LED ZEPPELIN II UK LP 1ST RED/PLUM A5/B4 NEAR MINT-
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Description
LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN II
IN MAGNIFICENT LIGHTLY PLAYED CONDITION
ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 588198
- MATRIX: 588198 A//5 1 1 3 588198 B//4 1 1 1 3
- 'KILLING FLOOR'ON THE LABELS AND 'THE LEMON SONG' ON THE SLEEVE
- CORRECT LIGHT BROWN SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN NMINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT,WITH ONE TINY PATCH ON SIDE ONE TOP LEFT WHERE A LITTLE WHITENESS IS SHOEING THROUGH, AND THE WHITE BAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE ABOUT 10 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS JUST HAD MINIMAL PLAY IN 42 YEARS
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IT LOOKS REALLY . THERE ARE NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES ON THE SURFACE TO BE SEEN IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY WHEN PUT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SPORADIC LIGHT WISPS AND HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE SOUND QUALITY GENERATED BY THE VINYL IS ELECTRIC, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION JUST MAGINFICENT. IT IS JUST FANTASTIC, THERE IS NO OTHER WORD TO DESCRIBE IT.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, AND NO SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ALL, ANYWHERE. CRISP CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION WITHOUT MAJOR IRRITANTS.
THERE IS SOME LIGHT VINYL NOISE DURING THE QUIETEST MOMENTS MOSTLY AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SIDE, AND IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES. ALSO A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGHT THE PLAY.
HAVING SAID THAT IT IS THE MUSIC THAT IS THE HERO, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE HWOLE THING AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SOUND NEAR MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
HOW OFTEN IS A GREAT VINYL LET DOWN BY THE SLEEVE, AND NON MORESO THAN ZEPPELIN 2, WHERE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A SLEEVE THAT MATCHES THE QUALITY OF A GREAT ALBUM. HERE THEN IS A REALLY OUTSTANDING FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS ALMOST BLEMISH FREE IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND APART FROM ONE VERY FINE LINE ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER IS CREASE FREE. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THOSE LITTLE LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE,APART FROM ONE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MINISCULE. NOR ARE THERE ANY ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES EITHER.
THE POWDERY BROWN SURFACE THAT USUALLY WEARS AND RUBS BADLY ON THIS SLEEVE IS NEAR PRISTINE AND ONLY HAS A TINY PATCH OF WHITE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER.
ALSO THE WHITE AREA IS ALWAYS FOUND WITH SEVERE GRUBBINESS AND DIRT, WELL AGAIN HERE IS ONE THAT IS AS GOOD AS NEW
AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS ICONIC ALBUM.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES DISPLAY MINIMAL RUBBING, A LITTLE MORE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE THAN THE TOP
THE SPINE ON THIS SLEEVE IS USUALLY FOUND BATTERED, RUBBED, SQUASHED, AND WORN OUT, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE YOU HAVE A SPINE THAT IS JUST NEAR PERFECT .. FIRSTLY AND INCREDIBLY THE SPINE IS FLAT AND NOT PUSHED OVER LIKE MOST ARE. THERE ARE NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES EITHER, AND ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED APART FROM THE VERY AND TINIEST TIPS TOP AND BOTTOM. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT. USING MACRO THERE IS A TINY BIT OF GREY OVER THE NUMBER 2, BUT TO THE NORMAL EYE THIS CAN BARELY BE SEEN.
THE OPENING EDGE IS IN PRISTINE RAZOR SHARP CONDITION WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK ALONG ONE EDGE
THE REAR SURFACE WHILST AGAIN IS UNCREASED, IT DOES HAVE A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AND A FEW TINY LINES ALONGTHE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AND ONE ON THE SPINE EDGE.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE.
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, WITH THE FLIPBACKS AND POLY LINED INTERIOR. IT IS IS VERY CLEAN UNSPLIT CONDITION WITH JUST SOME LIGHT AGING TO THE EDGES
THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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