Led Zeppelin CODA 1982 UK LP 1st Press A2 / B MINT MINUS AUDIO/MINT SLEEVE HEAR
  £   79
  $   105

 


£ 79 Sold For
Aug 13, 2021 Sold Date
Aug 6, 2021 Start Date
6   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

GG-SUPERSOUNDS HAVE MANY VARIED ALBUMS AND SINGLES FOR SALE


UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR LISTINGS, THESE WILL INCLUDE (WHERE PRACTICAL) THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF THE RECORD, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON
THESE WILL BE LISTED AROUND 6PM DAILY 
please also note that as there are two business partners listing on this account, it is not always possible to combine shipping. Generally the Lp's that are listed at 6pm and all 7" singles come from one location. The Lp's that have a full shot of the LP as the initial picture (not just the label) come from the other location If in doubt please ask
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FINAL UPGRADE  COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

LED ZEPPELIN

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - ALL IN MINT MINUS 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

  • CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG A0051
  • MFCT IN UK
  • MATRIX: A0051 A-2 / B
  • FIRST PRESS'S HAVE TWO CROSSED OUT MATRIX NUMBERS WHICH WERE STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX. THE A0051 NUMBER IS ETCHED INTO THE WAX. THE NUMBER BEING MISSING AFTER THE B ON SIDE 2


 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE SWAN SONG LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND REMAIN UNRUBBED. 

THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE UNWORN. 

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MINISCULE SPIDER LINES NEAR THE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS LP HAS BEEN BARELY PLAYED

THE VINYL

MAGNIFICENT ULTRA GLOSSY VINYL IN VIRTUALLY THE SAME CONDITION AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED BACK IN 1982. 

IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS

AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

 

WE DO BELIEVE THAT A RARE LP SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE HEARD BY BIDDERS AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE  INVESTED IN. THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WILL ALLOW YOU TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD YOUR ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON

THIS IS A SERVICE WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PRICELESS, AND THERE IS NOTHING TO MAR THIS BEAUTIFUL COPY OF CODA NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO CLICKS, STICKS OR JUMPS

NO STATIC HEARD IN ANY MORE THAN ONE OR TWO LINKING GROOVES

NO DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE WHOLE LP AND BE THE JUDGE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  MINT MINUS

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

IT IS VITUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ANY SLEEVE AS MINT, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT DOWNGRADES ANY SLEEVE, BUT THIS ONE IS SUBLIME IN EVERY WAY

I CAN ONLY SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A PROPER PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW, AND CANNOT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT VERY OFTEN. 

AS YOU KNOW THIS SLEEVE IS MADE OF A VERY POUROUS THICK GREY CARD, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT HANDLING SIGNS AT THE VERY LEAST ON THE SURFACE.

AND STAINS USUALLY ARE ABUNDANT. YOU JUST DON'T GET A PERFECT CODA SLEEVE

THIS ONE HOWEVER IS JUST PRISTINE

THE NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITION NOW AS IT WAS THE DAY IT LEFT THE PRINTERS. 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS GREY WITH EMBOSSED GREEN LETTERING, AND IS FLAT AND CLEAN WITH ABSOLOUTELY NO MARKS TO IT WHATSOEVER. 

THE 4 CORNERS ARE SHARP TIPPED AND PERFECTLY SQUARE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, DENTS, 

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, WITH ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS JUST PRISTINE.  PERFECTLY FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING OR RUBBING. BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP ,

THE REAR SURFACE IS  AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT

  THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD IS ALSO MINT.

THE INNER SEEVE IS ALSO IN UNBELIEVEABLE CONDITION. AGAIN PURE GREY.

 BUT OF COURSE HOUSING THE RECORD. IT IS PRONE TO SPLITS AND RECORD SHAPE. 

THIS ONE HAS NOTHING AT ALL WRONG WITH IT. 

THE DELICATE POROUS SURFACE IS FREE FROM ANY BLEMISH WHATSOEVER. 

I AM TAKING NO CHANCES WITH IT, AND HAVE REMOVED THE VINYL AND PLACED THE INNER SLEEVE CAREFULL BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE, WITH THE VINYL IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE NOW PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

I HAVE NO HESITATION AT ALL IN GRADING THIS INCREDIBLE SLEEVE, MINT


THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN A SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD ONLY IN  A  LINKING GROOVE OR TWO 

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

I HEARD JUST 3-4 TINY STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL  NEAR MINT 

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOUR SELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, ON THIS COPY ONLY NONE AT ALL WHICH IS INCREDIBLY RARE

THERE IS ALSO A LIGHT CREASE LINE RUNNING OVER THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.  THREE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES  AND THE SPINE DO SHOW VERY LIGHT SHELF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS  VERY SHARP WHICH INDICATES THE MINIMAL TIMES THE VINYL HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE, MATCHES  QUALITY OF THE FRONT.

THE BLUE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES , JUST SOME LIGHT  WRINKLES. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE UNMARKED AND THERE ARE NO STAINS,

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX++

 



WE COMBINE SHIPPING                     

Shipping: 
We will only send signed for or tracked and signed if EU or the rest of the world. this is to protect both buyer and seller

Your Purchase will be send inside a very protective square cornered professional package

The record will be removed from the sleeve and placed inside a new poly inner sleeve and separated from the cover

The sleeve and record will then have a new outer protective sleeve placed around it


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