LED ZEPPELIN Houses Of The Holy Vinyl LP 1973 Spain 1st Press Sounds Fantastic
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Description
Led Zeppelin
Houses of the Holy vinyl LP
Spanish 1st original pressing 1973
Orange / Light Purple Atlantic Label HATS 421-112
Laminated gatefold sleeve with 2 hype stickers and 2 sided lyric insert.
Classic original Led Zepp album, superb mastering and wonderful pressing / sound quality. LP sounds fantastic during playback. Low start price, no reserve. Detailed grading provided.
From my collection.
Audio - VG to EX+ (track by track detail below)
Visual Vinyl - VG+
Labels - EX
Sleeve - VG
Inner - VG-
More details below:
Record cleaned and play tested in full on my Michell Gyrodec. The LP plays and sounds absolutely fantastic. [I have the UK Atlantic 1st press and this Spanish one sounds better on my system in my opinion.] No pops, skips, jumps or clicks. Only light occasional crackles between some tracks and quiter sections - and these are only occasional. No major defects resulting in major deterioration in sound quality noted during playback, only occasional light crackles. Video of playback has been uploaded, amp turned loud.
Track by track audio grade:
Side 1:
Track 1: EX+
Track2: VG+
Track 3: EX
Track 4: EX
Side 2:
Track 1: EX
Track 2: EX
Track 3: VG
Track 4: VG+
'No Quarter' has the most background crackle, noted in the quieter sections; however, it really doesn't spoil the listen. Overall Side 1 is a slightly better listening experience.
Visually Inspected under very bright spot lights. I have cleaned both sides thoroughly. A nice bright sheen to both sides. Some light surface hairlines are noted with a few longer surface only lines / marks and surface only spots visible. Neither side has any deep marks, bad scuffs or feelable scratches. The visible lines result only in crackles described, no clicks pops or jumps. It is a nice copy in VG+ grade.
Matrices:
Side 1: HATS 421-112-A-2 1-
Side 2: HATS 421-112-B-3 1-
The labels are clean and have limited wear, graded EX. Some titles are in Spanish and English.
The gatefold sleeve is laminated on the front and rear, matt inside. It is solid. Two hype stickers are present and a price sticker. There is creasing to the front, 1 long crease evident, wear to edges and corners. There are no spine splits, no writing, no laminate lifting. A small surface rip [10mm x 5mm] noted to the bottom right corner of the front sleeve exposing card. The spine is solid. sleeve graded VG. Lots of photos taken.
The double sided lyric inner has creases around the edge and a small 5mm tear to the bottom edge. It is solid and intact but looks worn around the outside. Song titles are in Spaish and English. Graded VG-.
The polylined inner sleeve has some creasing and staining no splits. VG. I am providing a new rice paper audiophile anti static inner sleeve with this sale and an acid free plastic sleeve.
Feel free to message me. I will reply when I can. I've been selling vinyl on ebay for 24 years. Selling down my collection. Read my positive feedback. Accurate detailed gradings.
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