Sold Date: November 1, 2020
Start Date: October 25, 2020
Final Price: $33.00 (USD)
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Led Zeppelin ‎– Led Zeppelin II - "RL" Cut Side 1 - LAMINATED SLV! - EXPORT COPY ATL-SD 8236 1969 MASTERED AND PLATED IN US (RL) - PRESSED IN GERMANY ON HEAVY VINYL DEEP GROOVE
This sub contains the revised version where Bob Ludwig (RL) is credited in the runouts only on side A.
Outside laminated gatefold sleeve - thin cardboard, so obviously not an import cover.
Spine reads: Stereo (in the green field) Led Zeppelin Atlantic SD 8236
SD 8236 is only on the front cover - rear cover don't show any cat#.
ATL-SD 8236 at the bottom of the labels

The LW in the runouts indicates the metall-work of Longwear Plating
The pressing rings hints for a Pallas pressing.
  Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ST-A-691 671  Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ST-A-691 672 (Runout A, etched): ST - A - 691 671 - A LW W AT RL  (Runout B, etched): ST.A-691672-M LW AT W  This is a rare, hard to find example of the hot mix Ludwig mastered version, plated in the US for export to be pressed in Germany. Using heavy vinyl, heavier than the domestic US version,  rare deep groove and housed in a European style laminated very light weight jacket (printed in the US)
B1 is spelled incorrectly as "Heartbreakers" 
THE HOT MIX RECORD IS IN VG+ TO VG++ SHAPE WITH LIGHT HAIRLINES AND LIGHT SCRATCHES WITH 1 MORE PROMINENT ON SIDE 1 AS SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS - ON 1ST PRESS HEAVY GERMAN SHINY VINYL - PLAYS VERY WELL WITH SURFACE NOISE HEARABLE AS CLICKING AND STATIC MORE PROMINENT ON SIDE 1 - BUT, THE SOUND IS SPECTACULAR ESPECIALLY THE RL HOT MIX WITH THE DRUMS UP FRONT THIS IS A RARE RECORD, SELDOM SEEN, A US PLATED FOR EXPORT AND PRESSED ON DEEP GROOVE HEAVY VINYL NOT MINT, BUT NICELY CARED FOR AND PLAYS VERY WELL BE IT WITH NORMAL SURFACE NOISE FOR A LED ZEPPELIN HOT MIX ENJOYED RECORD.
THE  LIGHTWEIGHT  LAMINATED JACKET- IS IN G+ CONDITION - VERY LIGHT MATERIAL MAKES IT AN EASY TARGET FOR DAMAGE. HAS A CORNER TORN AND BUMPING DAMAGE AND LIGHT STAINING ON BACK. BUT, THIS IS A UNIQUE INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL MADE IN THE USA LAMINATED FOR EXPORT COVER AND RARELY SEEN
  SPINE IS READABLE WITH EDGE BUMPING (SEE PHOTOS)
THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE WITH NO SPINDLE MARKINGS SEEN

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A VERY NICE VERY RARE RECORD RECOMMENDED

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Some incredible songs on this 1967 album from composer Reid King who married the Brazilian sound with
popular music of that era to produce an album that should have really taken off then, but due to the strange
setup of Canterbury Records who were in business to lose money for a Mattel tax shelter, the album was allowed
to die on the vine by Canterbury when it started to take off with airplay and sales.  Reid King went on to become
one of the foremost composers of contemporary music for the gut-string guitar.

FINALLY ONE LAST WORD RE HAIRLINES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANY NON SEALED RECORD WITHOUT THEM, MANY HAD THEM FROM NEW. MOSTLY THEY ARE A RESULT OF STORAGE AND USE AND USUALLY HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE SOUND QUALITY. THE SAME GOES FOR BACKGROUND NOISE, UNFORTUNATELY ALL RECORDS WILL HAVE SOME AND THIS VARIES AND REFLECTS THE PRESSING QUALITY. 

Most records have production marks where someone touched or moved the vinyl while it was still semi-soft.  These marks look like smudges, but are not scratches or "paper scuffs" and do not usually sound.  Untouched vinyl from newly-opened records have these marks. 

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Mint

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Excellent minus is a disc that is excellent except it may have some markings that do not show up in the playing

VG+ AND VG++  - A Disc that is still in good shape, but will have some hairlines and minor superficial scratches with none deep that will not hamper play

VG   A Disc that has minor scratches, some can be felt with a fingernail and can be heard as surface noise but nothing to spoil the overall enjoyment play

VG Minus - A record that has been well enjoyed, Still playable with minor imperfections such as light scratches, visible scuffing etc.

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