Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same LP UK 1st Press SUPER AUDIO [Ex/Ex+]
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An original 1st press from '76 on UK Swansong. Etching 'EG'. Matrix A2/B2/C2/D1..Label design is perfectly consistent with genuine 1st issue. Please note many copies were pressed quite flimsy [it was '76 after all]. But if you're lucky you can snag ones that are heavier pressed...well worth tracking down one like this I'd say. Does NOT mention 'manufactured'.The vinyl comes housed in an original textured & embossed gatefold cover as per 1st issue. These were higher quality and printed in England. Later copies were inferior. Printing quality and construction are all far superior to the reissues. The gatefold includes the photo pages in the interior - affixed. There's also both original quality black inners with the elliptical thumb notch at the opening. So 100% genuine and 100% complete.
Vinyl (Ex/Ex-) In lovely condition having seen only light use. Under close inspection I could only make out a few of the very lightest marks per side - nothing heavy or troublesome though. A thorough testing from beginning to end reveals a mostly EXCELLENT level of playback with deviation in one spot per side. Intros and inbetweens are really quiet and the audio comes across with super clarity. Playing clean even into those quieter passages too. All I could detect was the occasional static crackle in Moby Dick...not very much in reality. This track plays great. A couple of crackles at the outset of Rain Song [a fussy one] but its a very fine rendition and not too often found sounding this good. A couple of ticks in WLL and, again, at end of Rain Song. In the 26minute 'Dazed & Confused' I detected a couple of ticks and the odd static rustle/crackle around one third in. But nothing that really detracts from a whole side of Jimmy in full effect. These early copies rarely play as consistently well as this. Highly recommended.
Cover (Ex/Ex+) In super condition and you just don't see the original copies looking this well preserved very often. Those textured surfaces nearly always pick up some handling wear [even the good ones!]. This copy has remarkably well preserved surfaces - a couple of minor thumbnails on the front, but hardly any wear at all. Excellent colour retention inside and out. Those photo pages in the interior are really well preserved. No hidden nasties anywhere. Firm and sharp openings and very little sign of edge wear at all. The spine is 100% intact. The cover retains excellent rigidity. Difficult to beat.
Inners (Ex-) No spits. Slight edge wear.
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