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"Led Zeppelin II" - the ROBERT LUDWIG CUT!

For those who aren't aware, the earliest pressings of 'Led Zeppelin II' were mastered by legendary mastering engineer Robert Ludwig. Ludwig cut the album with such tremendous bass that the average record buyer's cheap turntable couldn't handle it, leading many to erroneously return their copies as defective. Atlantic Records responded by having another, less talented, engineer re-cut the album, thereby sucking all the power out of it! Most every copy of "Led Zeppelin II" one will come across was pressed from the latter cut, while only the very earliest pressings contain Ludwig's original, full-bodied work.

This is one of those pressings!

A 1st Press U.S. "Led Zeppelin II" possesses the following traits, all of which are present on this copy:

• "RL" (for Robert Ludwig) appears in the deadwax on both sides
• "SS" appears next to "RL" in the deadwax on both sides (this stands for Sterling Sound, the mastering plant by whom Ludwig was employed)
• The catalog number is SD-8236 - this is not specific to these pressings, but no "RL" pressings were ever issued with any other number
• The address of Atlantic Records as given on the label is '1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y.' - again, this trait isn't specific to these pressings, but a pressing with
• Atlantic's 75 Rockefeller address is always a later, re-cut pressing
• It is also worth mentioning that this particular copy was pressed at the Specialty Records Corp. plant Olyphant, PA, as evidenced by the letters 'SP' at the end of the code on the label.
• One more thing - just look at the orientation of the front on those labels!
• The first song on each side is listed above the spindle holeCOVER IS VG+   HAS SOME COMMON SHELF WEAR NO TAPE, NO TEARS, NO INK ,BUT HAS SHELF WEAR    

 SEE PICS !!!

 HAS A JUMP IN HEARTBREAKER NOT A SKIP THAT REPEATS JUST A SINGLE JUMP .

 PLAYS WITH DEEP WARM TONE AND PLENTY OF BASS            !!  

Mint (M)  A perfect record SEALED WITH NO FLAWS
Sealed (S) LP PERFECT still sealed-  SEALED COVER  may have sawcuts, drill holes BUMPED CORNER etc.
Near Mint (NM)  Opened but played only a few times MAY HAVE PAPER SCUFFS FROM THE INNER SLEEVE. GREAT LUSTER A TRUE TOP COPY. 

NM COVER -  HAS VERY minor wear no rips,no ringwear,no ink.
EXCELLENT   (EX) LP  Minor wear MAY HAVE LIGHT SURFACE SCUFFS that don't affect playback. GREAT LUSTER .LOOKS AND PLAYS GREAT.

EX COVER  A REAL CLEAN COPY.minor ring wear or seam wear no ink or tape    

Very Good + (VG+)  LP Will have minor background noise, MAY HAVE occasional pop and tic. NOT A COLLECTORS ITEM but Still a nice listening copy.  

VG+ COVER Seam wear or minor splits, may have ink ,tape, General common shelf wear .

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