LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN II US ORIG'1969 ATLANTIC WHITE LABEL PROMO RL LH SS

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1,400

Led Zeppelin·Led Zeppelin II·US Original 1969 Atlantic Stereo SD   8 2 3 6

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ORIGINAL PRE-RELEASE TRUE 1ST PRESSING “PROMOTIONAL NOT FOR SALE” WHITE LABEL ONLY DJ EXCLUSIVELY RADIO STATION BY ATLANTIC RECORDS “NOT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC” SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL ONLY FOR AIRPLAY COPY

VERY EARLY -1A FIRST MATRIX NUMBER

   INCREDIBLY RARE PURPLE TINT “LED ZEPPELIN” BANNER COVER  

INCREDIBLY RARE MASTERING CONFIGURATION:

- ROBERT LUDWIG RL INITIALS ARE STAMPED IN THE DEAD WAX / TRAIL-OFF VINYL ON SIDE 1

- LEE HULKO LH INITIALS ARE STAMPED IN THE DEAD WAX / TRAIL-OFF VINYL ON SIDE 2 HULKO WAS IN CHARGE OF REMASTERING SOME OF SIDE 2, INCLUDING CERTAIN PARTS IN RAMBLE ON AND MOBY DICK, WHICH WAS THE SIDE THAT WAS CAUSING THE TROUBLES WITH THE ORIGINAL RL MASTERED VERSION

STERLING SOUND, RECORD MASTERING COMPANY FOUNDED IN NEW YORK BY LEE HULKO & JOACHIM "JOE" PASCHAL IN 1968 AND THEN JOINED BY BOB LUDWIG IN 1969, HANDWRITTEN [SS] INDICATORS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL ON BOTH SIDES

ORIGINAL ORANGE ROUND “PROMOTIONAL COPY NOT FOR SALE” STICKER

PROMOTIONAL, DEMONSTRATION AND RADIO STATION COPIES WERE SENT TO THE RADIO STATIONS AS MUCH AS FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE RECORD AND CONSIDERED TO BE THE EARLIEST VERY FIRST PRESSINGS OF THE PARTICULAR TITLE.

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COVER - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) Original raw matte textured light brown very early first printed cardboard gatefold cover with the incredibly rare purple tint "Led Zeppelin" banner. The front cover has a neon orange "Promotional Copy Not For Sale" round sticker affixed to the front panel cover with Atlantic Records large "A" with black fan logo and SD 8236 catalog number at the bottom left corner. The back cover has an original song title rectangular hype sticker with the catalog number. The front and back cover are very clean without any ring wear, some light edge and corner wear on the cover, fully readable text on the spine.

LABEL - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) Original white promotional Atlantic Records label with the "Sample Copy Not For Sale" text and  large black & white Atlantic Records logo at the center top. The record label has the "1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y." address the label includes (CTH) suffix indicating a promotional copy pressed at the Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terry Haute, Indiana.

VINYL - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) Thick heavy vinyl pressing with the hot mix Bob Ludwig's mastering initials (RL) Robert Ludwig are stamped in the dead wax/trail-off vinyl on Side 1 and Lee Hulko's initials (LH) on Side 2. The vinyl also has the Sterling Sound Records initials mastering company founded in New York by Lee Hulko & Joachim "Joe" Paschal in 1968 and then joined by Bob Ludwig in 1969, handwritten (ss) indicators in the trail-off vinyl on both side.

SIDE ONE ST-A-691671-1A RL SS A1 I oT 2

SIDE TWO ST-A-691672-D SS LH C4 o T I

The glossy vinyl has some very light surface hairlines and scuffs from the sleeve, retaining its factory lustre.

INNER SLEEVE - EXCELLENT (EX) Original 1st pressing Atlantic Records printed color paper inner sleeve with adverts for 54 Atlantic Records release (which was changed to another inner sleeve with 16 adverts on all of the subsequent pressing) .

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