LED ZEPPELIN House of the Holy GENUINE 1ST PRESS V RARE

	£		66
	$		88

 LED ZEPPELIN - HOUSES OF THE HOLY

IN FANTASTIC CONDITION

ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS NO WARNER LOGO ON LABEL - SUPERHYPE CREDIT

A2/B2 = VERY FIRST PRESS

ALL 1ST PRESS INDICATORS  - Labels, matrix, outer and inner sleeve, OBI Strip

INCLUDES THE RARE OBI STRIP

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    * CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  K 50014
    * MATRIX: K5004 A2 / B2 (EARLIEST VERY FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS)
    * STERLING RL ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

 

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL VERY 1st PRESS.

I WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME ON THE SUBJECT OF AN ALL ORIGINAL PRESS LED ZEP 1st Press. WHAT I MEAN BY THIS IS THAT OVER TIME SLEEVES AND INNERS HAVE BEEN SWAPPED ON ZEPPELIN
ALBUMS TO THE POINT THAT IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY AN ORIGINAL ISSUE,YOU MAY WELL END UP WITH A HYBRID,

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL VERY 1st PRESS

MOST OBVIOUS IS THE FACT THAT ON THE ORIGINAL ISSUES THE SLEEVE HAD A LESS LAMINATED LOOK, WHEREAS THE LATER SLEEVES SEEM MORE GLOSSY AND THE COLOUR ALSO SEEMS BRIGHTER. IF YOU LOOK INSIDE THE RECORD HOUSING OF
THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE THEN THE VERY FIRST ISSUES WERE MADE FROM A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CARDBOARD (VERY FIRST PRESS IT WAS MORE OF A LIGHT SANDY COLOUR, LATER IT WAS MORE OF A DARKER EVEN GREY LOOK TO IT. ALSO THE VERY FIRST GATEFOLD WAS MADE FROM SLIGHTLY THICKER CARD BUT WASN'T AS HARD WEARING.

GENERALLY THE HOUSES OF THE HOLY ALBUM HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO PEOPLE SWAPPING SLEEVES ETC AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR YOU COULD WELL HAVE A HYDRID COPY. THIS COPY HOWEVER IS VERY FIRST
PRESS VERY FIRST ISSUE ALL 100% ORIGINAL (A FULL SET) WHICH IS VERY VERY RARE.

THE INNER SLEEVES ARE TEXTURED NOT SMOOTH LIKE LATER PRESSES AND THEY ARE MADE FROM STRONGER PAPER. 1ST ISSUES ARE ALSO PRESSED UP BY MACNEIL AND SONS WHICH
IS PRINTED ON THE SLEEVE. AND FINALLY ON THE VERY FIRST ISSUES ONLY THERE IS A SMALL THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF THE INNER. THIS WAS ONLY EVER AVAILABLE ON THE
VERY FIRST BATCH OF THE FIRST PRESSES. IT WAS SUCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE AND WAS QUICKLY REPLACED WITH AN INNER THAT LOOKED AND FELT THE SAME BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE NOTCH,
LATER COPIES THEN CAME WITH A THINNER SMOOTH INNER.

THE VERY VERY FIRST BATCH ALSO CAME WITH A JAPANESE STYLED OBI STRIP, WHICH HAD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE REAR SURFACE
'This stereo record can be played on Mono reproducers provided either a compatible or stereo cartridge wired for Mono is fitted. Recent equiptment may already be fitted with a suitable cartridge.
If in doubt consult your supplier' - Again ORIGINAL (There were other but they didnt say as it reads above). THIS CAN BE SEEN ON ONE OF THE PHOTO'S, i HAVE ALSO CUT THE BOTTOM OFF A PLASTIC
LP COVER TO KEEP THE STRIP IN.

THE GREEN AND ORANGE LABEL IS THE DULLER LESS GOSSY FINISH AND HAS NO WARNER LOGO AT 2 O'CLOCK ON IT, AND THE MATRIX NUMBER MUST BE A2 / B2 (very 1st press)

THIS IS A PROPER FIRST ISSUE FULL SET



THE RECORD LABELS
THE GREEN AND ORANGE ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITE BAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT DULL AT ALL, NO MARKS/SPINDLE WEAR
NO WRITING, NO STICKERS - FANTASTIC.

THE VINYL
THE  VINYL IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN, THERE ARE A FEW  MINOR MARKS HERE AND THERE, NO DEEP SCRATCHES ETC

PLAYING THE RECORD
THE LP PLAYS JUST SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, THERE ARE CRACKLES HERE AND THERE ESPECIALLY IN QUIETER PARTS, I PLAYED IT FULL BLAST AND IT STILL SOUNDS
FANTASTIC.  


THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED ORIGINAL ISSUE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM VERY BAD RUBBING DUE TO THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF CARD USED TO MAKE IT, THIS SLEEVE DOES SHOW SOME SIGNS OF WEAR BUT STILL LOOKS GREAT.
THE TOP EDGES HAVE VERY FEW RUB MARKS
THE OPENING OUTSIDE EDGE HAS SIGNS OF WEAR ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE, THIS IS WHERE THE RECORD HAS BEEN STORED.
BOTTOM EDGES ARE RUBBED WHERE IT HAS BEEN SLIDED IN AND OUT OF STORAGE
THE SPINE IS VERY GOOD. FLAT WITH HARDLY ANY RUBBING, THERE IS A SMALL CREASE AND WEAR TO THE TOP CORNER OF THE SPINE.
INSIDE THERE ARE MINIMAL SIGNS OF WEAR.
THE REAR SURFACE IS SAME AS FRONT ONE BIT OF RINGWEAR AT TOP DUE TO RECORD - You can just see this on one of the photo's, NO FULL RECORD MARK AS USUALLY PLAGUES THIS DELICATE SLEEVE
There has not been any wear to this sleeve in the past 24 years as I have kept it in a plastics sleeve to protect it.

INNER SLEEVE
THE INNER SLEEVE HAS BEEN  LOOKED AFTER FROM NEW. WHICH IS WHY THIS MUST BE ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF ORIGINAL ISSUES THAT HAS THE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP IN
PRISTINE CONDITION (Many have creases, record shape embedded, cuts along top etc. THIS DOES NOT), THE COLOUR HAS SLIGHTLY CHANGED (A BIT LIKE AN OLD BOOK) BUT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC CONDITION.
THERE ARE NO RECORD CUTS IN THE SLEEVE - THIS SLEEVE WAS VERY PRONED TO THIS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS THICK CARD, IT WAS DELICATE - Probably why it was changed in later presses.
THE RECORD HAS BEEN KEPT SEPERATE IN ANOTHER POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY THE ORIGINAL INNER IS IN SUCH GOOD CONDITION.

ORIGINAL OBI STRIP
THE ORIGINAL OBI STRIP IS IN GOOD CONDITION CONSIDERING MOST OF THESE WERE THROWN AWAY AND BADLY RIPPED, IT LOOKS LIKE IT ONCE HAD SOME REPAIR AND IS BROWNING WITH
AGE WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY GLUED TOGETHER.

THIS IS  SUPERB,  THIS WHOLE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS SET IS FANTASTIC AND WOULD BE A MUST IN ANY ZEP COLLECTION.
VERY VERY RARE