LED ZEPPELIN - Physical Graffiti - Very Rare 1st Pressing - A1/B4/C1/D1 - (1975)
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LED ZEPPELIN - Physical Graffiti - SSK 89400 (1975) - Rare 1st Pressing with A1/B4/C1/D1 matrix and original first insert (1). Lettering on the spine sleeve is in red, which is correct for the first pressing.
Vinyl is in excellent condition with no scratches but has some light scuffing. This is after all a 45 year old album. Sleeve is in a very good condition with a small amount of wear on the corners and no ring wear. There is a small area, top right, where a small amount of edge wear is present - see photographs. This is a great example of this classic Zeppelin album. This is the first pressing which has labels without Warner logo (W) on rim text and vinyl matrix ending with 1/4/1/1.
The original die-cut windows cover has "SWAN SONG/484 KINGS ROAD, LONDON SW10" address at the top on back.
The set contains two custom inners with code "SSK 89400/A" for disc 1 and "SSK 89400/B" for disc 2 on bottom right back corner, plus a 2-page folded insert that has songs titles, credits, and text "Sleeve printed and made in England by Gothic Print Finishers Ltd., London SE9 2EQ".
Original cover & inners are smooth on the outside and textured/rough on the inside.
However, the Insert has 3 different types - all used throughout the 1st Pressing run:-
(1) First Insert - Satin finish to front and back, thick in quality, with a SINGLE fold to the bottom as in the detailed photo (not to be confused with the later re-issue inserts from the late 70s which are shiny, very thin, and have 2 folds). This is the rarest insert type, and existed on the first few copies only - as identified by the different shines to the colours under light (current to the printing processes available in 1975), satin finish and SINGLE fold. Only found on the 1st Press 1/4/1/1 copies.
(2) This was then changed to the insert with the cardboard back (to match the cover & inners), but again has a SINGLE fold. Again like the above this quite rare. Again only found on the 1st Press 1/4/1/1 copies.
(3) Lastly the most common insert found in most 1st Press copies - is the insert with the white front and cardboard back with TWO folds at the bottom. The above two rarest inserts with a single fold, did not fit properly around the inners & records inside the cover, and so TWO folds (like a cover spine) were made on each insert at the bottom. This therefore solved the problem, and therefore wrapped around the records & inners inside the cover properly.
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, variant 1): SSK-89400-A1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, variant 1): SSK-89400-B4
- Matrix / Runout (Runout C, stamped, variant 1): SSK-89400-C1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout D, stamped, variant 1): SSK-89400-D1
SHIPPED IN LIL CPL BUKWRAP RECORD PACKAGING.
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