Led Zeppelin PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 1975 UK LP 1st Press (B4) PLAYS MINT HEAR

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LED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI

 MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO 

FIRST PRESS  - UK ISSUE (B4)

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS SLEEVE AND INNERS

• CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG SSK 89400
• MATRIX: SSK89400 A1 / B4 / C1 / D1 
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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'

THEREFORE A NORMAL SECOND PRESS OF THIS ALBUM SET WILL HAVE A1 / B5 / C1 / D1 AS THE MATRIX NUMBERS.

HOWEVER THERE IS A SLIGHTLY EARLIER (FIRST) PRESS WITH SIDE TWO HAVE THE MATRIX 'B4'

THIS SET IS THAT EARLIER PRESS WITH THE B4 MATRIX NUMBER

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 MORE THAN ONE TINY SPIDER LINE BY THE HOLE, PLUS SOME RESIDUAL VINYL ATTACHED TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

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 MAGNFIYING LED HALO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE WHATSOEVER 

PTHE TEST PLAY

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. 

SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

 ALL I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST LITTLE DUST TICS ON SIDE THREE

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 MINT AS YOU COULD EVER WISH TO FIND. I AM 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. 

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND AMZINGLY NONE OF THE SMALL PRESSURE LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE, AND IN THIS CASE WE HAVE TWO SPINES, AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NONE ON EITHER SIDE.

 IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE, BUT JUST THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THIS SLEEVE IN YOUR HANDS AND INSTANTANEOUSLY YOU JUST KNOW IT'S A VERY SPECIAL SLEEVE

THE LEFT SPINE HAS ALL OF THE RED TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ITS FLAT AND CLEAN AND IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF RUB ON THE REAR LEADING EDGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINEBOTH TIP ENDS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

THE RIGHT SPINE IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP 

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS THE VULNERABLE EDGE AND IS ALWAYS FOUND WITH SEVERE SHELF WEAR, BUT THIS COPY HAS NO MORE THAN A FEW TINY FLECKS OF LIGHT 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 EDGES

THE WHITE WINDOWED INNER CARD IS IMMACULATE. I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS THAT THERE ARE TWO DESIGNS. IT APPEARS THAT THE EARLIEST ISSUES HAD A SINGLE FOLD LINE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHEREAS THE LATER ISSUES WERE DOUBLE FOLDED TO FORM A SPINE. THIS ONE DEFINITELY HAS A SINGLE FOLD .
IT IS ALSO THE EARLIEST EXAMPLE HAVING  SATIN WHITE FINISH FRONT AND BACK

THERE ARE A FEW TINY FOXING MOTTLES

THEY WERE CHANGED TO THE TWO FOLD EXAMPLE BECAUSE THE INNER SLEEVES SAT INSIDE BETTER IF THERE WAS A SPINE TO NESTLE INTO

BOTH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION

I HAVE TO GRADE THIS ALBUM COVER AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS MINT MINUS

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

GARRY