EX Led Zeppelin 1st UK Press 'The Song Remains The Same' SSK 89402 DOUBLE LP

	£		55
	$		73

Led Zeppelin
THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME
A 1st UK Pressing

Commonly dismissed as a disappointment upon its initial release, the soundtrack to Led Zeppelin's concert movie The Song Remains the Same is one of those '70s records that has aged better than its reputation -- it's the kind of thing that's more valuable as the band recedes into history than it was at the time, as it documents its time so thoroughly.
Led Zep’s manager Peter Grant revealed in a 1989 interview in Raw magazine:
“We first got the idea for Swan Song after Atlantic f- up the pressings for Led Zeppelin II. They actually ran off 100,000 copies which jumped all over the place because they didn’t follow Jimmy’s precise instructions on the master tape. So we just decided that it was time for us to take control of our own situation and ensure that Led Zeppelin were presented in the best possible manner. We oversaw every aspect of record manufacture. I would go down to the pressing plant myself and make sure that everything ran smoothly. And I discovered some very interesting things. For instance, the records are dipped during the manufacturing process into vats of acid right? But for Rock/ Pop stuff these vats are only cleaned out every six months. However, for classical records there are separate vats which are cleaned out every ten days! So, I persuaded the powers that be to dip Zeppelin’s albums into the classical vat, which is part of the reason why the sound quality on our albums was so good

Catalogue Nummber: SSK 89 402
Matrix:
Side 1: SSK 89401 A1 (stamped)
Side 2: SSK 89402 B-6 (etched)
Side 3: SSK 89402 C-6 (etched)
Side 4: SSK 89402 D5 (stamped)

The vinyl:
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After giving her a gentle vacuum clean I popped her onto my deck, turned up the volume and  sat back.
Having just finished playing her all the way through, I wasn't dissapointed with the sound reproduction at all....There are only light marks to each of the vinyls, certainly nothing to make her jump or skip. There is just a minimal amount of light background noise-I noticed a gentle amount at the start of side 2, but this didn't last long and I think would be cleaned up with a slightly more thorough clean.
EACH OF THE SONGS REMAIN SOLID, with clean and clear audio :)

The Labels:
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Swan Song labels with just a couple of incredibly light spindle marks to them-would frame well!
They are the 1st pressings-WITHOUT the 'Manufactured in the UK' statements
LOVELY

The Sleeve:
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There is only minor handling wear to this sleeve. With some gentle rubbing to the corners, but nothing terrible. When angled towards the light, I see there is one 0.5cm dot which has been sympathetically coloured in with black pen-difficult to spot. There is some slight residue from a sticker to the top right on the front-this could be removed.
NO SPLITS
NO WRITING
The booklet is still with her and in SUPERB condition too...with the original staples and wonderful vibrant colours.

SO, ALL IN ALL THIS IS TOP NOTCH PIECE FOR ANY COLLECTOR-REMEMBER THIS IS THE 1st PRESSING AND STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BOOKLET IN SUPER CONDITION.....STICK HER ON YOUR TURNTABLE AND TURN HER UP-I DID ;)  !!

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