Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV LP (UK orig., first issue, Plum 1st Miss Print
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Led Zeppelin iv
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV LP (UK orig., first issue, Plum, EARLIEST!!, EX-)
This is an LP by Led Zeppelin called Led Zeppelin IV, released in the UK by Atlantic Records in 1971. This is a very rare earliest possible "first pressing" you will find.
How do I know this is the earliest first pressing of this iconic album? There are some subtle but definitive differences.
First, like all first pressings from Atlantic in this era, the labels are a plum/red (or orange, whichever you prefer) colour. However, the colour of these labels are actually slightly different, deeper and more vibrant in colour than later pressings!!
Second, all of these very first pressings (and there were only a few hundred ever made!!!) have different label configuration and matrix numbers than later pressings.
Most of the LZ IV "first pressing" plum labels will have A3/B4 matrix endings. Some will have A3/B3 matrix endings however the difference between those pressings and this very earliest pressing is the label configuration. There are several differences and these earliest possible pressings had vastly different labels which were changed even before the official release date!! Like I said, these are extremely rare and there are only a few hundred in existence!!
1. The text "Under license from Atlantic Recording Corp., USA" is printed just above the white strip, in the red part of the label. Later "first" pressings have the text within the white strip. This text is also seen within the white strip on previous LZ albums (LZ II & LZ III) so for the text to be above the white strip on this one is a definite departure from the normal.
2. The "Superhype" credits are totally missing!! The labels only list Kinney Music Ltd at the bottom of the track listing, completely forgetting "Superhype Music".
3. The band name is in a completely different part of the label than the later pressings. In the later issues, "Led Zeppelin" is positioned in larger lettering near the top of the label. In these earliest pressings, the band name is in smaller letters near the bottom of the label.
4. The extra Peter Grant credit. There is a production credit printed on the bottom of each label which does not appear on any of the later issue labels.
5. The last difference is the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is a darker colour, matte flipback.
VINYL: EX- The vinyl is extremely nice and shiny There are no visible hairlines or noticeable surface marks.
CAT NO: 2401012
MATRIX: A3/B3
Side two: Porky (Marking)
Side one: Pecko Duck (Marking)
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