LED ZEPPELIN II LIVIN LOVIN WRECK 1st UK PRESS A2/B2
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Led Zeppelin’s second powerhouse of an album, catalogue No. 588198 on the Atlantic Red/Plum label. The FIRST UK PRESS matrix numbers are A2 and B2. An excellent example of this original 1969 FIRST PRESSING. This copy has the ULTRA RARE ' LIVIN' LOVIN' WRECK‘ label misprint and EARLIEST PRESS 'LEMON SONG’ track listing. As with all these original UK RED/PLUM pressings, the power they got into those grooves is astonishing ! So much better than the lifeless re-issues on the orange/green labels from other parts of the globe, including the UK. This recording has a tremendous power and presence that just surges out of the speakers and hits you like the Hammer Of The Gods !! Play it at number 11 and hear why its one of the best albums ever made by any band anywhere !! The vinyl has a very glossy sheen with a few marks which do not affect the audio reproduction, which is stunning. There are only a handful of light clicks ON THE ENTIRE RECORD, and only some surface crackles on run ins, in between tracks and the very quietest sections !! It plays wonderfully, the sonic assault of ‘Whole Lotta Love’ with THAT RIFF, the floor shaking thunder of John Bonham’s drums, and THOSE VOCALS !! The sheer awesome power of ‘Heartbreaker’ and the semi acoustic beauty of ‘Thank You’ and ‘Ramble On’, really is something special when you hear it on these original UK pressings !! They all come pounding out at you !! Strictly speaking the vinyl grades as VG+ due to the marks but plays as EXCELLENT, with absolutely NO DISTORTION from groove wear. The ORIGINAL LIGHT BROWN E.J. Day sleeve is in less good condition, having wear to the edges and spine and particularly to the opening edge, and really can only grade as fair. The labels are as vibrant as they were in 69’ with only faint spindle marks and that all important 'Livin' Lovin' Wreck misprint. The vinyl sits perfectly flat on the turntable and fits very snugly over the spindle indicating little use. A TRULY RARE opportunity for Zep collectors to own what is a very scarce example of this seminal album !!
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