VERY RARE. LED ZEPPELIN. WITHDRAWN DOUBLE ALBUM. 1974
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LED ZEPPELIN. " 2 ORIGINALS OF LED ZEPPELIN". ATLANTIC LABEL. CAT. No.ATL 80005. STEREO. 1974 RELEASE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TWO "CLASSIC" ZEP ALBUMS, PUT TOGETHER AS ONE DOUBLE ALBUM.
IN THE MID 1970s THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF WEA RECORDS LAUNCHED A SERIES OF DOUBLE ALBUMS UNDER THE BANNER OF " 2 ORIGINALS OF.." RATHER RASHLY THEY DECIDED TO INCLUDE A ZEPPELIN RELEASE, PUTTING THE FIRST 2 LPS TOGETHER IN THIS UNUSUAL SLEEVE. THEY HAD NOT DISCUSSED THIS WITH ZEPS NOTORIOUS MANAGER, PETER GRANT, WHO IMMEDIATELY VETOED THIS RELEASE. THIS NOT BEING IN LINE WITH HIS STRICT QUALITY CONTROL. THE 2 ALBUM SET WAS BRIEFLY RELEASED IN GERMANY AND YUGOSLAVIA, MOST COPIES WERE WITHDRAWN, BUT A FEW HUNDRED DID ESCAPE.
SO, HERE ARE LED ZEPPELIN 1 AND LED ZEPPELIN II PACKAGED TOGETHER.
THE ALBUMS ARE GRADED AS PER RECORD COLLECTOR GUIDE: "VERY GOOD" ---THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO NOTICEABLE DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS OR LIGHT SCRATCHES. . NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF THE COVER BEING ACCEPTABLE".
I HAVE PLAYED BOTH DISCS, AND WOULD ADD A QUALIFICATION OF MY OWN TO THE PRESCRIBED LISTING. I FOUND THAT BOTH FOUR SIDES HAVE MARKS AND LINES TO THE SURFACES. I HAVE LISTENED OUT FOR ANY OBVIOUS "CLICKS" OR "JUMPS" BUT COULD NOT DETECT ANY, ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE WAS EVIDENT, MOSTLY BETWEEN TRACKS. I WOULD CERTAINLY NOT OFFER THESE AS PERFECT COPIES, MAYBE JUST YOUR AVERAGE ITEM.
THE SLEEVE, WHICH IS A GATEFOLD, IS IN AVERAGE/POOR CONDITION. LET ME LIST THE FAULTS: RING WEAR TO FRONT AND REAR. SELLOTAPE HAS BEEN USED 4 TIMES ON THE SLEEVE(SPINE). SPINE IS COMPLETELY WORN, NO WRITTING VISIBLE. "SCUFFING" TO ALL THE EDGES. THE INNER SLEEVES ARE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE, AND CONSIST OF ORIGINAL ALBUM ART WORK FROM THE FIRST 2 LPS.
I HAVE TRIED TO DESCRIBE THIS PACKAGE AS FAIRLY AS POSSIBLE. YOUR ASSESSMENT MIGHT DIFFER FROM MY OWN. BUT CONSIDERING THE RAREITY OF THIS ITEM, I THINK ANY SHORTCOMINGS IN QUALITY OUTWEIGH THE UNIQUE SCARENESS OF THE ALBUM.
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