LED ZEPPELIN III GATEFOLD PLUM LABEL 1st UK PRESS ATLANTIC 2401002 A5/B5 1970
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Led Zeppelin "III" Atlantic ?2401002 Vinyl, LP, Gatefold Sleeve, First UK Pressing Released on the Atlantic "red/maroon" label, in a fully laminated gatefold sleeve with working wheel.
1st Cat on labels , 2nd Cat on sleeve
Specific to the first pressing ; (1) 2401002 (on labels) (2) Produced by Jimmy Page , Executive Producer : Peter Grant (credited on top half of labels) (3) Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Matrix / Runout (Variation 2) A-side etched,1 1 7 stamped): 1 1 7 Do what thou wilt 2401002 A-5 Matrix / Runout (Variation 2) B-side etched,1 1 1 stamped): 1 1 1 So mote it be 2401002 B-5
Vinyl appears to be in great condition and lightly played. Sleeve is in excellent condition with minimal wear. Wheel is intact and working. Spine intact and completely legible.
Led Zeppelin III is the band's third studio album. It was recorded between January and August 1970 and released on 5 October by Atlantic Records. Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur, this work represented a maturing of the band's music towards a greater emphasis on folk and acoustic sounds. This surprised many fans and critics, and upon its release the album received rather indifferent reviews.
Although it is not one of the highest sellers in Zeppelin's catalogue, Led Zeppelin III is now generally praised, and acknowledged as representing an important milestone in their history. Although acoustic songs are featured on its predecessors, it is this album which is widely acknowledged for showing that Led Zeppelin were more than just a conventional rock band and that they could branch out into wider musical territory.
Led Zeppelin III's original vinyl edition was packaged in a gatefold sleeve with an innovative cover, designed by Zacron, a multi-media artist whom Page had met in 1963 whilst Zacron was a student at Kingston College of Art. He had recently resigned a lectureship at Leeds Polytechnic to found Zacron Studios, and in 1970 Page contacted him and asked him to design the third album's cover.
The cover and interior gatefold art consisted of a surreal collection of seemingly random images on a white background, many of them connected thematically with flight or aviation (as in "Zeppelin"). Behind the front cover was a rotatable laminated card disc, or volvelle, covered with more images, including photos of the band members, which showed through holes in the cover. Moving an image into place behind one hole would usually bring one or two others into place behind other holes.
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