Led Zeppelin II UK LP Living Loving WRECK Label Error
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LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN II
- 588 198
- MATRIX: A-2 / B-2
THIS LP SUFFERED MORE IN ITS FIRST 3 INCARNATIONS THAN MOST ALBUM, AS IT HAD TO BE CHANGED TWICE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. FOR SOME REASON ON THE VERY 1ST ISSUES THE TRACK LIVING LOVING MAID, WAS LABELLED UP AS LIVING LOVING WRECK. THIS WAS REALISED VERY QUICKLY AND WAS WITHDRAWN AND REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT TITLE. THIS OF COURSE WAS NOT THE END AS THERE WERE OBJECTIONS FROM DO GOODERS WHO WERE APPALLED AT THE LEMON SONG AND THE LYRICS WHICH WERE SUGGESTIVE AT BEST. THIS TRACK WAS RENAMED KILLING FLOOR. SO A VERY 1ST PRESS WILL HAVE LIVING LOVING WRECK, AND THE LEMON SONG ON THE LABELS, AS THIS ONE DOES.
THE SLEEVE
ITS IMPORTANT WHEN COLLECTING FIRST PRESS ALBUM TO ENDURE YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE WITH IT, AND THIS IS VERY TRUE OF ZEPPELIN II.
THE INITIAL PRESSES WERE HOUSED IN A NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH A VERY LIGHT BROWN COLOUR. LATER ISSUES HAD A DARKER BROWN SLEEVE. I HAVE SEEN MANY SLEEVES AND ALBUMS WHICH DO NOT MATCH, BUT THIS ONE IS THE PROPER SLEEVE FOR THIS VERY FIRST PRESS LP.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND HAS RETAINED 95% OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR, AS ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THESE EARLY NON LAMINATES WAS THEY THEY WERE PRONE TO COLOUR RUBBING, BUT THIS ONE IS JUST FINE. THERE IS SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SHELF WEAR TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND A LITTLE BIT ON THE SPINE. THERE IS NO RING WEAR HOWEVER.
THE OPENING EDGE IS LIGHTLY FEATHERED, BUT NOT VERY MUCH. THE REAR SURFACE IS AS NICE AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A VERY FAINT OUTLINE OF THE LP. OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE CLASSIC ZEP II INNER WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS VERY GOOD PLUS
THE RECORD
GENUINE FIRST PRESS RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS WHICH ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THERE IS NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, AND ABOUT 12 SPIDER LINES TO INDICATE ROUGHLY THE NUMBER OF PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED SINCE 1969.
THE VINYL DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT SURFACE LINES, NO SCRATCHES, JUST FINE LINES AS A RESULT OF SOME HANDLING AND PLAYING
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE THERE IS A LITTLE LIGHT BACKGROUND ON THE RUN IN . AS THE CLASSIC WHOLE LOTTA LOVE STARTS THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO SOUND. THIS IS VITAL WHERE THERE IS A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON AN ALBUM. THIS CLEARLY MEANS THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS USED ON THE ALBUM WHICH WOULD CAUSE GROOVE WEAR AND HENCE DISTORTION. WHAT YOU HAVE THE THE VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND CAUSED BY THE FINE SURFACE LINES (WHICH ARE VERY FAINT)
THIS BACKGROUND IS ONLY AUDIBLE ON THE QUIET PASSAGES, AND CANNOT BE HEARD DURING THE MAJORITY OF THE ALBUM. THERE IS THE VERY ODD LITTLE POP AS WELL, BUT REALLY NO MORE THAN A VERY MILD IRRITANT ON ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS.
THE BACKGROUND NOISE IS NOT ANYWHERE NEAR FRYING BACON, SO PLEASE DON'T BE PUT OFF. I JUST WILL NOT LIST A RECORD THAT PRETENDS TO BE SOMETHING ELSE. I CALL IT AS I SEE IT AND I BELIEVE I AM FAR MORE CRITICAL THAN MOST WHEN IT COMES TO THE QUALITY OF THE VINYL I SELL. LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND IT WILL SPEAK VOLUMES.
SIDE TWO THE LIGHT BACKGROUND IS ACTUAL EVEN LESS
SIDE ONE I WILL GRADE AS VERY GOOD (+)
SIDE TWO GRADES EXCELLENT
THIS IS A HIGHLY DESIRABLE LP TO HAVE IN YOUR COLLECTION
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO FOR IT
REGARDS
GARRY
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