATHER

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LED ZEPPELIN IV

(1st PRESS - RED PLUM LABEL / INVERTED FEATHER (SIDE 2)

 THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL ‘LEDZEPPELIN’ ALBUMS

THERE ARE EIGHT LABEL VARIANTS FOR RED/PLUM COPIESOF LED ZEP IV AND ARE WELL DOCUMENTED. THID COPY BEING ONE OF THE EIGHT, THISONE IS THE RAREST.

THE VERY FIRST COPIES OF LED ZEP IV HAD NO MENTIONOF ‘SUPERHYPE MUSIC INC’ IN THE PUBLISHING CREDIT AND SHOWED ‘PETERGRANT’ AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. WHILE THE LABELS WERE REDESIGNED ANDREPRINTED, ATLANTIC RECORDS RECALLED THE EXISTING COPIES SO THAT THEY COULDHAVE CORRECTION STICKERS ADDED TO THE LABELS. THESE OVER-STICKERED FIRSTPRESSINGS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST EXAMPLESBECAUSE IT ALSO HAS THE INVERTED FEATHER SYMBOL ON SIDE TWO. THESE AREINCREDIBLY HARD-TO-FIND.

A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF THE VERY FIRST PRESSING(PETER GRANT CREDIT AND INVERTED FEATHER) WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE INSIDE OFTHE GATEFOLD THE WRONG-WAY-ROUND, SO THAT THE HERMIT’S HEAD IS AT THE BOTTOM OPENING SIDE RATHER THAN THE TOP OF THE SEALED SIDE. THIS IS ONLY EVERFOUND WITH A SMALL NUMBER OF THE EARLIEST PETER GRANT INVERTED FEATHER PRESSINGS AND COPIES OF THAT LABEL VARIANT.  FINDING THIS CORRECT COMBINATION OF INVERTED FEATHER STILL WITH THE ORIGINAL INVERTED HERMIT COVER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND.

OVERALLCONDITION: VG+ (9/10)

VINYL:

THOUROUGHLY PLAY TESTED WITH NO ISSUES

NO SKIPS OR JUMPS - NO SCRATCHES ON VINYL SURFACE.

THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY SURFACE FLAT.

BOTH SIDES VG+ CONDITION / EXCELLENT SOUND DYNAMICS/ BOTH SIDES

RECORD LABELS:

(CLEAN) RED / PLUM / WHITE LABEL AS DESCRIBEDABOVE.

TINY MARKS AND (MINUTE / IF ANY) SPINDLE WEAR

NO WRITING OR SCRATCHES.

PICTURE SLEEVE:

THEICONIC GATEFOLD ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’ SLEEVE.

FRONTCOVER WHICH IS IN VG+ CONDITION

THERE ARE NO TEARS OR CREASES ON THE SLEEVE (FRONTAND REAR)

SEE PHOTOS FOR MORE INFO

THE RECORD WILL BE PACKED IN BUBBLE WRAP THEN PACKED IN A CARDBOARD RECORD MAILER

FIRST CLASS - SIGNED FOR (SEE PHOTO)

LED ZEPPELIN IV

(1st PRESS) - RED / PLUM / LABEL / INVERTED FEATHER (SIDE 2)

THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL ‘LED ZEPPELIN’ ALBUMS

THERE ARE EIGHT LABEL VARIANTS FOR RED/PLUM COPIES OF LED ZEP IV AND AREWELL DOCUMENTED. THID COPY BEING ONE OF THE EIGHT, THIS ONE IS THE RAREST.

THE VERY FIRST COPIES OF LED ZEP IV HAD NO MENTION OF ‘SUPERHYPEMUSIC INC’ IN THE PUBLISHING CREDIT AND SHOWED ‘PETER GRANT’AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. WHILE THE LABELS WERE REDESIGNED AND REPRINTED, ATLANTICRECORDS RECALLED THE EXISTING COPIES SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE CORRECTIONSTICKERS ADDED TO THE LABELS. THESE OVER-STICKERED FIRST PRESSINGS ARE HIGHLYSOUGHT AFTER, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST EXAMPLES BECAUSE IT ALSO HAS THEINVERTED FEATHER SYMBOL ON SIDE TWO. THESE ARE INCREDIBLY HARD-TO-FIND.

AVERY SMALL NUMBER OF THE VERY FIRST PRESSING (PETER GRANT CREDIT AND INVERTEDFEATHER) WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE INSIDE OFTHE GATEFOLD THE WRONG-WAY-ROUND,SO THAT THE HERMIT’S HEAD IS AT THE BOTTOM OPENING SIDE RATHER THAN THE TOP OFTHE SEALED SIDE. THIS IS ONLY EVERFOUND WITH A SMALL NUMBER OF THE EARLIESTPETER GRANT INVERTED FEATHER PRESSINGS AND COPIES OF THAT LABEL VARIANT. FINDING THIS CORRECT COMBINATION OF INVERTED FEATHER STILL WITH THE ORIGINALINVERTED HERMIT COVER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND.

MATRIX: SIDE 1: 2401012 A//3 1 2 1 - PECKO DUCK

MATRIX: SIDE 2: 2401012 B//3 1 1 4 - PORKY

OVERALLCONDITION: VG+ (9/10)

VINYL:

THOUROUGHLY PLAY TESTED WITH NO ISSUES

NO SKIPS OR JUMPS - NO SCRATCHES ON VINYL SURFACE.

THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY SURFACE FLAT.

BOTH SIDES VG+ CONDITION / EXCELLENT SOUND DYNAMICS / BOTH SIDES

RECORD LABELS:

(CLEAN) RED / PLUM / WHITE LABEL AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

TINY MARKS AND (MINUTE / IF ANY) SPINDLE WEAR

NO WRITING OR SCRATCHES.

PICTURE SLEEVE:

THE ICONIC GATEFOLD ‘LED ZEPPELINIV’ SLEEVE.

FRONT COVER WHICH IS IN VG+CONDITION

THERE ARE NO TEARS OR CREASES ON THE SLEEVE (FRONT AND REAR)

SEE PHOTOS FOR MORE INFO

THE RECORD WILL BE PACKED IN BUBBLE WRAP THEN PACKED IN ACARDBOARD RECORD MAILER FIRST CLASS - SIGNED FOR (SEE PHOTO)