LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN IV (UK) - ATLANTIC 2401012
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There is a small tear on front cover ( see photo of front cover bottom right ), There is some spinal wear and rounding at top and bottom of same,Writing on inside cover ( bottom right of photo of inner ) six word sentiment,Inner sleeve has go thought at bottom,Vinyl plays with no scratches or jumps ( on my player ), ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This write up was wrote and used by another seller but all the information is the same.( AS MANY LED ZEPPELIN COLLECTORS WILL ALREADY KNOW - ALL STANDARD 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP CAME ON THE RED/MAROON (PLUM) ATLANTIC LABEL. HOWEVER HAVING THIS RED/MAROON LABEL DOESNT ALWAYS INDICATE A 'TRUE' 1ST PRESSING FROM THE 'DAY OF RELEASE' - AS THERE WERE TWO VERY DIFFERENT LABELS USED IN THE 1ST PRESSING RUN!!!! I WILL NOW EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING (WITH DIFFERENT LABELS!) - AND LATER PRESSINGS!!!! IF YOU TAKE LOOK AT THESE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSED LABELS IN MY PICTURES BELOW - THE FIRST THING TO NOTICE IS THAT THE "UNDER LICENCE FROM ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPN., U.S.A" IS ABOVE THE WHITE LINE IN THE RED PART OF THE LABEL (LATER LABELS HAVE THIS TEXT INSIDE THE WHITE STRIPE!) - EXACTLY THE SAME AS ALL EARLIER ATLANTIC LPS (LIKE LED ZEPPELIN II FOR EXAMPLE). THE SECOND THING TO NOTICE IS THAT SOME CREDITS WERE ACCIDENTALLY OMITTED ON THESE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS LABELS!!!! IF YOU LOOK BELOW AT THE SONG LISTING ON EITHER LABEL, IT MISTAKENLY HAS PRINTED 'KINNEY MUSIC LTD' ONLY. THIS WAS A MAJOR OMISSION - AS ON ALL LATER RED/PLUM LABELS (INCLUDING THE MUCH LATER GREEN/ORANGE RE-ISSUES!) THE CREDITS WERE CHANGED TO - 'KINNEY MUSIC/SUPERHYPE MUSIC INC' (WHICH IS HOW THEY SHOULD HAVE APPEARED IN THE FIRST PLACE!). HOWEVER THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE ON THE LABELS IS WERE THE IMPORTANT TEXT 'LED ZEPPELIN' IS POSITIONED & ALSO THE EXTRA 'PETER GRANT' CREDIT (LATER REMOVED)!!!! ON THESE MEGA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABELS THE TEXT 'LED ZEPPELIN' IS POSITIONED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF EACH LABEL AND IS IN SMALL 'THICK' TEXT!!!! WHEREAS ON ALL LATER LABELS THE 'LED ZEPPELIN' TEXT IS SLIGHTLY LARGER (AND IN THINNER PRINT!) & IS POSITIONED TOWARDS THE TOP - JUST BELOW THE FOUR SYMBOLS!!!! THESE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS LABELS ALSO HAVE A 'PETER GRANT' PRODUCTION CREDIT AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LABEL - WHEREAS THIS WAS REMOVED ON ALL LATER LABELS!!!! ALSO TO BE A 'TRUE' 1ST PRESSING THIS LP EITHER HAS TO HAVE A//3 B//3 MATRIX ENDINGS OR A//3 B//4 MATRIXES (BOTH WERE USED AT THE SAME TIME AND SPANNED BOTH THE EARLIER & LATER LABELS) - AND IN THIS CASE THIS LP HAS A//3 B//3 MATRIX ENDINGS!!!! AND THIS LP ALSO HAS 'PECKO DUCK' AND 'PORKY' RUN OFF ETCHINGS (LATER CHANGED!)!!!! SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP, THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!)If going out of UK please get in at end of sale,thanks
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