'Led Zeppelin II' 1969 USA "RL SS both sides VG "Hot Mix" Monarch LP pressing
$
315
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Description
'Led Zeppelin II' 1st pressing stereo LP with "RL SS" on both sides. Issued in 1969. This Monarch pressing is in very good condition,
The LP has some crackling but tolerable. There is a click at the end of side 1 track 4 for about 30 seconds. Once the music starts all bets are off and it sounds incredible. This album in this mix has to be the most powerful Rock album ever recorded. The original matching gatefold cover is also in very good condition with no seam splits. LP stored separately in a MOFI sleeve and blank LP jacket. This HOLY GRAIL album will be professionally double boxed for protection through shipment with USPS priority mail. Please email me if you have any questions.
"Led Zeppelin II" - the ROBERT LUDWIG CUT!
For those who aren't aware, the earliest pressings of 'Led Zeppelin II' were mastered by legendary mastering engineer Robert Ludwig. Ludwig cut the album with such tremendous bass that the average record buyer's cheap turntable couldn't handle it, leading many to erroneously return their copies as defective. Atlantic Records responded by having another, less talented, engineer re-cut the album, thereby sucking all the power out of it! Most every copy of "Led Zeppelin II" one will come across was pressed from the latter cut, while only the very earliest pressings contain Ludwig'sprice rating