Led Zeppelin - absolute rareity ATCO style label early

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Hi Everyone, I have been occasionally buying on ebay for several years, now I am going to be selling and promise to describe well and if you are not satisfied, you can send your purchase back for a full refund.

I am a record collector till about about 10 years ago then I stopped and just held what I have. I have not sold but now I am.

Original issue Authenticity assured.  Excellent Vinyl condition both sides with minor sleeve marks at a minimum. A couple non invasive non audible marks. Nice gloss. Play tested both sides with average background noise and is minimal. Some tracks have very quiet places where minor background noise is occasional yet some quiet areas are impressive with no noise. Very few pops the only notable one is on the end of "You Shook Me" when an invisible to eye pop jumps the final guitar lick one groove on my linear tracking and is fine on my standard tone arm. The audio quality is amazing where the drums especially come at you with a sound I have not heard since I was lucky to hear the then unknown band as opening act in Denver Colorado back in the sixties (the first show ever for them in the States)

The cover is excellent the corners are not crisp but are excellent. The notable defects are two light and minor stains as shown in the pics.

For those that do not know, this is one heck of a rarity.  Thanks to the following web site for some info: From http://www.bsnpubs.com - Atlantic label variation was used on a few titles during 1968 and early 1969, where the Atco label blank was used instead of the Atlantic label blank. These may have been RCA Record Club pressings. The label was purple at the top and gold on the bottom, with black printing. A white band ran through the record slightly above the center, as on the Atco label and unlike the Atlantic design of the time where the white band was centered. The black printing graphics were the same as the "black fan label," except the word "STEREO" appeared under the left side of the white band running across the middle of the label (like the Atco stereo label and unlike the black fan label's positioning of "STEREO" in white letters at the top of the label). This label is rare and only appeared on a few titles from around 8130 to 8200. Both Time Peace by the Rascals [SD 8190] and the first Led Zeppelin album [SD 8216] are known to have been pressed with this labeling error. The Led Zeppelin album error commands premium prices, since not only is the label in error, but side 1 of the album is a different mix from the regular pressing.

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