Led Zeppelin IV 1971 UK LP Red/Plum Ver 6 A3/B3 TOP/INVERTED FEATHER N MINT HEAR
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LED ZEPPELIN - 4
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO
ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS
INCORRECT SPELLING OF MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP (TOP)
INVERTED FEATHER SIDE B
EX++ SLEEVE AND VG INNER
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2401012
- MATRIX: 2401012 *CROSSED OUT B//1 A//3 1 35 2401012 B//3 1,2.2
- SIDE ONE DEAD WAX HAS 'PECKO DUCK' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX, SIDE 2 HAS 'PORKY' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
- SUPERHYPE CREDITS
- INCORRECT SPELLING OF 'HOP' THIS LABEL HAS MISTY MOUNTAIN TOP
'Plum' Atlantic pressing on red/white/plum label.
This is the 6th (of 8) known 'plum' label variants. Specific to this label variant are:
'Marketed by Polydor Records Limited' at 6 o'clock on labels.
'Under license from Atlantic Recording Corp.' in white area under ATLANTIC on left side.
LED ZEPPELIN is printed above spindle hole, the same as Variation 4, whereas Variation 3 had the band name on a printed label in smaller type-face, and Variations 1 and 2 had the band name printed below the spindle hole in the 'plum' section.
Catalogue number at 3 o'clock above circular Atlantic logo reads 'deluxe 2401012'
There is no Peter Grant credit, and song publishing credits are:
Kinney Music Ltd./Superhype Music Inc.
Side 2 has the following errors:
'Misty Mountain Hop' is misspelt 'Misty Mountain Top'.
The feather at 2 o'clock is upside down.
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION.
BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITEBAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 2-3 MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE LABEL ALSO HAS THE 'SUPERHYPE MUSIC' CREDITS
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEEOTHER THAN A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE CLARITY OF THIS ALBUM IS JUST PERFECT
IT IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND THE INTRODUCTION TO 'ROCK AND ROLL' IS JUST INCREDIBLE
THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE CRYSTAL CLEAR SOUND WHATSOEVER
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS OR LOUD POPS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN THE ODD MINUSCULE SPECK OF BACKGROUND STATIC EITHER
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR EVEN STATIC TICS
A REALLY UNBELIEVABLE COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ZEPPELIN MONSTER
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO NEAR MINT
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. IT IS VERY CLEAN WITH DEEP RICH UNRUBBED AND UNFADED COLOURS
THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE, AND NOT ONE MARK OR STAIN
THE FOUR CORNERS HAVING A TINY SPECK OF RUB, ON THE TIPS ENDS ONLY
THERE ARE FOUR INVISBLE AND TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MILD SHELF RUB
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP, WITH ONLY A TINY SPECK OF MILD FEATHERING
THE SPINE HAS RETAINED IT'S SQUARE SHAPE AND ONLY HAS A LITTLE LEADING EDGE RUB AND A DOT ON THE ENDS. NO FADING OF THE COLOUR
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A LITTLE HALF MOON SHAPED RING WEAR AT THE TOP EDGE . OTHERWISE VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE INNER SURFACE . ONLY VERY SLIGHT GREYING ON THE EDGES
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT ONE WITH THE FLIPBACKS. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SEAM SPLIT, BUT THE SIDES ARE PERFECTLY INTACT
THE SLEEVE GRADES EX++ WITH EASE
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