RL LED ZEPPELIN II Robert Ludwig HOT MIX Atlantic SD 8236 1st U.S. Pressing 1969
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Description
RL LED ZEPPELIN II Robert Ludwig HOT MIX Atlantic SD 8236 1st U.S pressing on thick matte gatefold cover including Atlantic inner sleeve.
The infamous Hot Mix released first before being withdrawn for a much safer mix. This is the Presswell Pressing Plant edition as indicated by the "PR" on the labels.
RL and SS etched on BOTH sides of the dead wax.
VINYL in strong VG condition, hairlines and surface scuffs, not as bad as most copies I have played, very strong VG condition with some crackle in quieter segments, VG+ once the music is rocking, no skips on my system. This has been my go-to copy for years, I have played it at loud volumes on speakers and headphones, one of the best copies I have had as most are trashed.
COVER in VG+ condition, close to VG++ with yellowing/staining on white areas, light rubbing on seams, corner bumps, very light initials on back cover upper corner, all seams and spine solid and intact!
INNER SLEEVE in VG condition with yellowing, creasing, split seams in middle of seams on all 3 sides.
LP will be mailed in proper mailer with record removed to prevent splitting.
Notes
US 1st pressing (with the 1841 Broadway address on the labels), featuring Robert Ludwig's "hot" mastering on both sides. These were withdrawn early because the high bass levels caused low-grade cartridges to mistrack, leading people to return the album on the belief that it was defective. Another engineer was then hired to recut a much less "hot" version of the album, and that is the far more common version.On some copies the Sterling Sound credit, "SS", appears in both runouts following Ludwig's "RL", and on others the "SS" appears only in the Side Two runout. The "RL" will still appear in both runouts.
This sub should only be used for copies with "RL" in both runouts. Later transitional pressings which featuring "RL" on only one side and another engineer's work on the other should receive their own subs.
"W" in runouts indicates that blank lacquers came from the company Audiodisc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Variant 1): ST-A-691671-C RL SS P LW W AT
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Variant 1): ST-A-691672-C LW RL SS W AT
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