LED ZEPPELIN IV iv UK PRESS TOP MISPRINT 1971 VINYL RED PLUM EX+/NEAR MINT AUDIO
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LED ZEPPELIN IV SUPERB EX+/NEAR MINT AUDIO, AND FULLY COMPLETE, WITH SUPERB COVER AND INNER !!!!
FIRSTLY THE BORING BIT, BUT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT !!!! THERE ARE 8 KNOWN RED PLUM 1971 VERSIONS, BEFORE GOING ONTO THE GREEN AND ORANGE LABELS. THE ONE LISTED BELOW IS A RED PLUM, 'VERSION 5' AS IT HAS THE MISPRINT, 'TOP' ON THE LABEL, SO AS YOU WILL READ BELOW, MAKES IT A VERY EARLY PRESS, AFTER THE 'GRANT' CREDIT !!!!
1. Label: Version 1
Original issue, Grant credit & inverted feather logo on B-side
2. Label: Version 2
As Version 1, but with feather logo corrected on B-side.
3. Label: Version 3
As Version 1 misprinted inverted feather logo on B-side, but with two label over-stickers.
4. Label: Version 4
Grant credit erased by 2 label over-stickers to Version 2. One adding band name at top, the other adding publishers/producer at bottom.
5. Label: Version 5
Stickers replaced by printed credits for the Version 3 data. However, B-side has title wrongly as 'Misty Mountain Top'. "Under licence..." text also added below Atlantic logo.
6. Label: Version 6
As Version 5, but Yet the feather logo is again inverted on B-side.
7. Label: Version 7
B-side track corrected to 'Misty Mountain Hop' and yet the feather logo is again inverted on B-side.
8. Label: Version 8
As Version 5, but B-side track corrected to 'Misty Mountain Hop' and the feather logo on B-side corrected and is the right way up.
THIS IS LED ZEPPELIN AND THEIR 4th ALBUM, RELEASED IN 1971, AND IS UNTITLED, BUT BETTER KNOWN AS LED ZEPPELIN 4. THEY WERE FORMED IN LONDON IN 1968, AND I THINK YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY !!!! THIS IS FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION, AND PLAYS AWESOME !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1971 VERSION 5 UK 1ST PRESS :: 2401012 (B// CROSSED OUT) A//3 'PECKO DUCK' :: 2401012 B//4 'PORKY' .
WITH MISPRINT, 'MISTY MOUNTAIN TOP' ON THE LABEL !!!!
ON THE RED PLUM ATLANTIC LABEL :: 2401012 .
COVER :: A VERY NICE SOLID AND CLEAN ORIGINAL, WITH SILVER COLOURED GLOW IN THE HERMITS LANTERN, AND NOT DARKER, OR ORANGE AS IN LATER COVERS. THIS REALLY IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH BEAUTIFUL SPINE AND EDGES, AND OPENING EDGE STILL SHARP, JUST FOUR FAINT THIN COSMETIC SCUFF LINES ON THE BACK, AND ARE ONLY SEEN WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY, SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, AND WITH INSIDE THE GATEFOLD ALSO IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION, I WOULD GRADE A VERY, VERY STRONG :: EX .
VINYL :: THE AUDIO PLAYS WITH NOTHING ON THE AUDIO, SO CERTAINLY WILL BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND BETTER, UNLESS YOU HAVE MINT UNPLAYED ONE HIDDEN AWAY !!!!
VISUALLY, FISTLY I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THIS HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED MUCH, AS YOU WILL SEE BY THE LABELS, AND LABEL PHOTOS !!!!
AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS LOVELY, BUT UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, THERE IS A SECTION WITH SOME COSMETIC HARMLESS RASH LOOKING MARKS, AND A COUPLE OF COSMETIC MARKS NEAR THE RASH LOOKING MARKS, ON SIDE 1. NOW ON SIDE 2, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY HARMLESS LOOKING RASH MARKS. SO VISUALLY WHEN HELD UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE THOSE COSMETICS, BUT WHEN ANGLED AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THEY DISAPPEAR. HONESTLY IF YOU DID NOT LOOK AT THE VINYL YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW THEY WERE THERE.
SO FOR THAT AUDIO GRADE, AND I COULD HAVE EASILY GONE NEAR MINT, BUT I AM GOING TO PLAY IT SAFE, AND GRADE THE AMAZIMNG AUDIO :: EX+/NEAR MINT .
LABELS :: AS YOU CAN SEE INTHE PHOTOS, SPOTLESS, SO I WOULD GRADE :: EX+ .
ORIGINAL INNER :: THIS IS THE EARLIEST INNER, WHICH IS MUCH DARKER GREY, AND HAS 5 CREDIT LINES BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, WITH THE ADDITION OF, 'PHOTOGRAPHY-KEITH-MORRIS', WHERE THE NEXT INNER HAD ONLY 4 CREDIT LINES, WITHOUT 'KEITH MORRIS' !!!! ALSO HAS FLIPBACKS ON THE SIDE EDGES, AND NO SPLITS, AND I WILL REPEAT, NO SPLITS, SO ONE OF THE BEST INNERS I HAVE EVER SEEN, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE A LOVELY CLEAN AND SOLID :: EX .
SO TO SOME UP, ORIGINAL VERY EARLY RED PLUM VERSION 5 WITH 'TOP' MISPRINT. BEAUTIFUL SOLID AND CLEAN EARLIEST GATEFOLD, WITH EARLIEST BEAUTIFUL INNER, AMAZING CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO, WITH SOME HARMLESS COSMETICS, AND AS MENTIONED, IF YOU DID NOT LOOK AT THE VINYL UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, YOU WOULD NOT KNOW THEY WERE THERE. THIS IS ONE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE ZEP ALBUM, NOT TO MISS !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!! ROSE.
DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!!
IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU !
TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!
IMPORTANT I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!
IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW
FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU.
I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!
ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.
I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!
PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.
IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!
VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.
[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]]
IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!
THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.
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