Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti LP - FIRST UK Pressing - Excellent- Vinyl

	£		52
	$		69

I am selling some of my personal vinyl collection. Many of these records are UK pressings and were mainly purchased by myself in the 1970’s/80’s. They have been extremely well looked after, most having only been played a handful of times on Linn or Rega turntables with a light stylus tracking force of 1.5 to 1.75 g.

Please read the description below for vinyl condition (as per the Record Collector Grading System), but for most of my records the vinyl can be considered as in near mint or excellent condition, shiny and with no significant marks – basically almost as good as when it came out of the original shop. The covers vary in condition but most are excellent just showing the usual signs of storage. Most have been stored in plastic protective covers.

A word about hairline marks. It is almost impossible to find any non-sealed record without any hairline marks - many had them from new, particularly if sold with cardboard inner sleeves. They are a result of storage and use and have little impact on sound quality. Likewise, very few original vinyl records lie totally flat. As for background noise, all records will have some background noise which varies wildly and often reflects the very variable pressing quality. I have bought new heavy pressing LP's in recent years and many of the original records I am selling not only look better but they sound better! I only draw attention to marks, warping or background noise in my listings if I consider them significant.

All records have been cleaned using high quality professional Record Cleaning Machines - either a £3,000 Keith Monks Omni VII RCM or a Moth Pro Mk II RCM. Not only does this wet clean/vacuuming process remove surface marks such as fingerprints, etc, it also significantly reduces background noise and many argue that the lower noise floor results in opening up of the sound and improved fidelity.

This album is Led Zeppelin's classic "Physical Graffiti" double LP on the Swan Song label SSK 89400. This is many a hard core Zeppelin fan's favourite album and it is not hard to see why. It is a sprawling majestic ambitious album with not a bad track on it - a classic!

This particular album is first UK pressing of this groundbreaking album. These records have the A1/B5/C1/D1 matrix numbers.

Other characteristic features of this first UK pressing are the sleeve has "Swan Song/484 Kings Road, London SW10"and "Cuilderstead Ltd., trading as Swan Song" at the top. The sleeve is wraparound on thick card with a matt finish and a spine at the bottom with red lettering down the side. The inner sleeves are thick card with SSK 89400/A & SSK 89400/B in bottom right hand corners and the labels have "Made in UK" at 9 O'Clock and NO Warners logo at 3 O'Clock - see large scale photos below.

The records are in Excellent or Excellent Minus condition according to the Record Collector Grading system. There are a few marks (mainly hairlines), the most significant I could find being on Side 4, but none of these affect play in any significant way. The mark on Side 4 which spans tracks 3, 4 and 5 plays as a very light "tick" through the quiet sections of Track 4 ("Black Country Woman") but this is very minor and you only hear it if you are listening for it. It in no way detracts from the enjoyment of these superb records.

The records test played superbly on my Rega RP6 turntable with dynamic sound and low overall background noise - overall a very nice original copy!

The main sleeve has a mark on the front cover probably from removal of an original price sticker and the inner sleeves have stickers with track listings on top corners (see photos). Otherwise little in the way of edge wear and no splits that I can make out. Fold out insert is also excellent.

I dispatch worldwide in reinforced heavy duty LP mailers with cardboard reinforcements either side.

Please see my other listings with many auctions of classic rock albums to come (including other near perfect original copies of "Physical Graffiti") so save me as a favourite seller. Typical postage prices as follows and combined postage with other albums saves money (double album counts as 2 records):

UK: 1 record £3.50, 2 records £4.50, 3 records £6.

EU: 1 record £5.50, 2 records £7, 3 records £8.50.

International: 1 record £8.50, 2 records £10, 3 records £11.50.

Some countries may require International Signed For so please ask.

Please see my feedback, particularly on other records I have sold, and thanks for looking.