LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin IV 1971 'EARLIEST' 1st Press

	£		360
	$		477

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Led Zeppelin called "Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols)" and is an INCREDIBLY rare 1971 UK Stereo 1st pressing!!! THIS LP IS SIMPLY MASSIVELY RARE!!!!  THIS IS THE VERY 'EARLIEST' POSSIBLE 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH A VERY DIFFERENT & EARLIEST POSSIBLE LABEL TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  THIS LABEL IS IMPOSSIBLY RARE AND ONLY APPEARED ON THE VERY VERY EARLIEST RED/MAROON 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP - BEFORE THE LABEL WAS RADICALLY CHANGED TO THE STANDARD 'LATER' RED/MAROON PRESSINGS.  FINDING THESE MEGA RARE LABELS ON THIS LP IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN!!!! 

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 1ST PRESSING - AS THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT LABELS AND TWO SETS OF MATRIXES ON THIS LABEL!!!!  ONLY THIS VERY EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING HAS THE EARLIEST LABEL AND THE EARLIEST MATRIXES!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN.  FIRSTLY IT IS EASY TO DISCOUNT THE LATER RED/MAROON (PLUM) LABEL PRESSINGS - BECAUSE THEY HAD THE LATER (AND MORE COMMON) A//3 B//4  MATRIXES - AND ARE LATER PRESSINGS FROM 1972.  THE EARLIER RED/MAROON PRESSINGS FROM 1971 OF COURSE HAD THE 1ST PRESS A//3 B//3 MATRIXES AND ARE MUCH RARER!!!!  HOWEVER ONLY THE VERY EARLIEST 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP HAD THE 'DIFFERENT' AND EARLIEST 1ST PRESSED LABELS AND THE 1ST PRESSED A//3 B//3 MATRIXES!!!!   THESE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSED LABELS ARE VERY VERY DIFFERENT TO ALL LATER RED/MAROON LABELS - AND WERE CHANGED ALMOST IMMIEDATELY AFTER THE RECORD WAS RELEASED!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES.  IF YOU 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 III FOR EXAMPLE).  THE SECOND THING TO NOTICE IS THAT THE CREDITS WERE ACCIDENTALLY OMITTED ON THESE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS LABELS!!!!  IF YOU LOOK BELOW THE SONG LISTING ON EITHER SIDE IT SAYS 'KINNEY MUSIC LTD' ONLY.  THIS WAS AN OMISSION - AS ON ALL LATER LABELS  (INCLUDING THE MUCH LATER GREEN/ORANGE RE-ISSUES) THE CREDITS WERE CHANGED TO - 'KINNEY MUSIC/SUPERHYPE MUSIC INC'.  HOWEVER THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE ON THE LABELS IS WERE THE IMPORTANT TEXT 'LED ZEPPELIN' IS POSITIONED!!!!  ON THESE MEGA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABELS THE TEXT 'LED ZEPPELIN' IS POSITIONED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF EACH LABEL AND IS QUITE SMALL.  ON ALL LATER LABELS THE 'LED ZEPPELIN' TEXT IS SLIGHTLY LARGER & POSITIONED TOWARDS THE TOP - JUST BELOW THE FOUR SYMBOLS!!!!  THESE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS LABELS ALSO HAVE A 'PETER GRANT' PRODUCTION CREDIT AT THE BOTTOM - AND THIS IS OMITTED ON ALL LATER LABELS.  THESE LABELS ARE MASSIVELY RARE ON THIS LP AND WERE CHANGED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS RECORD WAS RELEASED!!!!   THIS IS THE 1971 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING - WITH 1ST PRESS A//3 B//3 MATRIX ENDINGS, THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 'RADICALLY DIFFERENT' 1ST PRESS RED/MAROON (PLUM) LABELS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD SLEEVE!!!! NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN STUNNING CONDITION - AND VERY RARE LIKE THIS!!!!  IT WILL SURELY BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER COPY OF THIS LP WITH THESE ULTRA RARE LABELS, AND EARLIEST 1ST PRESS MATRIXES!!!!  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MASSIVELY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! The Cat. No is 2401 012 on the ORIGINAL and ULTRA RARE 'Earliest Possible' 1st Press Red/Maroon (Plum) Atlantic labels (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Led Zeppelin at their best!!!! Any fan of Led Zeppelin, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The MEGA RARE 'Earliest Possible' 1st Press record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and only a few light spindle marks!!!! The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!!  Most of these LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, 2 or 3 light NON sounding scufflines and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL HAS A 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO nasty loud pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO hiss and NO crackle!!!!  There is NO groovewear either and NO distortion. The record must MEGA strictly grade visually Very Good++++ if not Excellent (Minus) - though the playing grade is more like FULL Excellent!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS 'Darker Colour' inner sleeve which is in PERFECT condition!!!! These inner sleeves are virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find in this condition!!!!  This inner has NO splits, NO rubbing, NO edge wear and NO staining!!!!  WHAT A STUNNING INNER SLEEVE!!!!  The 1st Press 'Matt' Gatefold Cover is in AWESOME condition - and is EASILY the best I have EVER seen!!!! This is the GUARANTEED 1st Press cover with a 'Matt' finish (later covers are glossy).  It has ZERO edgewear (IMPOSSIBLE on this cover), ZERO spinal wear(again IMPOSSIBLE on this cover), barely ANY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking), ZERO ringwear, ZERO rubbing (MEGA rare on this cover), and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the inside is in STUNNING condition with NO yellowing, NO rubbing, NO writing, and NO grubbyness!!!! This LP has clearly been AMAZINGLY well cared for and the cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!! WHAT AN AWESOME COVER!!!!  I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE BETTER!!!!  THIS IS THE VERY EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH MEGA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABELS & MATRIXES, AND IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  IT WILL SURELY BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP LIKE THIS ONE!!!!  SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MASSIVELY RARE OPPRTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this RARE LP by Led Zeppelin in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY A 1971 STEREO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "LED ZEPPELIN IV" BY LED ZEPPELIN, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!! Have a look at all my other auctions, and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, Overseas TBA. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: