LED ZEPPELIN IV PLUM/RED LABELS 1st UK PRESS

	£		73
	$		97

LED ZEPPELIN "LED ZEPPELIN IV" EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL UK PRESSING, ESPECIALLY IN THIS FANTASTIC CONDITION!!!THIS IS THE 4th ALBUM BY LED ZEPPELIN AND ONE OF THE BEST SELLING ALBUMS WORLDWIDE!!! INITIALLY THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED AT THE BASING STREET STUDIOS (ISLAND RECORDS), LONDON AT THE SAME TIME AS JETHRO TULL´S AQUALUNG!!! RECORDED FROM DECEMBER 1970 TO MARCH 1971 AND RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 8, 1971!!! 

100% ORIGINAL 1st UK PRESSING FROM 1971 ON THE PLUM/RED ATLANTIC LABELS!!!!

EARLIEST STAMPED A3/B4 NUMBERS ON BOTH SIDES AND MASTER PRESSERS SIGNATURE ON THE RUN OFF GROOVES "PECKO DUCK" AND "PORKY"(ONLY THE EARLIEST 1st PRESSINGS)!!! ULTRA RARE AND EARLIEST CROSSED OUT AND CORRECTED MATRIX NUMBER ON SIDE ONE!!! ALSO THIS ALBUM HAVE VERY EARLY 1124 AND 123 MOTHER STAMPER CODES!!!

VERY IMPROTANT: "UNDER LICENCE FROM ATLANTIC RECORDING...." IS ON THE WHITE STRIP!!! ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE THE "UNDER LICENCE" TEXT ABOVE THE WHIT STRIP!!!

1st PRINTED UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER (ONLY THE EARLIEST PRESS COVERS)!!! ALL LATER ISSUES HAVE A SHEEN!!!

VERY HARD TO FIND 1st UK PRESSING FROM THIS CLASSIC LED ZEPPELIN ALBUM IN GREAT CONDITION!!!

Release date: 1971

Label/number: ATLANTIC 2401012 (EARLIEST PLUM/RED LABELS!!!)

Stamped Matrix numbers side one: 2401012 A//3 (EARLIEST CROSSED OUT AND CORRECTED MATRIX!!!)

Stamped Matrix numbers side two: 2401012 B//4 (EARLIEST MATRIX!!!)

VINYL

THE VINYL IS VERY HEAVY AND THICK ONLY FOUND ON THE EARLIEST PRESSINGS AND HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT SHEEN!! THE RECORD IS IN GREAT CONDITION!!! UNDER VERY STRONG LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF LIGHT HAIRLINES AND A FEW LIGHT MARKS (NOTHING DEEP!), BUT NO NEEDLE SCRATCHES ETC.!!! SO I GRADED THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT!!! UNBELIEVABLE FOR A RECORD WHO IS 40 YEARS OLD!!!!

AUDIO

I PLAYED THE COMPLETE RECORD AT VERY LOUD VOLUME!!! THE AUDIO QUALITY IS GREAT!!! THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS!!! I PLAYED TRACK FOR TRACK AND ALL I´VE HEARD WAS A LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE IN SOME PARTS AND A FEW LIGHT KLICKS, THAT´S ALL!!!!ON MY SYSTEME THE COMPLETE RECORD PLAYS VERY NICE/ HIGHLY ENJOYALBLE!!! IN MY OPINION ONLY THE EARLIEST PRESSINGS HAVE THE BEST AUDIO QUALITY!! THIS IS THE EARLIEST PRESS EVER AND IT SOUNDS SUPERB!!! VERY VIBRANT, CLEAR AND DEEP STEREO SOUND!!! PLAYS 100% FLAT WITHOUT ANY SKIPS OR STICKS!!!

COVER

THIS IS THE 1st PRINTED UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER!!! ONLY 1st PRESS COVERS COME UNLAMINATED, ALL LATER ISSUES HAVE A SHEEN!!! MINIMAL SEAM AND SPINE WEAR, AND A FEW LIGHT MARKS ON REAR (PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES), OTHERWISE THE COMPLETE COVER IS IN TOP CONDITION!!! ULTRA RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION!!!! UNLAMINATED COVERS ARE VERY VERY FRAGILE AND NORMALLY ALWAYS TOTALLY TRASHED!!!! SO EXCELLENT FOR THIS FANTASTIC EXAMPLE!!!!

LABELS

THE EARLIEST PLUM/RED ATLANTIC LABELS LOOKS LIKE NEW!!!! THERE ARE A FEW SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT, OTHERWISE GREAT!!! THE "UNDER LICENCE...." TEXT IS ON THE WHITE STRIP!!!! EARLIEST VARIANT EVER, ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE THE TEXT ABOVE THE WHITE STRIP!!!!! MASTER PRESSERS SIGNATURE "PECKO DUCK" AND "PORKY" HAND ETCHED ON THE RUN OFF GROOVES!!!! ULTRA RARE TO FIND!!!!

I´M A VINYL LOVER!! ALL MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICTLY AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES BELOW!!!

I´M LOCATED IN GERMANY AND WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE, SO PLEASE ASK FOR SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE AND HARD TO FIND 60s AND 70s VINYL!!!!