LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin III LP 1970 EARLIEST 1st

	£		90
	$		119

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Led Zeppelin called "Led Zeppelin III" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Red/Maroon' (Plum) Atlantic label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IT IS ONE LED ZEPPELIN'S RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPS EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER - WITH COMPLETELY 'DIFFERENT' 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABELS WHICH WERE CHANGED ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN THE VITALLY IMPORTANT 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DIFFERENCES!!!!

THIS LP WAS ENDLESSLY RE-PRESSED THROUGHOUT THE 1970s , AND EVEN THE ORIGINAL 'RED/PLUM' ATLANTIC LABEL HAD 3 DIFFERENT PRESSINGS, SO IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY A 100% GENIUNE 1970 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - TO AVOID BUYING A LATER 1971 RE-PRESSING!!!!  MOST 'RED/PLUM' ATLANTIC PRESSINGS YOU SEE ACTUALLY DATE FROM 1971 - WHICH IS WHEN MOST SALES OF THIS LP TOOK PLACE.  HOWEVER THIS LP IS A 100% GENIUNE 1970 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - WITH ALL THE CORRECT 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAILS DATING THIS CORRECTLY TO THE DAY OF RELEASE IN 1970 (AND SHOWING THAT THIS LP WAS PRESSED WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE)!!!!  THE FIRST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 100% GENIUNE 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS AND ALL LATER RE-PRESSINGS, IS THE TEXT ON THE RED/PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS!!!!  THE MOST IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE THAT APPLIES TO 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY  IS THAT TOWARDS THE TOP OF EACH LABEL ABOVE THE WHITE STRIPE IN 'LARGE TEXT' THERE IS PRINTED 'PRODUCED BY JIMMY PAGE' AND BELOW THIS 'EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: PETER GRANT'!!!!  ONLY A TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - EVER HAD LABELS LIKE THESE!!!!  IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASE - THESE ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABELS WERE RADICALLY CHANGED - AND ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS THAT FOLLOWED THE 'JIMMY PAGE' CREDIT WAS MOVED TO THE BOTTOM OF EACH LABEL (IN SMALLER TEXT) ON - AND THE 'PETER GRANT' CREDIT WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED ALTOGETHER!!!!  ANOTHER THING TO MENTION IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE 'CAT. NUMBER' ON THE LABELS!!!!  THIS ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING HAS THE CAT. NUMBER AS '2401002' JOINED TOGETHER - WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS INSERT AN EXTRA 'DASH' AND SHOW THE CAT. NUMBER AS '2401-002'.  AND THESE ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAILS ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS THEY ONLY APPLY TO 100% GENIUNE 1970 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE VINYL ON THIS ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING IS MUCH THICKER THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  THE COVER IS ALSO THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS COVER - BEING FULLY LAMINATED, HAVING A 'ROTATING WHEEL' AND CORRECT '2401 002' 1ST PRESS CAT NUMBERS!!!!  AND AS A 100% GENIUNE 1970 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - THE RECORD OF COURSE ALSO HAS THE 1ST PRESS 'DO WHAT THOU WILT' &  'SO MOTE IT BE' ETCHINGS IN THE RUN ON GROOVES!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS RED/MAROON (PLUM) ATLANTIC LABEL, ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABEL TEXT (SEE DETAILS ABOVE), 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'DO WHAT THOU WILT' &  'SO MOTE IT BE' ETCHED IN THE RUN ON GROOVES, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'ROTATING WHEEL' FULLY LAMINATED 'E.J.DAY' GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  The Cat. No is 2401 002 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Red/Maroon Atlantic label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!  All the tracks are Pure quality Led Zeppelin at their best!!!! Any fan of Led Zeppelin, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, only 2 or 3 VERY light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some EXTREMELY low level background sound on the run on grooves and VERY occassional gap - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve!!!!  The 1st Press 'E.J.Day' FULLY LAMINATED 'Rotating Wheel' Cover is in absolutely SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edgewear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO yellowing, STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  It is also VERY important to note that the 'Rotating Wheel' works absolutely PERFECTLY and ALL the 'Die Cut' holes on the cover front are PERFECT!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the laminated inside is in SUPERB condition with NO yellowing, NO writing, STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO grubbyness!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not Excellent+!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA rare LP in this sort of condition!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "LED ZEPPELIN III" BY LED ZEPPELIN, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: