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LED ZEPPELIN UK 1st Press SUPERHYPE CORRECTED MATRIX

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LED ZEPPELIN

"Led Zeppelin"

1969

588 171

ATLANTIC

UK 1st PRESS:
 

1. "MADE IN Gt. BRITAIN" on original 'red/plum' labels 

2. Superhype Music credit

3. A1/B1 stamped matrices with hand corrected '8' etched above the second '8' in 5 8 8 1 7 1

4. MacNeill Press laminated sleeve with the grey strip at the bottom of the front sleeve

FULLY PLAY GRADED VINYL - FROM START TO FINISH - SURPRISINGLY GOOD PLAYBACK! READ THE FULL, DETAILED DESCRIPTION.

PLAYGRADED: not simply glanced at with a superficial visual grading, fully played and graded throughout (listened to on headphones - the most revealing playgrade method, with no exterior audio distractions)

VINYL:

5 8 8 1 7 1  A // 1      1    2

5 8 8 1 7 1  B // 1      1    5      1  0

A well-played copy that actually plays better than it looks. There are numerous hairline/paper handling marks/scuffs/very fine scratches and some pretty horrid superficial scratches on the B side, but remarkably they have very little effect on the audio playback!

Side One: audio is consistently VG+ if not a little better on the louder tracks. There is persistent light background crackle on the run ins and in between tracks, only audible in the songs themselves in the intro to "Good Times Bad Times" in the instrumental stabs at the start. It's also audible during the quieter sections of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". This track also has some light background clicks for a few revolutions about 3/4 of the way through, then they disappear before the end of the track. Both track 3 and 4 play very well indeed, with only light background crackle just about audible in the quietest sections of "Dazed And Confused". Superb tone and volume throughout on this very first UK pressing.

Side Two: light crackle and the occasional light pop over the keyboard intro to "Your Time Is Gonna Come" but again, once the guitars, bass and drums kick in, it mostly disappears to the background. There are three pops and then a few quieter light clicks about 1:30 into the song just before the first chorus. There are a few repetitive clicks during first 30 seconds of "Black Mountain Side" then it plays very well indeed with hardly any background noise. "Communication Breakdown" plays very well with just the odd light pop (background) here and there, nothing repetitive. "I Can't Quit You Babe" again plays better than expected, with just the very light background crackle (quieter than I expected) and a few light clicks in the extreme right channel halfway through the guitar solo. Again, these very quickly disappear so the the audio playback is far from spoiled in any way by the surface marks previously mentioned. "How Many More Times" is good throughout with a few random light pops during the first half of the guitar solo, again these disappear fairly soon, so are not overly intrusive. Surprisingly good during the 'bowed' guitar section and "Oh Rosie, Oh Girl, Steal Away" vocal section following this as this is significantly quieter than the rest of the track, just faintest background crackle audible. A few more light pops just before the finale of the song. Overall I would grade the audio a surprisingly VG...not quite as good as Side One, but pretty remarkable I think given the visual condition on first inspection....

Plays right through with no jumps or sticks.

OUTER SLEEVE:

Original MacNeill Press Ltd laminated sleeve in excellent condition. One of the better ones I've seen with no rips, no seam splits, no graffiti, no edge or spine wear. Perfectly legible spine, not too flattened. Has a few light creases in the laminate and a hint of ring wear to the front (only visible when you lie it almost flat and look along the front face). There is a bigger crease near the opening edge on the rear sleeve, but again it is pretty clean overall.

LABELS:

Excellent, NO graffiti, quite a few spindle traces visible, but still very nice condition!

INNER SLEEVE:

Original plain white poly lined sleeve with the blue printed "PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS" warning, "MADE IN ENGLAND" and "British Patent No." - in excellent condition with no seam splits, intact poly liner, no graffiti.

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