Led Zeppelin II LIVIN LOVIN " WRECK " LABEL ERROR NMINT
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LED ZEPPELIN II - LED ZEPPELIN
- ATLANTIC
- RED/PLUM LABEL
- CATALOGUE: 588198
- MATRIX: A-2 / B-2
THIS VERY RARE LP IS A GENUINE FIRST PRESS ZEPPELIN II ISSUE.
THERE ARE TWO DISTINCTIVE SIGNS ON THE ALBUM THAT MAKE THIS SO. FIRSTLY THE TRACK "THE LEMON SONG" WAS RE NAMED SHORTLY AFTER RELEASE TO "KILLING FLOOR" DUE TO PRESSURE FROM GROUPS WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LYRICS TO THE SONG. THIS WAS CHANGED INITIALLY ON THE LABEL ONLY AND SOME EARLY COPIES STILL HAVE THE LEMON SONG ON THE SLEEVE IF NOT ON THE LABEL, BUT ONLY A FIRST PRESS WILL HAVE IT ON BOTH.
SECONDLY AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSES HAD A SONG TITLE ERROR WHICH LISTED LIVING LOVING MAID AS LIVING LOVING WRECK. THIS ERROR WAS ONLY EVER ON THE LABEL AND NOT ON THE SLEEVE.
SO IF YOU ARE HOLDING AN ALBUM WITH THESE TWO THINGS ON THE LABEL YOU CAN BE SURE THE DISC IS A FIRST PRESS AND VERY COLLECTIBLE.
HOWEVER THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY AS FAR AS COLLECTORS ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE TO BE TRULY MATCHED THE LP MAST COME HOUSED IN A FIRST PRESS SLEEVE. FAR TOO MAY PEOPLE ARE CONNED WITH SLEEVE SWITCHING, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WITH THIS ALBUM.
I UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE SWITCH SLEEVES BECAUSE THIS SLEEVE IS NOTORIOUS FOR WEAR, AND GRUBBINESS, AND IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. HOWEVER IT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT.
THIS IS A FIRST PRESS SLEEVE AND THE TWO WAYS TO TELL ARE AS FOLLOWS. FIRSTLY THE BROWN SURFACE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADE OF BROWN, AND NOT THE DARKER SHADE USED ON LATER PRESSES, AND SECONDLY THE VERY FIRST OF THESE LIGHT BROWN SLEEVES HAVE A GREEN TINGE TO THE VERY OUTER EDGES OVER THE BROWN SURFACE.
THIS SLEEVE HAS THOSE CHARACTERISTICS
THE RECORD
THE FAMOUS RED AND PLUM LABEL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION BOTH SIDES. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND CERTAINLY NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL SPIDER LINES TO INDICATE THAT THE LP HAS HAD SOME PLAY AND I SUSPECT NO MORE THAN 5-6 TIMES EVER..
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS SHINE, AND LOOKS SUPERB. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY NEAR INVISIBLE HANDLING LINES EACH SIDE WHEN TILTED INTO THE LIGHT, BUT EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A SPATTERING OF NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES. CLEARLY THIS IS A BARELY PLAYED ALBUM
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RECORD
SILENCE!!!
THE RUN IN GROOVE HAS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER !
THE MAGNIFICENT WHOLE LOTTA LOVE OPENS SIDE ONE, AND I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER. THIS IS GREAT NEWS BECAUSE IT CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THE VINYL HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO A WORN OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS. EACH TRACK PLAYS PERFECTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH, THERE IS NO FRYING BACON ANYWHERE ON THE ALBUM. THE ODD LIGHT POP HERE AND THERE AND THE BAREST TRACE S OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO ODD SPOTS ARE THE ONLY THINGS WORTH MENTIONING.
THE STEREO PERFORMANCE IS BRILLIANT, AND YOU ONLY HAVE TO LISTEN TO WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE TO REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO EXPERIENCE NEAR MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED ORIGINAL LIGHT BROWN GATEFOLD
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS NO MAJOR CREASES, THERE ARE SOME SMALL LINES NEAR THE OUTER EDGES. AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THIS SLEEVE SUFFERS BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS AND RING WEAR, AND WHILST THIS ONE HAS SOME LIGHT LOSS TO THE BROWN SURFACE AROUND THE PERIMETER, IT IS NOT TOO HEAVY. THE WHITENESS HAS ALSO SUSTAINED SOME HANDLING GRUBBINESS, BUT AGAIN I HAVE SEEN MUCH WORSE THAN THIS.
THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR WITH JUST THE FAINT OUTLINE OF THE LP SHOWING THROUGH IN THE FORM OF LIGHT RINGWEAR.
INSIDE THE GATEFOLD THERE IS MARGINAL COLOUR LOSS TO THE BLUE SURFACE ON THE LEFT, BUT THAT IS ALL.
THE SLEEVE GRADES AS VERY GOOD
REGARDS
GARRY
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