Led Zeppelin PHYSICAL GRAFFITI UK LP 1st NO Warner INCREDIBLE AUDIO AND SLEEVE

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LED ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI

SUPERB MINT MINUS-EX+ AUDIO

FIRST PRESS  - UK ISSUE

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG SSK 89400
• MATRIX: SSK89400 A1 / B5 / 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)

ON THE VINYL THE MATRIX NUMBERS HAVE TO BE 'STAMPED' ALL LATER PRESSES WERE ETCHED WITH THESE DETAILS

THE LABELS ON THE FIRST ISSUES DID NOT HAVE THE WARNER LOGO AT 3 O'CLOCK

THE INSIDE OF THE INNER SLEEVES ARE TEXTURED AND NOT SMOOTH

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 USUALLY HAS THE MATRIX ENDING OF 'B5'

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

THERE WERE A FEW EARLIER PRESSES RELEASED WITH THE VERY HARD TO FIND 'B4' MATRIX ENDING. 

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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

THE VINYL

MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF DISCS, THAT HAVE LOST NONE OF THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE. I DAYLIGHT THEY ARE FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN SEE THE FOLLOWING

SIDE A: 1-2 WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES AND ONE ULTRA FINE SURFACE HANDLING LINE

SIDE B: ONE OR TWO WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

SIDE C: 2-3 WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES. ONE LIGHT SURFACE HANDLING LINE AND ONE TINY MARK ON TRACK THREE

SIDE D: 3-4 WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE ALBUM SET FROM START TO FINISH SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO PERSONALLY JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

DISC ONE PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS. NO STATIC EITHER AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE FREE FROM ANY VINYL NOISE. THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS DURING THE PLAY

DISC TWO ALSO HAS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS, OR STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES OR EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE. THERE ARE A FEW MORE LITTLE TICS ON SIDE THREE WITH THE LONG THIRD TRACK HAVING ABOUT SIX, AND A FEW MORE RANDOMLY ONCER THE SIDE. SIDE FOUR ONLY HAS A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST TICS

AUDIBLE I WOULD GRADE THIS AS MINT MINUS FOR SIDES ONE AND TWO, EX+ FOR SIDE THREE AND NEAR MINT FOR SIDE FOUR

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

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 I 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 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 PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION

THE RIGHT SPINE IS ALSO IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION WITH JUST THE BAREST SPECK OF EDGE RUB AT THE TOP

THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR. IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THE INNER SLEEVES HAVE JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER, LET ALONE THE RECORDS THEMSELVES

THE BOTTOM EDGE ALWAYS SHOWS SHELF WEAR, I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE THAT DOESN'T, BUT I CAN'T SAY THAT THIS ONE HAS ANY MORE THAN SOME SMALL SPECKS OF RUB ON THE REAR EDHE

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

THE WHITE WINDOWED INNER CARD IS IN SUPER CONDITION. I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS THAT THERE ARE TWO DESIGNS. IT APPEARS THAT THE EARLIEST ISSUES HAD A SPINE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHEREAS THE LATER ISSUES WERE JUST A PIECE OF CARD FOLDED IN HALF. THIS ONE DEFINITELY HAS A SPINE WHERE THE INNER SLEEVES SIT FAR BETTER AND SNUGGER BECAUSE OF THIS. IT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH JUST A TRACE OF HANDLING

BOTH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION

I HAVE TO GRADE THIS ALBUM COVER AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS MINT MINUS IT JUST HAS TO BE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY