LED ZEPPELIN (LP/33) In Through The Out Door (1979) Swan Song SS16002 (#A)(EX)

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LED ZEPPELIN with their 1979 LP "In Through The Out Door" on Swan Song label SS 16002.  Matrix reads: STRAWBERRY  ST-SS-794345-6.  Farther down it says (PR-P).  And this matrix number is thickly etched into the matrix.  In that same area in the grooves you can see something like scuff marks, but not actual real scuff marks.  It's like something that came from the original making of the record.  There were 6 variations of this LP for their cover sleeve.  This is the "A" copy where the front cover has the man sitting/standing at the bar with his wallet out and the back cover has the woman sitting (or standing) at the far end of the bar looking at the man sitting there.   I read that this LP was created during the time the band was all going through some severe personal turmoils.  (Drummer John Bonham was still with them on this LP.) 

Side 1:  In the Evening; South Bound Saurez; Fool In the Rain; Hot Dog.
Side 2:  Carousel Ambra; All My Love; I'm Gonna Crawl.
 
This came in a brown paper bag-type cover, along with the regular cover. (In the photo it looks like there is a dark stain at the bottom right corner, but this is not so.  That was a reflection of some cabinet shadow when I was taking the photos with my cell phone camera.)   Inside sleeve was made so that if you take a wet towel and run it over the sleeve, the items drawn on the sleeve start turning color. (But you can do that.)  The cover does have a small 'cut-out' at the bottom right area on the seam when looking at the front of the cover.  I took a larger photo of it, too.  There is only some white flaking showing up along a section of the bottom seam where that cut-out is.  The corners have just very light wear.  No ringwear marks showing yet. 

The vinyl:  Side 1 has 2 light surface scuffs and some scuffing in track 3.  First time I played it, it did skip really quick once in that Track 3 area.  I cleaned it up with Gruv Glide spray to get the dust off and then it didn't skip anymore.  (I do have a Technics SL-BD27 turntable and it is very, very sensitive.  I also played it on my TEAC LP-R400 turntable earlier, but no skip on that turntable.  Just thought you should know and watch out for that.)  No other skips or pops or crackles.  Side 2 also has one light surface scuff and also some extra short scuffing in Track 2 and 3, but it didn't cause any problems during playback.  Went through smoothly.  (I will be listing 3 more Zeppelin LPs that were a part of this series, but they are even in better shape than this one.)

I rate the cover sleeve as Excellent (EX) only because of the bottom cut-out and little seam flaking there.  The vinyl gets an Excellent (EX) because there were only a few light scuffs/scratches and sound performance was great!  No crackles! 
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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.