Led Zeppelin PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 1975 UK Double LP 'B4' 1st Press PLAYS MINT HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comLED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED CONDITION
(Apart from today's test Play)
FIRST PRESS - UK ISSUE
NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND INNERS
- CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG SSK 89400
- MATRIX: SSK89400 A1 / B4 / C1 / D1
THE FIRST PRESS UK ISSUE IS EASY TO TELL FROM THE RE ISSUES IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE HAS TO HAVE THE UK ADDRESS ON THE REAR SURFACE, WHICH WILL SAY ' Swan Song/484 Kings Road, London SW10' (MANY COPIES WERE PRESSED IN GERMANY AND ISSUED OVER HERE)
THE INNER SLEEVES ON THE FIRST PRESS HAVE A SATIN FEEL TO THE FRONT AND A ROUGH FEEL TO THE INSIDE, AS DOES THE OUTER SLEEVE
ON THE VINYL THE MATRIX NUMBERS HAVE TO BE 'STAMPED' ALL LATER PRESSES WERE ETCHED WITH THESE DETAILS
FINALLY THE LABELS ON THE FIRST ISSUES DID NOT HAVE THE WARNER LOGO AT 3 O'CLOCK
THE MATRIX NUMBERS ON A FIRST PRESS ALL HAVE A '1' AFTER THEIR LETTER, SO A1= SIDE A AND SO ON. ALL THIS IS TRUE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SIDE B WHICH HAS THE MATRIX ENDING OF 'B5'
HOWEVER THERE WAS A SLIGHTLY RARER EARLIER MATRIX NUMBER FOR SODE TWO ENDING IN B4, AND THIS SET IS THAT EARLIER PRESS
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. I AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE, BUT THEN AGAIN ON THIS UNPLAYED SET I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE ANY EITHER. MY TEST PLAY I CAN ASURE YOU HAS NOT CREATED ONE EITHER
THE VINYL
MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF DISCS, THAT HAVE LOST NONE OF THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THEY GLEAM LIKE NEW DISCS BECAUSE IN EFFECT THEY ARE. NO MARKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION ON ANY PART OF THE PLAYING SURFACE, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE TEMPTATION NOT TO PLAY THIS WAS INCREDIBLE, BUT I JUST HAD TO PROVE JUST HOW SUPERB THIS VINYL IS, AND AS YOU LISTEN TO IT YOU COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING THAT YOU WERE LISTENING TO A CD BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ANY BACKGOUND WHATSOEVER
THE SET PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH DISCS, WITH THE STEREO REPRODUCTION JUST CRISP AND CLEAN WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING OR CLICKS.
NO BACKGROUND STATIC AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR ANYTHING AT ALL
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO POPS OR TICS
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A COMPLETE LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF BUT FOR ME THIS IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE FIND
I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT
THE SLEEVE
A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN UNDAMAGED CONDITION, DUE TO THE MANY DIE CUT HOLES WHICH ARE EASILY DAMAGED, BUT THIS SLEEVE IS AS PERFECT AS YOU COULD EVER WISH TO FIND. WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS CLASSIC ALBUM WITH A SLEEVE THAT HAS ALSO DEFIED THE TEST OF TIME
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WITHOUT RUBBING.
THE DIE CUT WINDOWS ARE ALL INTACT AND LOOK GREAT. JUST ONE MINUSCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE NICK TO ONE CORNER
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND AMZINGLY JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE ON EACH OF THE TWO SPINES
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TIPS
THE LEFT SPINE HAS ALL OF THE RED TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ITS FLAT AND CLEAN AND IS IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION. BOTH TIP ENDS ONLY HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB
THE RIGHT SPINE IS ALSO IN THE SAME IMMACULATE CONDITION
THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR.
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS THE VULNERABLE EDGE AND IS ALWAYS FOUND WITH SHELF WEAR, BUT THIS COPY HAS BARELY ANY AT ALL, JUST A FEW TINY FLECKS OF RUB
THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN HAS ALL OF THE DARK BROWN COLOUR INTACT, AND AGAIN IS UNCREASED , AND NO DAMAGE OR WEAR TO ANY OF THE WINDOWS
LIKE THE FRONT THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST ANY OF THE SPINE
THE WHITE WINDOWED INNER CARD IS IMMACULATE.
BOTH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION
I HAVE TO GRADE THIS ALBUM COVER AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS NEAR MINT
THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM
YOU ARE NEVER EVER GOING TO FIND A COPY OF THIS ALBUM IN THIS CONDITION AGAIN, SO IF YOU WANT THE BEST EVER EXAMPLE OF THIS PRECIOUS ALBUM....HERE IT IS!!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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