LED ZEPPELIN HOUSES OF THE HOLY A2/B3 STERLING RL UK PRESS OBI LOVELY COPY

	£		128
	$		169

BAND/ARTIST: LED ZEPPELIN

TITLE: HOUSES OF THE HOLY

LABEL: ATLANTIC K50014.

MATRIX: A2/B3

RELEASE DATE: 1973

A REALLY WONDERFUL COPY OF ZEP'S 5TH ALBUM. EARLY A2/B3 PRESSING WITH 'STERLING RL' ON THE DEAD WAX. NO WEA LOGO ON LABELS WITH SUPERHYPE CREDIT.

CONDITION: 

LABELS:

BOTH NICE AND CLEAN. NO DAMAGE. NO WRITING. 1 LIGHT SPINDLE MARK ON EACH SIDE. EXCELLENT CONDITION.

VINYL:

BEAUTIFUL LOOKING. SHINEY AND CLEAN. FLAT, NO WARPING. NO SCRATCHES ON EITHER SIDE. I HAVE PLAYED THE ALBUM THROUGH ON GOOD EQUIPMENT AND IT SOUNDS GREAT. IT'S OBVIOUSLY ONLY BEEN PLAYED A SMALL NUMBER OF TIMES. I DO REMEMBER THAT IT WASN'T NECESSARILY THE BEST RECEIVED OF THE ZEP ALBUMS WHEN IT WAS RELEASED AND I'M GUESSING THE ORIGINAL BUYER PLAYED IT ONCE OR TWICE, WASN'T VERY KEEN ON IT, THEN PUT IT AWAY AND IT WASN'T PLAYED AGAIN FOR AGES OR EVER.

THE SOUND ON THIS ALBUM IS LOVELY. LOUD AND CLEAR. ALMOST FROM START TO FINISH THERE IS LITTLE OR NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, JUST SOME STATIC. THERE ARE NO POPS OR CLICKS JUST A GREAT SOUNDING ALBUM. THERE IS ONE EXCEPTION. AT THE BEGINNING OF 'NO QUARTER' THERE IS SOME LIGHT CRACKLE, PROBABLY STATIC, WHICH IS ONLY REALLY NOTICEBLE DURING THE QUIETER BITS - I AM LED TO BELIEVE THIS IS QUITE NORMAL ON THESE PRESSINGS. IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THE ORIGINAL BUYER HAD THIS AS THE STANDOUT TRACK AND PLAYED IT A BIT MORE. I WOULD HAVE TO GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT CONDITION.

GATEFOLD SLEEVE:

ANOTHER LOVELY EXAMPLE. ALL NICE AND CLEAN. GREAT EDGES AND CORNERS WITH ONLY VERY MINOR WEAR. A NICE THICK SPINE. SOME VERY LIGHT, SHORT CREASEMARKS TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE FRONT COVER -- THESE ARE HARDLY NOTICEABLE. NO WRITING. NO SPLITS. NO SURFACE DAMAGE. A GREAT EXAMPLE WHICH I BELIEVE HAS BEEN STORED IN A PLASTIC COVER SINCE NEW. EXCELLENT CONDITION.

OBI:

ANOTHER NICE EXAMPLE. A FEW SPOTS OF YELLOWING OR FOXING TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE. NO TEARING. ALL COMPLETE. I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN KEPT INSIDE THE PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE THE ALBUM WAS BOUGHT. VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.

INNER SLEEVE:

THIS ISSUE DOES NOT COME WITH THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE BUT WITH A PLAIN WHITE PATENT SLEEVE WHICH IS A LITTLE YELLOWED WITH LIGHT WEAR ONLY. VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION. I HAVE SEEN OTHER EARLY COPIES LIKE THIS WITH A PLAIN INNER SLEEVE BUT I AM STILL NOT CERTAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE VERY FIRST COPIES HAD AN INNER SLEEVE PRINTED BY MACNEIL PRESS AND I AM WONDERING IF THIS PRESSING CAME OUT AFTER THE MACNEIL ONES HAD GONE AND BEFORE ANY OF THE LATER ONES HAD BEEN PRINTED. THIS IS JUST MY OWN THEORY AND IF ANYONE KNOWS THE OFFICIAL LINE I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED.

SO THIS IS A LOVELY COPY OVERALL. SOME SELLERS WOULD PROBABLY RATE IT AS NEAR MINT. I WISH I COULD KEEP IT MYSELF. PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE.

PLEASE ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU LIKE.

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PUT IN A BRAND NEW PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE WHICH WILL BE PACKED OUTSIDE THE MAIN SLEEVE AND PLACED INSIDE A PLASTIC COVER. THEN IN A PROPER MAILER WITH EXTRA STIFFENERS.

APOLOGIES FOR  ANY DODGY PHOTOGRAPHY.

YOUR ITEM BE WELL PACKED AND PROTECTED. POSTAGE WILL BE COMBINED FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. IF YOU BUY MORE THAN ONE LOT PLEASE WAIT FOR A COMBINED POSTAGE INVOICE FROM ME.

IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH MY DESCRIPTION I WILL OFFER A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ONCE THE ITEM IS RETURNED TO ME. I WOULD MUCH PREFER YOU CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH ANYTHING BEFORE POSTING ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AS IT HAS TAKEN A LONG TIME TO BUILD UP MY 100% RATING. MANY THANKS.

I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS GOING MISSING IN TRANSIT BUT I WILL ALWAYS DO WHATEVER I CAN TO HELP. I ALWAYS GET PROOF OF PURCHASE RECEIPTS. IF YOU WANT FURTHER PROTECTION SUCH AS RECORDED DELIVERY OR INSURANCE THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW BEFORE YOU PAY AND I WILL SORT THAT OUT IF I AM ABLE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT 'SIGNED FOR' PACKAGES SENT INTERNATIONALLY ARE SO EXPENSIVE.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.

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