Sold Date: August 15, 2014
Start Date: August 8, 2014
Final Price: £14.01 (GBP)
Bid Count: 14
Seller Feedback: 1065
Buyer Feedback: 12

Up for auction is a superb and very collectable copy of Led Zeppelin's 1973 album Houses Of The Holy.  The gatefold cover is excellent and shows very little wear.  The labels are mint with hardly any spindle marks, quite possibly played only a handful of times.

I am not a record collector nor am I a record dealer.  I am very much an amateur who has rediscovered an assortment of very interesting LPs which were collected many years ago and have seen very little playing.  I can therefore not really give a confident, objective grading but if pushed, I would say the disc and the labels are Near Mint.  The cover may not be completely mint, but it's pretty close.

COVER: The outer gatefold sleeve has virtually no blemishes.  There's no shelf wear and the spine is in great condition.  For its age, it’s really excellent.

DISC: Looks more or less pristine.

LABEL: Unmarked, a couple of extremely faint spindle marks, but you can hardly see them.

INNER SLEEVE: Also in excellent condition - lyrics on both sides and credits on one. Slight disc split in opposite edge to opening.

MATRICES - Side 1 – Runout Groove etched: K + 50014 + A3  Strawberry  W-10

Side 2 - Runout Groove etched: K + 50014 + B3  Strawberry  W-17

I will send this album to the winning bidder in a proper record mailer with stiffeners.

If you wish any further information or more close-up photos, please email.  Many thanks for looking.

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