LED ZEPPELIN, LED ZEPPELIN, CYAN LOGO,

	£		423
	$		560

SUPPLIER OF BROADCAST QUALITY ITEMS FOR COLLECTORS, LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES AND MEDIA SINCE 1969.

FROM THE KRT MUSIC ARCHIVE (krtpro.org)

This item has been restored to as near new condition as possible.

[See under for details.]

• ARTIST       LED ZEPPELIN
• TITLE          LED ZEPPELIN
• LABEL         ATLANTIC
• PREFIX       588171
• DATE          1969
• FORMAT     VINYL LP
• GRADING    VERY GOOD/EXCELLENT
• DETAILS     Cover aged slightly, and has a 2 inch slit at top right caused by use.
• Vinyl is actually MINT with the sole exception of a faint surface mark on side two which should not sound.
• Original paper sleeve with polythene liner supplied this has aged slightly as well though if memory serves me well these were originally cream and not white anyway.
• Label is 60's Atlantic label Red Top, Purple Bottom, White band across centre.
• For those of you not familiar with this item. This cover was withdrawn as the Led Zeppelin Logo was in Cyan when it should have been in Orange.
• The winning bidder will be required to request signed-for delivery for this item.
• Images used are usually archive stock images. DETAILS will list any differences.

UPDATED INFORMATION > Bidders' Advice, Lower Shipping Costs.

FUND RAISER The items offered on eBay are Fund Raisers for The KRTpro Project. For information on discounts and other rare items please see the krtpro.org website for further details. Click on KRTpro Music when you visit the front door of the site.

PAYMENTS Paypal, Cheque (UK Only), Postal Orders (UK Only), British Pounds

QUESTIONS Any questions use the eBay message service or contact me directly on krtpro@krtpro.org

ALL ITEMS All items are fully restored to as near new condition as possible, visibly and audible checked, and shrink-wrapped for preservation (Excluding oversized items).

GRADINGS

• I tend to err on the side of caution when grading. You may well find the condition is better than you were expecting.
• Collectors, Archives, Libraries and Media customers are advised to stick with NEW, MINT or EX [These items are of Broadcast Quality]
• MINT Self-Explanatory. Maybe New and received when the item was released and in our spares room ever since. The item has it's full gloss, no marks, and any labels are in clean condition. It has been fully restored to remove any pressing plant dust, checked and is in absolutely brilliant condition! Perfect for the demanding collector!
• EXCELLENT Literally only a few light marks normally caused by taking the item out of it's sleeve/case. The item has it's full gloss, and any labels are in clean condition. It has been fully restored and checked and is in absolutely brilliant condition! Perfect for the demanding collector! [Dealers usually mark this as M-]
• VERY GOOD Light surface marks and maybe occasional background noise [vinyl], no loss in sound quality. The item has it's full gloss, and any labels are in clean condition. It has been fully restored and checked and is perfectly good enough for most collectors! [Dealers usually mark this as EX]
• GOOD Everything else gets listed as good and detailed in the description. These will need to be quite rare as spares that just rate as GOOD are normally shredded and recycled.

THE KRT MUSIC ARCHIVE (more details at krtpro.org)

• The KRT MUSIC ARCHIVE is a privately owned music archive based in West London, near Heathrow airport.
• The archive tries to collect music and collate information on a wide as range as possible. All musical styles, signed and unsigned artists, and from all over the world. It's impossible to buy it all but thankfully I do get assisted by some record companies and artists which help tremendously with new music and of course the search for those oldies never ends.
• I buy collections and unwanted stock to improve my own archive collection. Any extra copies that are in brilliant condition are restored and placed in the spares room. There they stay until someone asks for it and selected items are placed here on eBay.
• Not being a music dealer means I don't have clear-outs after 6 months to get rid of unsold stock, and I can spend more time and trouble in the storage and presentation of items. Here, I try and preserve items for future generations.
• The website is still under construction and will eventually be a reference for the entire history of recorded music, but this is a incredbily complex and time consuming site to develop and will take some time to achieve. 

BIDDERS ADVICE

• Because of the type and quality of the items listed (see Restoration) there are a number of other Sellers, Serious Collectors and Media Companies who keep a eye on KRTpro listings. These are the people that tend to put bids on items 5 seconds before it closes or up stated bids by 1p, 5p, 10p, 11p at a time.
• eBay is great for bargains, and after 5 years of listing items, it is fair to say you will probably get the item you bid on for it's starting price as this accounts for the vast majority of sales. To give yourself a fair chance of competing with the above, the following works well in most cases.
• (1) Most bidders are other dealers that will add just a few pence onto a bid to win a item.
• (2) Looking at the logs, if a item has a bid on it, they will do this once or twice and then give up because they can't re-sell it on eBay at a profit.
• (3) Best Practice is enter a bid of what you are willing to pay for the item at the start.
• (4) 80% of the time you will win it for it's starting price.
• (5) 15% of the time you will win the item for 50p to 1.00 more than it's starting price.
• (6) 5% of the time you will be outbid by a serious bidder, usually in the last 5 seconds.
• There are two types of serious bidders. Bidders who do, or do not, care about the final selling price.
• Bidders who care and bid on a rare item may double the starting price and usually win the item.
• Bidders who don't care about the final selling price will place a big bid on the item and unless you're filthy rich as well with finances pouring out of every orifice you won't have a change in hell in competing with them.
• I must admit, for the archive, I do this as well.
• Ignoring serious bidders then, if you do it right, you've got a good chance of securing a rare item.

RESTORATION

• All items have been fully restored [by hand] to as near their original condition as possible. As you can see by my feedback, my customers can be 'suprised' at the 'new' look, feel and sound of our used items.
• A full restoration of an item [in this case a vinyl record] consits of the following, all done by hand. [1] Normal wiping with Professional Record Cleaning fluid to remove obvious fingerprints, dust etc. [2] Immersing in a temperature-critical 'bath' and wiping until all contaminates have been removed from the vinyl. [3] Rinsing in a second temperature-critical 'bath', [4] Hand-wipe to get surface fluid off the vinyl, [5] Air-drying, [6] Hand Polishing to remove water marks and bring back the original shine, [6] Visually and usually Audibly checking the item.
• I don't go to the extreme of removing 'bonded' contaminates from the vinyl. A click is much less annoying than a thump from a pothole which can distort the musical image.
• The end result is a vinyl that looks, feels and sounds like new. The restoration process doesn't remove scratches or marks on the vinyl, but what's important is the sound, and that is usually much improved. Even with a brand new item.
• I restore CD's as well as Vinyl. Why? Because the small holes in the top of the case allow the air to get in and can deposit pollutants on the surface.
• We are constantly restoring items for ourselves and our contacts, but please note that this is a specialist service that a record dealer or shop cannot supply and it would be unfair to expect them to.
• WHAT IS SKIMMING? Skimming is something that certain unscrupulous people use to bring a duff record back to life by chemically removing the top layer of the vinyl. It doesn't work. The sound is 'foggy' and background noise is increased. A skimmed record has a value of 0.00.

SHIPPING/POSTAGE COSTS

• Multiple purchases can save a lot of money on postage.
• Signed-for shipping will be offered on an invoice via eBay as an optional extra.
• All items sent in specially made-for-the-purpose, very strong secure packaging. It's a little on the heavy side which adds to postage, but secures the item.
• Shipping charges include Mail Charges and Packaging.
• I despatch the same day payment is recieved.
• CURRENT SHIPPING COSTS AT TIME OF ENTRY
• Prices in British Pounds.
• UK 1xCD/7''  1st Class £1.70 (£0.60 each additional item)
  UK 1xCD/7''  Signed For £2.45 (£0.60 each additional item)
  UK 1xLP/12'' 1st Class £3.30 (£1.20 each additional item)
  UK 1xLP/12'' Signed For £4.05 (£1.20 each additional item)
  Europe 1xCD/7''  Airmail £2.42 (£0.50 each additional item)
  Europe 1xCD/7''  Signed For £5.92 (£0.50 each additional item)
  Europe 1xLP/12'' Airmail £4.23 (£1.60 each additional item)
  Europe 1xLP/12'' Signed For £7.93 (£1.60 each additional item)
  World 1xCD/7''  Airmail £3.10 (£0.70 each additional item)
  World 1xCD/7''  Signed For £6.52 (£0.70 each additional item)
  World 1xLP/12'' Airmail £6.80 (£2.20 each additional item)
  World 1xLP/12'' Signed For £10.50 (£2.20 each additional item)
• If you are thinking of ordering more than one type of item, start with the largest first, and then use the each additional item price for all the others.

SELLING YOUR COLLECTION

• KRT is a private Music Archive and the only items I have for sale are spare copies I don't need. I'm not a Music Seller or Record Shop and therefore can offer a much better deal when buying a collection as "profit margins" don't come into it.
• I am constantly buying collections to help make my own archive as mint and complete as possible and to replace worn or non-perfect items.
• KEEP MY INFO IN A SAFE PLACE. Should you ever wish to sell a collection (especially a Mint or Excellent Condition one) then let me know first. It's instant cash which is always very useful.
• Shops should make contact BEFORE any closing down sales are undertaken.
• I will also consider swops.

LOST ITEMS

• If you have items go missing occasionally you should think about using the SIGNED-FOR service, especially if it is an expensive package. I am NOT responsible for items that go missing UNLESS you have requested and payed for the SIGNED-FOR service.
• Only around 1 in 1,000 items seem to get lost in the post, if that. The postal services around the world are very good. Some are faster than others, but most now are reliable, and items usually show up eventually and this can be caused by a misdirection.
• ADVICE> If you ever have a expected delivery go missing, you should ALWAYS let your local sorting office know. Rouge postal workers are thankfully few and far between. But only by reporting lost packages can the culrpits be tracked down. [Tell your friends to do the same.]