LED ZEPPELIN Physical Graffiti 1975 UK 1st PRESS EX+/NM
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96
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127
£ 96
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Oct 10, 2011
Sold Date
Sep 30, 2011
Start Date
£ 30
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LED ZEPPELIN Physical Graffiti 1975 UK 1st PRESS EX+/NM
EARLIEST A1/B4/C1/D1, EX+ SLEEVE w/ 2 UNSPLIT INNERS
LED ZEPPELINPhysical Graffiti
ORIGINAL UK SWAN SONG (SSK 89400) FIRST PRESSING (February 1975) OF LED ZEPPELIN'S OUTSTANDING DOUBLE LP SET "Physical Graffiti" - IN GREAT CONDITION - POSSIBLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED AND THE AUDIO DELIVERY IS SENSATIONAL THROUGHOUT
THE RECORDS HAVE THE FIRST ISSUE SWAN SONG LABELS (with "Made in UK' text and no WB logo)
MATRIX NUMBERS: SSK 89400 A1 / SSK 89400 B4 / SSK 89400 C1 / SSK 89400 D1 (the lowest set issued)
AND ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL BOX SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO PICTURE INNER SLEEVES
AND GATEFOLD ‘SLIP’ INSERT (for all first issue criteria, see below)
FIRST ISSUE CRITERIA:
Box Cover: The outer cover is of a top loading ‘box’ construction of thick ridged card with the following text printed on the back, top centre:
SWAN SONG / 484 KINGS ROAD, LONDON SW10
Cullderstead Ltd., trading as Swan Song
A Swan Song/Atlantic recording distributed by WEA Records Ltd., ? & © 1975
The group name, record title and catalogue number run down the left hand side spine, viewed from the front, these are printed in RED.
Inner Slip Cover: The gatefold ‘slip’ insert credits “Gothic Print Finishers Ltd., London SE9 2EQ” as the printers, along with the Swan Song SSK 89400 catalogue number and the address “SWAN SONG, 484 KINGS ROAD, LONDON SW10”
Inner Sleeves: The Inner sleeves are printed on thick card with a natural untreated grey finish to the inside surfaces. They have SSK 89400/A and SSK 89400/B respectively on the back (bottom right corner) of each of the inners. Later issues were thinner card with a smooth finish to the inside.
Labels: The labels are the easiest identifying factors for an original UK 1st issue as they should be clearly marked “Made in UK” but most importantly have NO small circular WB (Warner Brothers) Logo at the end of the bottom rim text. The WB logo was introduced onto the label in mid 1975 just a few months after the release, so any label with the WB logo is not from the very first batch of pressings
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.
Track Listing:
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
The matt and grooved labels are clean, bright and unmarked with no evident spindles - this is set is either completely unplayed or has received a few very careful plays only
VINYL Visual: VG/EX+/NM/NM
Both records retain their original deep, like-new, glossy sheen.
Side One has some marks which look like they may sound - but they don't - they are purely cosmetic (if somewhat prominent - please see close-up photo where I have tried to capture some of them). The other three sides are practically unmarked
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT(+) (record one) / NEAR MINT (record two)
The audio on this sprawling masterpiece is very, very strong indeed with a crystal clear, sharp, rich and detailed sound and my play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - no scratches and no loud clicks or pops - just the occasional light touch of surface noise between some (not all) of the tracks.
The sound quality is simply sensational and both LPs play to just about their highest possible standard with no groove-wear and no distortion - great set - and surprisingly hard to find playing this well
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The box cover is also in lovely condition - clean and unmarked with perfect, undamaged die-cut 'windows'.
The edges are sharp with just the slightest of corner bumping (nothing major) and all the red text on the spine is clear, bold and unfaded
INNER SLEEVES: NEAR MINT
Both inners are clean and unmarked with no seam splits.
One has a tiny pressing flaw to the print but it's very small otherwise, they are both like-new
INNER SLIP: EXCELLENT
The gatefold inner slip has some feathering to the top edge and has the common foxing spots but is otherwise in fine condition
PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNERS WITH ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £7.00 or £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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