LED ZEPPELIN HOUSES OF THE HOLY A2/B2 UK 1st PRESS NO W

	£		63
	$		83

BEFORE BIDDING PLEASE NOTE THIS REVISED SHIPPING INFORMATION ON ALL MY LISTINGS. DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TERMS UPON WHICH I WILL SHIP ITEMS. I AM SORRY FOR IMPOSING THESE TERMS BUT IT IS ALL DOWN TO PAYPAL.

I had a buyer who recently purchased 3 LPs from me at a cost of £72.00, with shipping to Europe. He chose proof of posting with insurance cover of £36.00 and with shipping costs not covered in the event of damage or loss; he even acknowledged this via eBay message system. He did not want to pay for International signed for shipping with insurance over £36.00. 

The LPs were said to be lost in transit and he claimed on Paypal, despite his acceptance of his choice of shipping method and my proof of posting with weight confirmation for 3 LPs; apparently Paypal rules dictate that I am responsible for ensuring safe delivery to the buyer's address and therefore I had to fully reimburse the buyer.

In view of this appalling stance by Paypal all invoices over a total of £36.00 value for non UK delivery items will be sent International signed for with FULL insurance cover, if the invoice is for items over £36.00 then the cost is £2.20 (up to £500.00 value) in addition to the International signed for cost of £3.50. I am sorry for having to insist upon this but I am not prepared to ship LPs and then be subject to a claim for non arrival. If you wish to bid on other sellers' listings that do not stipulate this then I will understand and indeed you may be able to save shipping costs and still be fully covered !!!!! The same applies to UK shipping when the item is over £36.00, Special Delivery must be taken as a shipping method; Recorded Delivery is standard on all my listings and is acceptable for all invoices up to £36.00.  

I do not blame the buyer for claiming on the Paypal system as he says his LPs did not arrive, I will be taking this matter up with eBay and Paypal as the system needs to be clarified; as why should the seller be held responsible if the buyer chooses an under insured shipping method without signed for delivery.

I have decided to sell all my vinyl as my separates system ceased to work some time ago now and I find MP3 more convenient for the car and whilst on the move; having transferred over the majority of my vinyl collection to MP3 via a friend’s quality system.

I have had a break of 2 months from listing vinyl having sold so much of my collection in the last 12 months; I had intended to keep 75 LPs but have now increased this to 100 and have spent the break time copying the remainder of the vinyl to MP3 before selling the final 60/70 LPs from my now considerably smaller collection.

I will retain a core of 100 of the most highly collectable and valuable vinyl which I will never sell just in case I return to vinyl one day in the future.

I have already sold Led Zeppelin I for £162, Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy with OBI strip for £139  together with Led Zeppelin II copies at £135 and £128, Led Zeppelin IV at £132 and Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland at £138 with Band of Gypsys at £133. Black Sabbath Paranoid for £74, Deep Purple Fireball at £91, Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers for £57 and John Mayall Bluesbreakers for £85.  A number of these buyers have returned and purchased further LPs.

I am a massive fan of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and the Rolling Stones amongst others and had in excess of 150 Led Zeppelin LPs at the peak of my collecting with over 50 red/plum copies which were acquired when most of my friends moved over to CD.

See my feedback for buyers’ opinions of my LPs.

I have carefully looked after my collection over the years since I started to collect them in the early 1970s. Most have not been played for 20+ years.

I will endeavour to list as accurately as possible using my own grading system supplemented by The Record Collector grading.

I cannot and will not describe any of my LPs or singles as mint condition however, as this to me would imply that they are in an unused condition and none of them are, they have all been played to some degree and at best are near mint and at worst excellent. I am listing all LPs etc using the standard template below.

I will sell the more valuable and rare LPs and EPs from my vinyl collection over the next 6 months with a percentage going to Cancer Research UK together with an additional donation via a tax credit under the Gift Aid scheme.

I have managed to reach my first target by raising over £1000 and so far have raised £1300 from my sales, thank you to all buyers who have helped support Cancer Research UK.

In order to minimise my listing costs, as I am donating to charity, I will only provide 2 photos per listing, however any interested buyer can e- mail me and I will gladly provide a photo of any relevant part of the cover, label etc.

This listing is:

Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy. UK A2/B2 matrix 1st press with no “W” logo on the label, matt cover and textured inner. 1st press outer and inner covers. The earliest matrix ever produced as far as I am aware as there was no A1/B1, in all my years of collecting Led Zeppelin LPs I have certainly never seen or heard of one. I do have another copy in my 75 keeps for all time and so this one is being released for sale.

Collectors will know that this is an extremely early UK press by the lack of the WEA logo around the rim of the label. These 1st pressings were made in the UK, later ones were pressed in Europe (mostly Germany and France) to keep up with the excessive demand.

There are a number of differences between this initial UK 1st pressing and later European ones, namely:

The outer sleeve on this pressing is MATT whereas later issues were glossy.

There is no WEA “W” logo around the rim on this pressing, later ones did.

The white inner sleeve is textured and softer to the touch on this pressing, later ones has a thicker card type sleeve.

The audio quality of these engineered 1st UK pressings was superior to later mass produced European copies. Sterling RL etching in the run-off.

The vinyl is in EX condition as it has some very light sleeve removal lines from the original inner sleeve as was the case with these thicker inner sleeves and one light non sounding light surface line, these do not affect sound. The catalogue No is K50014 and has the matrix A2/B2, which is as far as I am aware the earliest and first ever produced.

The labels show the indented label design, the labels do have a small blemishes which are hardly noticeable when viewed directly but do show up when angled to the light . There are spindle marks on the labels on both sides.

The outer cover is the 1st UK press MATT finish issue; the colours are vibrant and striking. There is minimal edge and corner wear on this unlaminated cover and some mild ring wear near to the top edge. These matt covers do normally suffer from storage wear but this one is graded EX

The inner textured white sleeve shows the correct UK 1st press soft textured finish which was produced by MacNeill Press who of course produced a number of Led Zeppelin 1st issue covers. I would grade this inner cover as EX- condition as it does have some aged related hadling discolouration on the soft textured cover.

The vinyl is held in a separate poly lined sleeve to protect both it and the inner sleeve.

All housed in a protective outer polythene cover.

The LP or single will be despatched within the UK by first class recorded (signed for) post in LP/single mailers with a minimum of 2 cardboard stiffeners supplied by Soundswholesale (eBay seller) and held in a poly sleeve. LP/single to be posted within 3 days of receipt of cleared payment to PayPal account. Special Delivery is mandatory at an additional postage cost for high value items as recorded delivery cover is currently limited to £36.00.

I am happy to ship overseas,

I am not liable personally for compensation once the item is passed over to Royal Mail, however unlike a number of other sellers I will complete all documentation needed here in the UK to enable compensation due from Royal Mail to be claimed and then paid over to the buyer.

I only charge a nominal amount for packaging and do not look to make a profit on the shipping part of the sale.

Overseas buyers can email me for a quote based upon this LP and/or multiple purchases.

I am happy to combine postage on multiple purchases within a 7 day period. Please tell me if you intend to bid on multiple listings.

I look to cover my costs on shipping and NOT profit from this element of the sale. I cannot control postage prices levied by Royal Mail.

Artist

LED ZEPPELIN

Album

HOUSES OF THE HOLY

Label

ATLANTIC

No

K50014

Year

1973

Country

UK

Stereo

STEREO

Speed

33 RPM

Vinyl

EX

SEE DESCRIPTION

Covers

EX

SEE DESCRIPTION

Extras

INNER COVER EX-

Notes

Thank you for looking and good luck if you decide to bid