Led Zeppelin PRESENCE 1976 UK 1st Press Embossed Logo 1 PLAY 100% MINT - LISTEN

	£		137
	$		182

 LED ZEPPELIN - PRESENCE

IN MAGNIFICENT ONCE PLAYED MINT!!!! CONDITION

MINT MINUS EMBOSSED SLEEVE

I SOLD A MINT UNPLAYED COPY OF THIS ALBUM JUST THIS WEEK, AND THIS ONE CAME FROM THE SAME ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS WAS THE COPY HE PLAYED JUST ONCE WHILST COMMITTING THE SOUND TO TAPE FOR HIS CAR

THIS COPY IS EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THE OTHER ONE, AND IF YOU WERE LOOKING TO BUY A TOP COPY AND MISSED OUT ON THE LAST ONE I OFFERED,  I URGE YOU NOT TO MISS OUT ON THIS ONE

THIS VINYL IS ALSO HEAVIER THAN THE ONE I LISTED LAST WEEK

• CATALOGUE:SWAN SONG SSK 59402
• MATRIX: SSK59402 A2 / B1
• ' ATLANTIC STUDIOS' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX

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 TOTALLY UNWORN. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE DISC HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT THE LP IS FLAWLESS, NOT A MARK ON IT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE . A TRULY SUPERB MINT VINYL

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, THIS IS BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

A STUNNING SOUND THAT IS PERFECT WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION AND CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

THERE ARE MANY MANY QUIET PASSAGES IN THIS ALBUM AND NONE OF THEM ARE NOISY , JUST A LITTLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

NO DUST POPS ANYWHERE AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC TICS

OUTSTANDING COPY, AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO MINT!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LONG LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE EMBIOSSED SLEEVE. THE PRESENCE LOGO AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE FRONT SURFACE, AND THE SWANSONG LOGO AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE REAR SURFACE ARE BOTH EMBOSSED

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. IT IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. THE WHITE SURFACE IS PERFECT . I DON'T SEE ANY DISCOLOURING AT ALL.WHEN YOU FIND A COPY OF PRESENCE THESE DAYS IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE SLEEVE WILL BE GRUBBY, BUT THIS ONE CLEARLY HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED FROM DAY ONE. ORIGINALLY CAME IN SHRINKWRAP WITH A PRESENCE STICKER ON THE FRONT OF THE SHRINK. 

THE 4 CORNERS ARE SHARP TIPPED AND PERFECTLY SQUARE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, DENTS, OR EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE. NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNMARKED AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS ALSO MINT. TOTALLY FLAT AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH ONE LIGHT RUB LINE RUNNING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PICTURE TO THE BOTTOM EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS. THE GATEFOLD WON'T EVEN LIE FLAT

THE INNER SEEVE IS ALSO IN NICE CONDITION. NEAR WHITE, BUT OF COURSE HOUSING THE RECORD IS PRONE TO SPLITS AND RECORD SHAPE. THIS HAS ONE SMALL ONE ON THE RIGHT EDGE. THE DELICATE POROUS SURFACE HAS A COUPLE OF GLUE AGE LINES DOWN EACH SEAM . I AM TAKING NO CHANCES WITH IT, AND HAVE REMOVED THE VINYL AND PLACED THE INNER SLEEVE CAREFULLY BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE, WITH THE VINYL IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE NOW PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

A TRULY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS COLLECTIBLE SLEEVE

I HAVE NO HESITATION AT ALL IN GRADING THIS INCREDIBLE SLEEVE, MINT MINUS

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