LED ZEPPELIN PHYSICAL GRAFFITI UK1st PRESS A1/B5/C1/D1

	£		56
	$		74

BEFORE BIDDING PLEASE NOTE THIS REVISED SHIPPING INFORMATION ON ALL MY LISTINGS. DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TERMS UPON WHICH I WILL SHIP ITEMS. I AM SORRY FOR IMPOSING THESE TERMS BUT IT IS ALL DOWN TO PAYPAL.

I had a buyer who recently purchased 3 LPs from me at a cost of £72.00, with shipping to Europe. He chose proof of posting with insurance cover of £36.00 and with shipping costs not covered in the event of damage or loss; he even acknowledged this via eBay message system. He did not want to pay for International signed for shipping with insurance over £36.00. 

The LPs were said to be lost in transit and he claimed on Paypal, despite his acceptance of his choice of shipping method and my proof of posting with weight confirmation for 3 LPs; apparently Paypal rules dictate that I am responsible for ensuring safe delivery to the buyer's address and therefore I had to fully reimburse the buyer.

In view of this appalling stance by Paypal all invoices over a total of £36.00 value for non UK delivery items will be sent International signed for with FULL insurance cover, if the invoice is for items over £36.00 then the cost is £2.20 (up to £500.00 value) in addition to the International signed for cost of £3.50. I am sorry for having to insist upon this but I am not prepared to ship LPs and then be subject to a claim for non arrival. If you wish to bid on other sellers' listings that do not stipulate this then I will understand and indeed you may be able to save shipping costs and still be fully covered !!!!! The same applies to UK shipping when the item is over £36.00, Special Delivery must be taken as a shipping method; Recorded Delivery is standard on all my listings and is acceptable for all invoices up to £36.00.  

I do not blame the buyer for claiming on the Paypal system as he says his LPs did not arrive, I will be taking this matter up with eBay and Paypal as the system needs to be clarified; as why should the seller be held responsible if the buyer chooses an under insured shipping method without signed for delivery.

I have decided to sell all my vinyl as my separates system ceased to work some time ago now and I find MP3 more convenient for the car and whilst on the move; having transferred over the majority of my vinyl collection to MP3 via a friend’s quality system.

I have had a break of 2 months from listing vinyl having sold so much of my collection in the last 12 months; I had intended to keep 75 LPs but have now increased this to 100 and have spent the break time copying the remainder of the vinyl to MP3 before selling the final 60/70 LPs from my now considerably smaller collection.

I will retain a core of 100 of the most highly collectable and valuable vinyl which I will never sell just in case I return to vinyl one day in the future.

I have already sold Led Zeppelin I for £162, Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy with OBI strip for £139  together with Led Zeppelin II copies at £135 and £128, Led Zeppelin IV at £132 and Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland at £138 with Band of Gypsys at £133. Black Sabbath Paranoid for £74, Deep Purple Fireball at £91, Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers for £57 and John Mayall Bluesbreakers for £85.  A number of these buyers have returned and purchased further LPs.

I am a massive fan of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and the Rolling Stones amongst others and had in excess of 150 Led Zeppelin LPs at the peak of my collecting with over 50 red/plum copies which were acquired when most of my friends moved over to CD.

See my feedback for buyers’ opinions of my LPs.

I have carefully looked after my collection over the years since I started to collect them in the early 1970s. Most have not been played for 20+ years.

I will endeavour to list as accurately as possible using my own grading system supplemented by The Record Collector grading.

I cannot and will not describe any of my LPs or singles as mint condition however, as this to me would imply that they are in an unused condition and none of them are, they have all been played to some degree and at best are near mint and at worst excellent. I am listing all LPs etc using the standard template below.

I will sell the more valuable and rare LPs and EPs from my vinyl collection over the next 6 months with a percentage going to Cancer Research UK together with an additional donation via a tax credit under the Gift Aid scheme.

I have managed to reach my first target by raising over £1000 and so far have raised £1300 from my sales, thank you to all buyers who have helped support Cancer Research UK.

In order to minimise my listing costs, as I am donating to charity, I will only provide 2 photos per listing, however any interested buyer can e- mail me and I will gladly provide a photo of any relevant part of the cover, label etc.

This listing is:

Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti. UK A1/B5/C1/D1 matrix 1st press with no “W” logo on ANY of the labels. Collectors will already be aware of the requirements for a UK press i.e.

Thicker card type picture inner sleeves (later ones were thin paper type).

Picture inner sleeves have A and B marked in bottom right hand corner.

Outer box style cover has red writing on spine.

Outer box style cover has Culderstead Limited on the reverse.

White inner card track listing sheet is thick card type (later ones were thin paper type) and has Gothic Print Finishers credited.

Labels have no “W” logo on ANY of them (some sellers try to pass off later ones as UK 1st press with one or more “W” logos on the 4 labels.

The earliest matrix ever produced as far as I am aware along with A1/B4/C1/D1 (which I will be selling shortly), there is a belief that these B4 and B5 variants were actually issued at the same time; there were no B1, B2 or B3.

Collectors will know that this is a UK 1st press by the lack of the WEA “W” logo around the rim of the label. These 1st pressings were made in the UK, later ones were pressed in Europe (mostly Germany and France) to keep up with the excessive demand.

The vinyl is in EX+/NM- condition as it has one hardly noticeable extremely light line on side 4, this does not affect sound and the vinyl is superb, it retains a glossy shine

The labels show the indented label design.

The outer cover is the 1st UK press MATT finish issue; the colours are vibrant and striking. There is absolute minimal edge and corner wear on this unlaminated cover. These matt covers do normally suffer from storage wear but this one is graded EX+ with all windows intact and no slits.

The inner picture sleeves show the correct UK 1st press. I would have no hesitation in also grading these inner covers as EX+ condition. There are NONE of the usual slits in the sleeves.

The white card insert is one of the whitest I have owned. Graded as EX+

The vinyl is held in a separate poly lined sleeve to protect both it and the inner sleeve.

All housed in a protective outer polythene cover.

I am happy to ship overseas,

I am not liable personally for compensation once the item is passed over to Royal Mail, however unlike a number of other sellers I will complete all documentation needed here in the UK to enable compensation due from Royal Mail to be claimed and then paid over to the buyer.

I only charge a nominal amount for packaging and do not look to make a profit on the shipping part of the sale.

Overseas buyers can email me for a quote based upon this LP and/or multiple purchases.

I am happy to combine postage on multiple purchases within a 7 day period. Please tell me if you intend to bid on multiple listings.

I look to cover my costs on shipping and NOT profit from this element of the sale. I cannot control postage prices levied by Royal Mail.

Artist

LED ZEPPELIN

Album

PHYSICAL GRAFFITI

Label

SWANSONG

No

SSK 89400

Year

1975

Country

UK

Stereo

STEREO

Speed

33 RPM

Vinyl

EX+/NM-

SEE DESCRIPTION

Covers

EX+

SEE DESCRIPTION

Extras

PICTURE INNER

TRACK LISTING INNER

Notes

Thank you for looking and good luck if you decide to bid