Led Zeppelin III 1970 Red Plum Ex 1st UK press Celebration label error A5 B5

	£		180
	$		239

An Excellent Collectable copy of this rare 1st UK press Red Plum Vinyl for below 200 gbp!

This is from my own collection, I am not a dealer, in the next few months I am selling off part of my collection, some collectable and rarities, no filler! Thanks for looking!

The very first year 1970 UK pressing A5 B5 1st ever matrixes! hand etched do what thou wilst and A5 B5 its a super early CELEBRATION ERROR COPY

Please note that this album is complete and original 1970 UK pressing and is priced for its rarety, the record and sleeve are original and 46 years old

The A5 B5 "so mote it be" and "do what thou wilst" hand etched on runout, matrixes are the earliest available on this album. released in October 1970,

there were only 300,000 sold in UK so a true 1970 press like this is very hard to find

"Celebration " song title on the label instead of `Celebration day`  A5 B5 as only a few thousand were off the press run before this was removed, now 47 years on how many survive? ... very very collectable

 a "Gem" collectors copy of this first press with the early A5 B5 matrices. compare with 6,000,000 sold in US, also the UK Version has in our view the better quality pressings and cover by EJ Day Is amazingly solid and stand up better than the US version. .

we play tested this fully on 2 decks a Rega 3 on both very good with the super discerning Japanese "Kenwood" deck tracking light ( it has some light static only which a professional clean could help.

This is the rare 1st label version with the "Celebration " song credit on the label, and on the A5 B5 hand etched matrixes etched on run out "so mote it be" and "do what thou wilst" with 24001 002 a nod by Page to Aliester Crowley, Page had recently bought Crowley s old Boleskine house on the shores of Loch Ness Scotland and was researching Crowley work buying artifacts and "wands"

This is rare great collectable the vinyl!

Led zeppelin III recorded between their "mayhem tours" in USA 69 and in July 1970 "on batteries!" at Bron Y Aur cottage Snowdonia Wales and Olympic studios and island studios london Peter Grant "borrowed " island studios time from his old mate and adversary Micky Most.

The classic tracks are here by the bucketful again , the viking war cry of "immigrant song" , "since I've been loving you" (pages greatest blues) "celebration day" on this rare copy its listed in error as `CELEBRATION`, "out on the tiles" all jump off the grooves with incredible clarity on this copy, the audio is awesome on our Rega 3.

The acoustic tracks,

Friends, Bron Y Aur Stomp, Tangerine, That's the way and Gallows Pole all show how impressed Page and Plant had become with the current West Coast fashion led by Crosby Stills and Nash, Young, and the critics in UK panned them for this (time has shown this as misguided) probably more to do with sulking journalists wanting invites to the Starship and the US excess tours! The Bron Y Aur segments came to form as lasting part of the live stage sets and anyone who caught the 75 USA and UK Earls Court Shows will tell you how well they were received by the worlds rock audience. 

Page got what he again wanted here and the mixing done at various locations dictated by tour schedule are a credit to the producer, despite delays by mastering artwork and "moving wheel" wrangles with pressing plants, but in the end an outstanding cover was produced by EJ Day London. Atlantic the album was released in UK end October 70,

This is one of those first fews days Peter Grant label copies ! A5 B5 the first ever matrixes!

This recording was well received in US where Zeppelin were touring regular but in UK it got a cooler reception from the UK critics (at the time)

Atlantic by this time had given artistic freedom following the commercial success of Zep 2 but when Atlantic questioned the volume of acoustic numbers?

Atlantic did a great job in 1970 with these, word is Peter Grant got the pressing plants to clean the master discs more regular (using a process normally reserved for classical recordings) after the 2nd album'

to this day many regard this as one of the greatest rock/folk mix albulms of all time... judged for yourself but for us the audio quality of these 1st presses are vastly superior to the recent "deluxe super deluxe releases!"

rock and pop were still considered "passing phases" so it was not felt necessary to clean as often due to the volume they were recorded at with few quieter passages

the job was done this way for the early runs in the first year or so... after...

Once again Grant broke the mold when he visited the uk pressing plant and "insisted" who would refuse him?

Only the early 1970 presses came out with "Peter Grant Credits" or "Celebration" errors on the label (this one is Celebration) only on very early presses so easy to spot once you know, see photos,

These are getting harder to find in anything like this condition.  

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Grab yourself a piece of rock history!

Excellent Condition 

The Record

A5 B5 ! the very earliest possible matrixes! Do what thou wilst (hand etched)

In Excellent condition showing some light lines, also hairlines and scuffs from sleeve removal over the years under strong light (please see photos and ask any questions)

Cover see photos this is getting hard to find and it is in good order with some yellowing from its 48 years.

plays well with some light static and in the quieter parts, may benefit from a professional clean....

Please Note this is an Excellent copy

Please bear in mind this is a nearly 48 year old vinyl record! Nice fat pre oil crisis 70s vinyl wow !

not  vault `near mint` or a  `mint`

Plays fantastic with bright crisp sound may benefit from a professional clean (we don't do this as it's an individual thing) some background static is noticeable in the quieter passages but nothing to disrupt playing on our Rega 3. There are some slight static and low clicks in a few quieter parts., this album is now super collectable and really has grown in popularity, these `Celebration error` credit copies now are super rare.

The labels are free of writing doodles or stickers and retain great bold colours with no fade we can notice under light.

Great Shine to the vinyl.

The sleeve

Near Excellent Condition

Near Excellent example of this EJ Day London sleeve designed by Hipgnosis`

Having done it's job over 48 years the superb fully functioning sleeve made by "EJ Day ltd" London has very little ring wear (see photos)The sleeve is fully working with no stickers, writing or doodles.Magic wheel is intact and rotates freely amazing! no major worrying faults here!

Look at the spine photo ..... its a great Near Ex example with no magor issues from its 48 years,

This is a clean sleeve with only a little aging in places , these white sleeves can show wear, some light creases in the laminate kept in PVC sleeve for over 30 years, its a strong near ex sleeve a real whole and very good order. there is ancient sticker removal mark on rear see photos, nothing major and its a clean sleeve. no writing etc.

There are no seam splits on record exit side , see photos .... colours are good and no major problems , the thick card has held up well, no serious damage, only normal storage wear over the 48 years.strong apine ias fully readable see photos.

Atlantic Deluxe blue stamp on lower right of cover and song titles on right inner sleeve only on first presses! As seen here!

The fully functioning "Magic Wheel" is truly a collectors item!

Kept upright in plastic sleeve for many years.

"credit must be given to Bron-Y-Aur a small derelict cottage in South Snowdonia for painting a somewhat forgotten picture true completeness which acted as an incentive to some of these musical statements -august 1970" is inside in the centre of the right side as it should be on a 1st UK pressing. (later copies are on the left)

"credit to Bron Y Aur" cottage in Wales

This is by Robert Plant who visited the cottage in his youth and later purchased the cottage.

The acoustic tracks were first recorded here on batteries!

This is a keeper for someone looking for a wholly original early rare  press of this great album.

Nr mint copies are almost impossible now sometimes £250 +!

This is a great affordable upgrade UNDER 200 GBP!

See photos.....

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