LED ZEPPELIN 1969 UK RED/PLUM ATLANTIC A-1/B-1 EX+/EX-

	£		102
	$		135

LED ZEPPELIN 

ORIGINAL 1969 UK 2nd PRESSING

A1/B1 matrices, red and plum first Atlantic label, second pressing orange sleeve lettering and 'Warner' label credits

With a RARE and GENUINE 1970 UK press library photograph of the four band members receiving awards for the sales of this debut album

'LED ZEPPELIN'

EXCELLENT+ TO EXCELLENT- CONDITION

1969 UK 12" album ATLANTIC (588171) 33.3 rpm STEREO

Matrices: 588171 A//1 and 588171 B//1

Made in Great Britain by Polydor Records Ltd

PERSONNEL: JIMMY PAGE guitars ROBERT PLANT vocals and harmonica JOHN PAUL JONES bass guitar and organ JOHN BONHAM drums (tabla by VIRAM JASANI)

TRACK LISTING: SIDE ONE 1. Good Times Bad Times 2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 3. You Shook Me 4. Dazed And Confused SIDE TWO 1. Your Time Is Gonna Come 2. Black Mountain Side 3. Communication Breakdown 4. I Can't Quit You Baby 5. How Many More Times

CONDITION: VINYL EXCELLENT- The vinyl is clean and bright with a high gloss sheen. There are some light surface marks and minor sleeve scuffs on both sides, with the only real blemish being a very small mark during 'Your Time Is Gonna Come' which causes some clicks. Overall however the sound reproduction is excellent throughout, with only occasional light surface noise.

LABELS EXCELLENT+ The two red white and plum paper labels are complete and clean with some typical light spindle marks. The black printing is clear against the bright, original colours.

INNER SLEEVE EXCELLENT+ The non-company polylined white paper inner sleeve is lightly creased but is clean with no folds, seam splits, tears, stains or writing. 

SLEEVE EXCELLENT The laminated full colour sleeve was printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd and retains its bright original colours. It is clean with some typical creases but no folds, tears, seam splits, stains or writing. The front cover has the original grey border running along the lower edge. The top and bottom edges are unworn while the opening edges are crisp. The corners show only slight rubbing. The spine is intact, retaining its pinched ends, with clear and legible printing. The laminate has lifted in some places along the spine edge of the front cover but has remained unbroken; it is intact and unraised elsewhere on both the front and back covers with just a few light half moon creases and an indentation mark in the top righthand corner of the front cover.

PHOTOGRAPH EXCELLENT See pictures below. This is NOT a copy. It is an ORIGINAL black and white print, date stamped'1 Apr 1970', and measuring 10' x 8' (258mm x 202mm), originally from the Universal Pictorial and Odhams Newspapers press libraries (I am not sure if copyright still exists on this - if it does, and you are the legal copyright holder, apologies. Please contact me and I will remove this item from sale). A press synopsis has been glued to the back of the photograph, and brilliantly manages to spell the band's name incorrectly three times. It reads...

"FOUR IN HARMONY The name is LED ZEPPERLIN and they are four young men who have made a great name for themselves in the pop world both here and in the United States. Their albums sold so well that they received commemorative platinum and gold discs for the success. The LED ZEPPERLIN comprise of: left to right:- ROBERT PLANT : JOHN PAUL JONES : JOHN BONHAM : JIMMY PAGE. Photo shows: LED ZEPPERLIN. Universal Pictorial Press Photo Ref No P 189631"

The print is slightly curled with a small fold mark in the border (NOT in the photograph itself) of the bottom righthand corner. There is some light staining but otherwise the condition is EXCELLENT for its age of almost 38 years. 

A GREAT LED ZEPPELIN COLLECTABLE!

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AUCTIONS ENDING SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2008 If you wish to contact me regarding this record, please do so before the final day of the auction as I shall be away from my laptop from 6pm Saturday 9 until 10am Thursday 14 February, and will be unable to reply to any emails during this time. If you are the successful bidder, and you have paid for this item by my return, I shall post this record to you on 14 February. Apologies for this delay.      

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10.50am Friday 1 February 2008

Brilliantly, I have listed this item with TWO photographs of the Side Two label. Please enjoy this added photo of the Side One label while I slap myself with the Idiot Stick.