Led Zeppelin Debut SILVER STRIPE UK 1st press 1969 A1B1 EX

	£		280
	$		371

This is from my own collection I am not a dealer, over the next few months I am selling of part of my collection all rarities and collectible no filler!

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For USA we are very competitive always giving our friends the best route, we send Royal Mail International always giving discounts..

No added insurance fees!

This is a real Time Capsule Near mint Quality 1st press vinyl A1B1 corrected on side 1 and 2 with the 8 .#  , very very early and super rare in this condition.

No worrying Faults!

Its one of the few original 1969 that's been vault stored and cared for , no worrying faults!

Under 290 gbp for an original 1969 copy..

plays nr to mint on most tracks,  on S2 I cant quit you baby has a light repeat tock at start after all good , great audio  seldom.played, it has very light surface intro to 'babe im going to leave you' pretty decent nothing serious very slight.

Please note this is a 57 Yr old used vinyl record , it's not record store new or mint , please don't buy if you want a  mint perfect copy.

Its ex plus near to mint in most tracks.

* a Genuine UK 1969* Led Zeppelin 1 debut album pressed in 1968 released 12th jan 1969, pressed in late 68 among the early pressings. after this they were all *corrected* with crossed out 8s// on both sides.

this copy is from that late 1968 run , the only the first 2000 were run off with a Turquoise Sleeve letters (see my other listings) "superhype" credits on the Red Plum lables, these now sell for 2000 GBP + or much higher in * ex* there is enough on the internet to tell you more,,,

This copy is the 2nd labels with the Orange letters and Warners credits on Red Plum label.

The blistering debut from Led Zeppelin has incredible sound quality, some early classic Zeppelin tracks are here, Dazed and Confused, How many more Times, Communication Breakdown all recorded in Oct 68 at Olympic Studios London in only 36 hours, the reported cost was only 1700 GBP!

Jimmy Page paid the studio time, the band had just honoured some Yardbirds dates in Scandnavia with tremendous reviews booked as The New Yardbirds!, Page had cut his teeth in the tough studio circuit in London and toured europe and USA with the Yardbirds, he was already forming a close bond with Peter Grant who rewrote the rock rulebook in the 70s, Peter Grant was an ex bouncer, wrestler and all round genius gentleman manager who took no excuses or prisoners the chemistry was right....

They were set to blow away all the opposition with a new heavy blues sound already sweeping Europe with the Jeff Beck group and others leading the way, the cover of Willie Dixons you shook me also appears on Becks Truth which led to a few harsh words considering Beck and Page were old band-mates. The all new Led Zeppelin headed out to USA and hit LA in early 69 to promote the new record and as already a legend was in the making.....it was the start and paved the way of the Rock Era of the 70s Supergoups and if you were lucky enough to see Zeppelin you would speed the word....as it was back in the day.

Robert Plant was on trial with Zeppelin and did not get any song credits till the 2nd album was released, he wanted to cement his place in band and laid it all on the line in this blues rock showcase for Pages ideas with the Bedrock of John Bonhams drums keeping the frame tight.

This the bands debut sold only 600,000 In UK which incudes the later Green and Orange labels compared to US sales of 8,000,000 gives you an idea of how super rare the UK Red Plum copies now are, its estimated that less than 80,000 were pressed for the first run after that in late 1970 all were Green and Orange.

So these early Red Plums in Ex are scarce! Nice fat heavy late 60s vinyl.

How many remain now in anything like this order ? Probably easily less than 10,000!

Much is written about the sound on the Turquoise copies having owned several we found the later Red Plums with Warners credits to be equal and depending on the condition often sound better than the US versions which were produced in much higher volumes. The pressing quality is superb and way better than the mass produced USA presses where the record sold bucketfull the early ,70s as the the groups reputation grew , in New York and LA.

For our US buyers this is a peach!

get yourself a genuine UK first press on the Red Plum label. The sound quality beats the new *super deluxe* copies hand down in our view.

sounds great on our Rega 3 and the light tracking Kenwood deck we use for grading.

 good sound quality see our 100% feedback , we will send secure to US by Royal Mail International only.

Over to the listener but here is a real find , great Nr mint cover and Near Mint the

vinyl has only some very light scuffs and removal lines from its 57yrs which I've tried to show in the pics, very light surface nouse in quieter areas only.

The Record,

Excellent

Superb A1 B1 matrix crossed 8 # out  vinyl earliest stampers.

Red Plum label and Warners credits.

Superb bass response on this pressing..

In Ex condition with only some very light surface lines, some handing and removal scuffs from sleeve removal over the years, bear in mind this is a 57 year old vinyl record!

Nice fat pre oil crisis late 60s vinyl wow !

Play this loud it doesn't disappoint.

Plays nr mint with bright crisp sound may benefit from a professional clean (we don't do this as it's an individual thing) some slight background static is noticeable in the quieter passages but nothing to disrupt playing no sticks or jumps on our Rega 3.

On the quiter acoustic intros on "Babe im gonna leave you"  nothing too serious and in keeping with a 57 year old copy that's been used.

The labels are free of writing doodles or stickers and retain great bold colours with no fade we can notice under light.

Great " nr mint " vinyl its a keeper .

This copy still has its original "plastic bags can be dangerous " inner sleeve see photos, its in ex condition, intact from its long life, great shape for 57 suggests not a lot of removals..

Record is supplied in a new quality pvc lined inner sleeve.

The sleeve

Near Mint Condition

Not often seen like this...

In Nr Mint order having done it's job over the years, the sleeve has almost zero laminate creasing despite its age (see photos) only slight lift as shown in photos, no tears or writing.

the laminate is in good order, these can be dirty and trashed , see pictures.

Spine is in nr mint  order see photos and fully readable.

the sleeve is a 57 years old its not Mint but close.

Has only very very light patina creases from its 57 years...see photos..almost zero

Its fair to say that these early Debut copies are getting more collectable ....

Great silver stripe run 1969 Orange Letters with Stripe on bottom, *Uptight and Out a sight*

Atlantic appreciation society credit on rear, as it should be on an original 1969 release copy.

There are no seam splits almost zero creasing to the laminate spine is in fantastic shape fully readable,see photos ....

colours are good the thick card has held up well, no serious damage or worring faults,very light wear carefully handled over the 57 years.

No writing stickers or tape.

This is a keeper for someone looking for a wholly original 1968 press of this great album.

mint copies are almost impossible now sometimes £330+

This is a great affordable upgrade!

See photos.....

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