LED ZEPPELIN "LED ZEPPELIN" ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING
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LED ZEPPELIN "LED ZEPPELIN "
ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1ST PRESSING.
OFFERED FOR SALE IS A HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER AND EXTREMLEY RARE UK 1ST PRESSING OF THIS ICONIC AND GROUNDBREAKING ALBUM WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE HOLY GRAIL OF ALL THE LED ZEPPELIN RELEASES.
FEATURING THE CORRECT RED/MAROON LABELS, SUPERHYPE LABEL CREDITS, 1ST ISSUE MATRIX NUMBERS AND THE ALL IMPORTANT TURQUOISE SLEEVE LETTERING.
ATLANTIC 588171
A//1 B//1
THE RED/MAROON LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. BOTH SIDES DISPLAY JUST VERY LIGHT BUT MINIMAL SPINDLE TRAILS. THE LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN AND FEATURE STRONG AND BOLD COLOURING WITH PERFECT LETTERING...THE LABELS FEATURE THE "SUPERHYPE MUSIC" CREDITS.
THE GLOSSY VINYL IS VERY GOOD. THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED AND THEREFOR EIS DOES DISPLAY A VARIETY OF SURFACE MARKS AND NEEDLE MARKS, THERE IS ALSO A FEELABLE SCRATCH TO SIDE ONE, TRACK TWO. THE VINYL DOES LIE FLAT WITHOUT ANY WARPING AND STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN.
AUDIO IS EXCELLENT. THERE IS SOME MILD CRACKLE EVIDENT IN PLACES AN THE ABOVE MENTIONED FEELABLE MARK DOES CAUSE SOME POPS, HOWEVER IT DOES PLAY THROUGH THIS WITHOUT STICKING OR JUMPING AND THERE ARE NO OTHER STICKS OR JUMPS TO ANY OTHER POINT.
THE ORIGINAL WHITE INNER IS PRESENT AND IS EXCELLENT.
THE OUTER LAMINATED SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT. DISPLAYING SOME LIGHT EDGE WRINKLES AND A FEW LIGHT CREASES THE SLEEVE HAS MAINTAINED ITS ORIGINAL GLOSS AND SHEEN. THE SLEEVE SHOWS SOME LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING AND THERE IS SOME MILD WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE AND SOME VERY VERY LIGHT EDGE WEAR. THE SLEEVE IS STILL VERY CLEAN AND THE ALL IMPORTANT TURQUOISE LETTERING IS PERFETC AND UNSPOILT.
OVERALL A VERY RESPECTABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS EXTREMLEY RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER UK 1ST PRESSING WHICH FETAURES ALL THE ESSENTIAL I1ST ISSUE CRITERIA AND WHICH WILL BE A VEY VALUABLE ADDITION TO ANY LED ZEPPELIN COLLECTION.
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