LED ZEPPELIN "Presence" '76 UK SWAN SONG 1st PRESS MINT

	£		47
	$		62

  LED ZEPPELIN "Presence" '76 UK SWAN SONG 1st PRESS MINT BEAUTIFUL CLEAN EMBOSSED GF SLEEVE w/TEXTURED INNER
LED ZEPPELIN
Presence

HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB, BARELY PLAYED, UK SWAN SONG (SSK 59402) FIRST PRESSING (April 1976) OF LED ZEPPELIN'S OUTSTANDING, "Presence" LP

THE RECORD HAS SEEN LITTLE PLAY AND DELIVERS MINT AUDIO THROUGHOUT
THE FIRST ISSUE THICK CARD MATTE, "Hipgnosis" DESIGNED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE BAND NAME AND TITLE - 'LED ZEPPELIN PRESENCE' ON THE FRONT AND THE SWAN SONG LOGO ON THE BACK, BOTH EMBOSSED - IS IN BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, MINT(-) CONDITION
THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED SOFT PAPER INNER SLEEVE WITH TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS OF "THE OBJECT" AND WITH "Printed and made in England" TEXT AND "SSK 59402" CATALOGUE NUMBER IS EXCELLENT WITH NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE EDGES
FIRST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS: SSK-59402-A2 (etched 'ATLANTIC STUDIOS') / SSK-59402-B1 (first UK pressing all had combinations of A1 or 2 and B1 or 2 and these all appear to have been released simultaneously as PRESENCE had one of the highest advance orders ever in the UK, going gold on the day of release - my own personal copy bought on the day of release has the A1/B2 matrix)

BEAUTIFUL UK *COMPLETE* FIRST PRESSING - STUNNING SLEEVE AND TREMENDOUS AUDIO - ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES I HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Track Listing:
Side 1: ACHILLES LAST STAND / FOR YOUR LIFE / ROYAL ORLEANS
Side 2: NOBODYS FAULT BUT MINE / CANDY STORE ROCK / HOTS ON FOR NOWHERE / TEA FOR ONE

LABELS: MINT - CLEAN and BRIGHT and UNMARKED with only two/three of the lightest and quite frankly very hard to spot spindle traces. Both labels carry the "Made in UK" text
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT - Both surfaces retain their original DEEP, LIKE-NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN with just the faintest of wispy hairlines caused by movement of the record within the inner but these have NO audio consequence
VINYL Audio: OUTSTANDING - CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH VIBRANT SOUND - FANTASTIC POWERFUL CUT. There are NO scratches, NO sticks, NO jumps, NO clicks or pops - A REALLY BEAUTIFUL COPY. The album plays to its highest possible standard with NO groove-wear and NO distortion (its hardly been played) and must be graded MINT for audio - the playback is FLAWLESS THROUGHOUT - FANTASTIC LP
SLEEVE: The gatefold cover is in practically UNTOUCHED, MINT(-) condition - One of the finest and CLEANEST examples I have seen in a while. There is NO wear to any of the edges which are CRISP and SQUARE and the spine is straight and true with all text CLEAR and BOLD. There is a pressing crease on the inside of the gatefold at the top of the centre spine (please see photos) but in my opinion this has been present since manufacture. BEAUTIFUL SLEEVE
INNER SLEEVE: The delicate TEXTURED inner is EXCELLENT - CLEAN with just some minor handling wear and some record pressure to the side edges but there are NO splits (which is extremely rare for this delicate inner). The LP is now housed, and will be posted in a new inner to avoid any damage to the original

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
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
OUTSTANDING, VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED UK FIRST PRESSING AND I THINK A FINER ONE WOULD BE PRETTY HARD TO LOCATE INDEED - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO RESERVE
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL
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THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS

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POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (Recorded Delivery)
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INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £11.50 (International Signed For delivery with tracking)

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