LED ZEPPELIN 4 IV ORIG 1ST 71 UK Red/Plum RARE`Top`A3/B4 SUPERB NEAR MINT VINYL
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Artist: Led Zeppelin
Title: IV (4) Untitled - ZOFO
Details: - Original Rare1971 UK Issue of this Prog Rock Classic on the Atlantic Red/Plum label & incredibly in near MINT condition (sounds superb). Comes in it`s original `Floppy` Gatefold sleeve with 1st Issue inner sleeve both have some wear - rare matrix `pecko duck` 2401012 (Mispressed B Matrix crossed out with A3 replaced) - `porky` 2401012 B4 (1st pressing) with misspelling on the label `Misty Mountain Top` instead of `hop`!!
I played this copy through loud and it plays as you would expect with undistorted clear audio. The occasional light static is all I detected, these early pressings really do sound nice
The fourth album was released on 8 November 1971. No title is printed on the album, so it is usually referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, following the naming sequence used by the band's first three studio albums. The album has alternatively been referred to as , Four Symbols, The Fourth Album (those two titles each having been used in the Atlantic catalogue), Untitled, Runes, The Hermit, and ZoSo, the latter of which is derived from the symbol used by Jimmy Page for the album sleeve.
Containing many of the band's most famous songs, including "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", "Going to California" and the band's signature song, "Stairway to Heaven", Led Zeppelin IV was a commercial and critical success. The album is one of the best-selling albums worldwide at 32 million units. It is also certified 23-times platinum by the RIAA, making it the third-best-selling album ever in the US.
The ultimate rock album by one of the most collectable bands in the world
Label: Atlantic
Catalogue No:
Year: 1971
Country of Issue: UK
Vinyl: (Near Mint) Plays Superb, looks as new in normal light, only under Halogen Spotlights can just see a couple of scuffs - amazing condition!!
Sleeve: (VG+) The original 1st Issue `Floppy` gatefold, such a delicate sleeve for a band of this magnitude, has some edgewear/spine wear but still a nice find (See Photos)
Inserts - comes with the original `1st Issue` (has foldover flaps) brown `textured` inner has a sellotape removal mark across the bottom where the record had knifed through (See Photos)
Labels: Lovely Clean Red/Plum originals, as New - just 1 or 2 visible spindle lines this LP has had minimal play
Please note I use lots of photos to show as accurately as possible what you are getting (also I dont cut the corners of the record sleeve off the picture!!)
Side 1: Black Dog; Rock and Roll; The Battle of Evermore; Stairway to Heaven.
Side 2: Misty Mountain Hop; Four Sticks; Going to California; When the Levee Breaks.
Trivia: The album was initially recorded at Island Records' newly opened Basing Street Studios, London, at the same time as Jethro Tull's Aqualung in December 1970. Upon the suggestion of Fleetwood Mac, the band then moved to Headley Grange, a remote Victorian house in East Hampshire, England, to conduct additional recordings. Here they used the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. Jimmy Page later recalled: "We needed the sort of facilities where we could have a cup of tea and wander around the garden and go in and do what we had to do." This relaxed, atmospheric environment at Headley Grange also provided other advantages for the band. As is explained by Dave Lewis, "By moving into Headley Grange for the whole period of recording, many of the tracks were made up on the spot and committed to tape almost there and then." Once the basic tracks had been recorded, the band later added overdubs at Island Studios.
Post/Packing: UK - £4.50 (Recorded Delivery), Europe £5.50, Rest of World £9.00
I use professionally made packing with card stiffeners & record removed from album cover - see photo
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