LED ZEPPELIN Physical Graffiti 1975 UK 1st PRESS A4/B4/C2/D1 MINT
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Dec 2, 2023
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LED ZEPPELIN Physical Graffiti 1975 UK 1st PRESS A4/B4/C2/D1 MINT
LED ZEPPELINPhysical Graffiti
1975 UK SWAN SONG (SSK 89400) FIRST PRESSING
SUPERB COPY
LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SWAN SONG LABELS
MATRIX: SSK 89400 A4 / SSK 89400 B4 / SSK 89400 C2 / SSK 89400 D1
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL BOX SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO PICTURE INNER SLEEVES AND GATEFOLD ‘SLIP’ INSERT
Led Zeppelin returned from a nearly two-year hiatus in 1975 with Physical Graffiti, a sprawling, ambitious double album.
Zeppelin treat many of the songs on Physical Graffiti as forays into individual styles, only occasionally synthesising sounds, notably on the tense, Eastern-influenced "Kashmir."
With John Paul Jones' galloping keyboard, "Trampled Underfoot" ranks as their funkiest metallic grind, while "Houses of the Holy" is as effervescent as pre-Beatles pop and "Down by the Seaside" is the closest they've come to country. Even the heavier blues -- the 11-minute "In My Time of Dying," the tightly wound "Custard Pie," and the monstrous epic "The Rover" -- are subtly shaded, even if they're thunderously loud.
Most of these heavy rockers are isolated on the first album, with the second half of Physical Graffiti sounding a little like a scrap heap of experiments, jams, acoustic workouts, and neo-covers.
This may not be as consistent as the first platter, but its quirks are entirely welcome, not just because they encompass the mean, decadent "Sick Again," but the heartbreaking "Ten Years Gone" and the utterly charming acoustic rock & roll of "Boogie With Stu" and "Black Country Woman."
Yes, some of this could be labeled as filler, but like any great double album, its appeal lies in its great sprawl, since it captures elements of the band's personality rarely showcased elsewhere -- and even at its worst, Physical Graffiti towers above its hard rock peers of the mid-'70s
Side One: Custard Pie / Rover / In My Time Of Dying
Side Two: Houses Of The Holy / Trampled Underfoot / Kashmir
Side Three: In The Light / Bron-y-Aur Stomp / Down By The Seaside / Ten Years Gone
Side Four: Night Flight / Wanton Song / Boogie With Stu / Black Country Woman / Sick Again
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of factory-fresh labels.
No spindle traces or any signs either record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT (MINT)
All four surfaces are clean and shine like new with just a couple hamlets marks from the thick card inners
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT (MINT)
The audio on this sprawling masterpiece is strong and dense with a rich and finely detailed sound and my play-check at volume found practically nothing to fault.
Just three tiny background ticks noted at the beginning of "In The Light" otherwise, flawless.
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Just about as good as they come.
All edges are crisp and sharp with red spine text.
The smallest touch of rub on the bottom edge and slight fading to the spine are the only thing preventing it from being perfect
INNER SLEEVES: MINT
Both inners are clean and unmarked and unsplit
INNER SLIP: MINT
Again, like new
PLEASE SEE ALL 17 PHOTOS
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1516 (GS 9.3 (1516))
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