LED ZEPPELIN III -VERY RARE 1ST UK PRESS A5 / B5 PETER GRANT CREDIT "NEAR MINT"

	£		128
	$		169

LED ZEPPELIN III UK PRESS A5 / B5 PETER GRANT LABEL CREDIT "DO WHAT THOU WILT" "SO MOTE IT BE" ATLANTIC DELUXE 2401 002 14th October 1970
ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSING OF LED ZEPPELIN'S 3RD ALBUM HAD THE "Executive Producer: Peter Grant"   CREDIT ON THE LABEL WHICH DIDN'T SIT WELL WITH Jimmy Paige AND WAS REMOVED, THE LABEL FROM THEN ON HAD "Produced by Jimmy Paige" ON THE PLUM BOTTOM PART OF THE ATLANTIC LABELS , ALSO THE  EARLY PRESSING HAD THE CORRECT FULL SONG TITLE " Celebration Day " ON THEM, WHEN THE LABELS WHERE RE-DESIGNED IN A HURRY THE CREDIT ON THEM READ "Celebration" MAKING THIS RECORD LABEL ONE OF THE  EARLIEST PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM  ALL EARLY PRESSING OF THE ALBUM HAD THE MESSAGES " Do what thou wilt " AND " so mote it be " SCRATCHED  INTO THE RUN OFF GROOVES BY Terry Manning AT THE REQUEST OF Jimmy Paige  Jimmy Paige CALLED Terry Manning INTO ENGINEER FOR "LED ZEPPELIN III " THIS ALBUM WHICH Manning   CARRIED ALL THE WAY TO THE MASTERING STAGE (where he wrote the now famous Crowley inscriptions into the  run off grove by hand) WHICH THEN BECAME THE NUMBER ONE ALBUM IN THE WORLD
THE SLEEVE / PRESSED BY  E . J . DAY (only makers of the true UK pressed sleeve's) IS FREE FROM WRITING RIPS OR TEARS HAS A STRONG READABLE SPINE ( SEE PICS ) HAS NO CORNER WEAR AND ONLY LIGHT SHELF WEAR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE  BUT DOESN'T TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE OVERALL QUIETLY THE UNIQUE SPINNING WHEEL IN THE     THE SLEEVE STILL MOVES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS OR STICKING ALL 11 DIE CUT HOLES ARE FREE FROM   WEAR AND STILL HAS A BRIGHT WHITE FINISH IN SUPERB CONDITION  CONDITION EX++/NEAR MINT
THE VINYL / STILL HOLDS THE MOST AMAZING DEEP NATURAL SHINE NO HAIRLINES MARKS TO BE SEEN, NO SCRATCHES, IT'S HARD TO SEE ANY MARK ON THE VINYL AT ALL!!BOTH SIDES PLAY WITHOUT ANY SKIPS OR JUMPS AND ONLY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE CAN BE HEARD IN THE  RUN OFF'S / IN'S AND BETWEEN TRACKS STILL NICE AND CLEAN AUDIO PLAYBACK CONDITION NEAR MINT
THE VINYL COMES HOUSED IN IT'S ORIGINAL POLY LINED SLEEVE WHICH IS FREE FROM WRITING OR DAMAGE AND ONLY HAS LIGHT CREASING  HAS PRINTED ( plastic bags can be dangerous AND made in England ) VERY RARE TO FIND AN ORIGINAL INNER IN THIS CONDITION  CONDITION EX++/NEAR MINT VINYL WILL BE SENT IN A PLAIN WHITE POLY LINED INNER TO PROTECT  THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE AND VINYL 
THE LABELS / BOTH ATLANTIC PLUM/ORANGE LABELS ARE FREE FROM WRITING OR DAMAGE AND HAVE NO SPINDLING WHAT SO EVER CONDITION NEAR MINT
ON THE RUN OFF'S / ARE THE FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS AND INSCRIPTIONS  SIDE 1 "Do what thou wilt" and 2401002 A5  1 4 8 SIDE 2 "So mote it be" and 2401002 B5  1 2 1 3 
A VERY NICE COPY OF LED ZEPPELIN'S 3RD ALBUM   THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION SUPERB UPGRADE  READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE  !!!!!
POSTAGE :- UK BIDDERS PLEASE BARE THIS IN MIND BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK I SEND ALL MY ALBUM'S "1ST CLASS RECORDED"  I BELIEVE IF YOU WIN AN AUCTION YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT 7-10 DAYS TO RECEIVE IT  OTHER SELLERS MAY HAVE CHEAPER P+P RATES BUT SEND 2ND CLASS ALSO I SEND THE NEXT WORKING DAY  AFTER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED  INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS   WILL HAVE THERE RECORDS SENT "1ST CLASS SIGNED FOR" AND WILL BE SENT INSURED   BECAUSE OF THIS I NORMALLY END UP PAYING THE EXTRA AS MOST SHIPPING COSTS ARE  OVER £10  ANYBODY WINNING MORE THAN 1 AUCTION I WILL COMBINE POSTAGE COSTS ALL VINYL'S WILL BE SENT IN PROFESSIONAL MAILERS WITH STIFFENERS  (Multi auction winners please wait for invoice before paying)  

I TRY TO GRADE AND DESCRIBE MY LISTINGS AS FAIRLY AS POSSIBLE BUT AS EVERYBODY HAS  DIFFERENT OPTIONS IF YOUR UNHAPPY WITH YOUR RECORD PLEASE EMAIL FIRST BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK  AND I WILL DO MY UP MOST TO SORT OUT ANY PROBLEM AND GIVE FULL RE-FUND IS NOT HAPPY
I USE THE FOLLOWING GRADING SYSTEM 

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