Led Zeppelin PRESENCE UK LP 1ST SHRINKWRAPPED MINT-

	£		103
	$		137

LED ZEPPELIN

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

A STAGGERING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

• CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG SSK 59402
• MATRIX: SSK59402 A2 / B2
• ATLANTIC STUDIOS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• STILL IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP
• PLAYED: JUST ONCE OR TWICE EVER!!!

THIS ICONIC ZEPPELIN ALBUM, IS INCREDIBLY STILL SHRINKWRAPPED, IT HAS BEEN OPENED AT THE REMOVAL END AND THE ALBUM HAS HAD A COUPLE OF PLAYS ONLY, BUT THIS IS A REALLY RARE FIND, AND THE WHITE SLEEVE HAS NATURALLY REMAINED PURE WHITE, WITH THE GATEFOLD HAVING NEVER BEEN OPENED. A REAL GEM!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SWAN SONG LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND REMAIN UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE UNWORN. I COULN'T REALLY MAKE OUT ANY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE

THE VINYL

VERY GLOSSY VINYL IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. NO MARKS TO BE SEEN WHATSOEVER IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HANDLING LINES AND A FEW HAIRLINES, CERATINLY NOTHING THAT IS GOING TO AFFECT THE SOUND

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN THE DECISION TO RECORD ANY ALBUM THAT I LIST FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND WHILST IT TAKES FAR LONGER TO DO, I AM CERTAIN THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING, OR ANY POPS THAT I HEARD WHILST LISTENING. THERE IS JUST A FEW SECONDS OF VERY LIGHT VINYL NOISE DURIN THE INTRO TO BOTH SIDES, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

IT IS VITUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ANY SLEEVE AS MINT, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT DOWNGRADES ANY SLEEVE, SO WHEN I CAME ACCROSS THIS INCREDIBLE 1976 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS SLEEVE STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP I WAS AMAZED. THE TEMPTATION FOR THE ORIGINAL OWNER TO OPEN IT UP TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WAS INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD MUST HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE, BUT HERE IT IS TOTALLY UNTOUCHED

THIS IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

THE NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITION NOW AS IT WAS THE DAY IT LEFT THE PRINTERS. THE FRONT SURFACE IS PURE WHITE, FLAT AND CLEAN WITH ABSOLOUTELY NO DIRTINESS TO IT, EVEN THE TINY AREA THAT IS EXPOSED BY THE OPENING EDGE IS PERFECT. THERE IS ONE SMALL DENT JUST CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE WHICH LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE A THUMB NAIL MIGHT HAVE PRESEED A LITTLE TO HEAVILY ( YOU CAN SEE THIS IN THE PICTURE WHERE THE OPENING EDGE FACES YOU)

. THE 4 CORNERS ARE SHARP TIPPED AND PERFECTLY SQUARE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, DENTS, OR EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE. TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNMARKED, AND THE SPINE IS JUST PRISTINE. THE OPENING EDGE IS THE SHARPEST I HAVE EVER SEEN, AND EVEN PEEKING INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE, THE CARD USED HERE IS STILL IN MINT UNDISCOLOURED CONDITION.

THE SHRINKWRAP ITSELF IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, NO SAGGINESS AND VERY TIGHTLY IN PLACE AROUND THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT, AND THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD IS ALSO MINT I CAN ONLY PRESUME

THE INNER LSEEVE IS ALSO IN UNBELIEVEABLE CONDITION. AGAIN PURE WHITE, BUT OF COURSE HOUSING THE RECORD IS PRONE TO SPLITS AND RECORD SHAPE. THIS HAS NOTHING AT ALL WRONG WITH IT. THE DELICATE POROUS SURFACE IS FREE FROM ANY BLEMISH WHATSOEVER. I AM TAKING NO CHANCES WITH IT, AND HAVE REMOVED THE VINYL AND PLACED THE INNER SLEEVE CAREFULL BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE, WITH THE VINYL IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE NOW PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO GET THE CHANCE TO GET A THIS SLEEVE IN THIS FANTASTIC CONDITION AGAIN I AM CERTAIN OF IT, SO FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTORS OUT THERE, THIS IS THE FINAL UPGRADE.

I HAVE NO HESITATION AT ALL IN GRADING THIS INCREDIBLE SLEEVE, MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY