LED ZEPPELIN HOUSES/HOLY TRUE FIRST PRESSING

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·       LED ZEPPELIN - HOUSES OF THE HOLY - ORIGINAL ATLANTIC RECORDS STEREO LP SD-7255 - INCREASINGLY RARE FIRST PRESSING ON GREEN AND ORANGE LABEL WITH THE BROADWAY, NYC ADDRESS, AND WITHOUT THE ANNOYING 'WEA' LOGO ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE LABEL

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BOB LUDWIG MASTERING (HIS INITIALS (R)OBERT (L)UDWIG ARE STAMPED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL

·       ORIGINAL, FIRST, U.S. PRESSING WITH ORIGINAL CATALOG NUMBER (SD-7255) AND NOT THE REISSUE NUMBER (SD-19130)

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ALSO INCLUDES RARE, TEXTURED, PARCHMENT-STYLE INNER SLEEVE UNIQUE TO THE FIRST PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM (ALL THE LATER PRESSINGS HAVE INNER SLEEVE MADE OF REGULAR PAPER STOCK)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW) (Note: the image shown is from our previous auction; it appears here for reference only; the actual item is in a condition quite similar to the one shown, but is not completely identical in every minute detail ).

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You wouldn't think this is a very hard album to find, what with all the millions of copies it sold. But wait, there is a catch: In 1973, Atlantic label had just merged with Warner Brothers, Elektra and Asylum into the world-wide marketing powerhouse named WEA (WEA being the acronym of the four labels), and was changing the layout of its label, literally as the album was being placed into production. As a result, only a minuscule number of the original print run copies of this album - probably less than 2% - came out on the original ATLANTIC label WITHOUT THE WEA LOGO along the perimeter of the label. We proudly present here one such specimen. This also happens to be the very last Zep album to be issued on Atlantic label - the subsequent releases (Physical Graffiti, Presence, In through the out door and Coda) were released on the band's proprietary "Swan Song" label.

Originally dismissed as a departure from their original style, the album aged with infinite grace, and we don't think it would be farfetched to say that is one of the top-4 Led Zep studio albums ever (right up there with Zep I, IV and Physical Graphiti).

The bidders should note that this is a rare Bob Ludwig-mastered “hot pressing” of this album, with his initials “RL” (Robert Ludwig) etched in the trail-off vinyl of the disc. All the wonderful elements of Bob Ludwig’s trademark mastering style are here: incredible clarity and balanced channel separation, vivid and spacious “ambience” sound, as well as wide dynamic and frequency range of the sound spectrum. As is almost always the case with Bob Ludwig’s masterings, the Bob Ludwig-mastered pressings of this album are CONSIDERABLY rarer than the regular, non-Ludwig copies of this album.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs - are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

We could not "feel" these abrasions with our fingertip, and we suspect that they are NOT audible.

(b)            The record comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(c)             The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams

-         Tiny, barely visible, water stain noted in one corner (less than ¼ square inch in size)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-         No writing

-         No stamps

-         No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-         No peel-off marks

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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Generally, US POSTAGE is $5.80 FOR THE FIRST ITEM shipped via USPS PRIORITY MAIL (this includes a small $1.00 packaging surcharge).

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