Led Zeppelin ll RARE ORIGINAL ROBERT LUDWIG HOT PRESS SHRINKWRAP UNPLAYED MINT-
$
500
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BEFORE I START SHIPPING IS WITHIN THE USA ONLY.
ATLANTIC SD 8236 RARE ORIGINAL 1969 PRESSING "1841 BROADWAY" LABEL. THE LEGENDARY "HOT MIX" PRESSING DONE BY ROBERT LUDWIG. HIS INITIALS "RL" ARE ETCHED IN THE DEAD WAX ON SIDE 1 AND 2.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ROBERT LUDWIG MASTERING, CONSIDERED BY MANY AUDIOPHILES AS THE TOP VERSION OF THIS LP. THIS LP HAD TO BE REMASTERED AFTERWARDS BECAUSE MOST CHEAP CARTIDGES IN CHEAP STEREOS COULDN'T HANDLE THE LOUDNESS, CAUSING THE LP TO SKIP AND CAUSING MANY RETURNS OF THE "DEFECTIVE" LP.
ALL OF THE WONDERFUL ELEMENTS OF BOB LUDWIGS'S TRADEMARK MASTERING STYLE ARE HERE: INCREDIBLE CLARITY AND BALANCE CHANNEL SEPARATION, VIVID AND SPACIOUS "AMBIENCE SOUND, AS WELL AS WIDE DYMANIC AND FEQUENCY RANGE OF THE SOUND SPECTRUM. AS IN ALMOST ALWAYS THE CASE WITH BOB LUDWIG'S MASTERINGS, THE BOB LUDWIG- MASTERED PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM ARE CONSIDERABLY RARER THAN THE REGULAR, NON LUDWIG COPIES OF THIS ALBUM. ALSO THE TRAIL OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) IS CONSIDERABLY SHORTER ON ONE SIDE THAN ON THE OTHER, WHICH ONLY CAN BE FOUND ON BOB LUDWIG MASTERED COPIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT REISSUE WITH A CATAOLG NUMBER OF SD-19127, BUT AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING WITH THE CATALOG NUMBER OF SD-8236.
THE COVER OF THIS LP IS IN MINT- CONDITION, STILL IN IT'S FACTORY SHRINKWRAP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL TEARS TO IT. THERE ARE FOUR SHARP CORNERS AND THERE ARE NO BENDS, NO CREASES, NO CUT OUTS, NO DRILL HOLES, NO SAW CUTS, AND NO RINGWEAR. THE MOUTH AND SPINE ARE PERFECT. THE ONLY FLAW TO THE COVER IS ON THE BACK THERE IS A SMALL INDENTATION LINE ABOUT 1'' LONG, BUT THERE IS NO COLOR LOSS AND THIS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURES.
THE VINYL IS IN MINT- CONDITION AND IT IS UNPLAYED WITH THE ACCEPTION OF MY TEST PLAY. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PRESSING FLAWS (DIMPLES) AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT PLAYED WITH NO ISSUES (WHICH IT DID). THE SOUND, BASS AND CLARITY ARE UNBELIEVABLE, THIS IS TRULY AN AUDIOPHILE PRESSING AND CANNOT BE BETTERED. THIS PLAYED FLAWLESSLY AND THE SOUND WAS SUPERB.
THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST COPIES OF THIS LP IN WORLD TODAY AND WOULD BE VERY VERY HARD IF AT ALL POSSIBLE TO FIND A BETTER COPY THAN THIS. ONE OF THESE LPS JUST SOLD ON 1-20-13 FOR OVER $500 AND IT WAS NO WHERE NEAR AS NICE AS THIS ONE, SO DON'T MISS OUT.
I AM PRICING THIS FAIRLY CONSIDERING TODAYS ECONOMY. I WON THIS ON EBAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND PAID CLOSE TO $800. I AM SURE THAT IN THE FUTURE THIS LP WILL CONTINUE TO RISE IN VALUE. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER LPS THAT I HAVE FOR SALE.
PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY AND IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION.
SHIPPING AND INSURANCE IS FREE AND IS WITHIN THE USA ONLY
