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Sold Date:
October 2, 2024
Start Date:
September 27, 2024
Final Price:
£12.50
(GBP)
Bid Count:
4
Seller Feedback:
1305
Buyer Feedback:
0
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Ongoing sale of selected items from my personal collection of vinyl and CDs, the vast majority of which have been owned by me from new and have been safely stored in a smoke-free home. I try to describe each item as accurately as possible (vinyl will normally be play-tested) and therefore don't routinely accept returns - but I'm happy to offer a no quibble refund in the unlikely event that significant defects are found which were not called out in the listing.
Any questions please ask. Thanks for looking!
This item.... Lovely vinyl copy of Led Zep's classic 1975 album I believe that the packaging is identical to that on the original i.e. with the famous cut-out windows outer sleeve, a separate printed inner for each record, and a wraparound insert that displays the album title in the windows I gave up trying to identify the precise variant on discogs but based on the label details and my memory of when it was purchased (c.1981) it must be a late 70s/early 80s German pressing, and likely to be rare in this condition Label / catalogue number - Swan Song SSK 89400-0 (SS 2-200) FRANCE: WE322 70s/80s German pressing of Led Zep II also listed Condition notes....
I haven't listened to this for a while but there are just some light superficial marks on the vinyl (most noticeably on side 1) and from memory it plays excellent throughout (I'll update the listing after play-testing) I added polyliners to the inners at the point of purchase to help minimise the development of hairlines All labels are nice and clean with no writing or other marks The outer sleeve is in excellent condition, having been protected in a plastic sleeve from purchase Both of the inners have 1-2 inch splits on the bottom edge and one has a similar sized split on one side, but neither has any creases, tears, writing or other marks The wraparound insert just has minor signs of handling on the top edges but no major flaws Postage notes....
Records will be dispatched in a high quality custom mailer Unless the item is new and still sealed I'll remove the record from both the outer sleeve and any printed inner in order to prevent seam splits in transit UK - I'll combine postage if buying more than one item - please wait for invoice Rest of the world - Please note that I only sell overseas via ebay's Global Shipping Programme, which sets postages rates and does not appear to include the facility to combine p&p costs for multiple purchases. Please don't bid if you're not prepared to accept GSP costs or process - thanks And I'm not currently shipping to Belarus, Ukraine or the Russian Federation Thanks for looking!
Update following end-to-end play test: I detected a handful of light pops/clicks and a little light ambient crackle in a couple of places but no deep audible scratches. Overall it's maybe at the lower end of the EX scale but certainly better that VG, and might be improved through a deep clean. I hope that helps!