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SEALED - LED ZEPPELIN - PRESENCE - Classic Records 200 gram Audiophile

Sold Date: March 8, 2016
Start Date: February 9, 2016
Final Price: $169.95 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 765
Buyer Feedback: 15


LED ZEPPELIN - PRESENCE

FACTORY SEALED!  LONG OUT OF PRINT!

Widely praised as the best mastering and pressing of Led Zeppelin recordings (rivaling or exceeding early UK pink label pressings), these 200-gram Quiex vinyl pressings were available for a short time in the early 2000s. 

Mastered by Bernie Grundman with the direct cooperation and final approval of Jimmy Page from the original MASTER TAPES.  All analog mastering.  Analog tube cutting.  The closest you will get to the original master tapes.


I am selling my complete set (the 8 original studio albums plus the concert soundtrack "The Song Remains The Same"):

Led Zeppelin I

Led Zeppeln II

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin IV

Houses of the Holy

Physical Graffiti

Presence

In Through The Out Door

The Song Remains The Same


I have carefully evaluated fair pricing using Popsike.com and browsing current availability.  Acoustic Sounds is presently selling only I ($300), III ($250), III ($250), IV ($400) and Physical Graffiti ($300).  The lowest price I could find for a recently sold ***SEALED*** In Through The Out Door (popsike.com database) was $400..   

I am pricing these for realistic quick sell, to insure you will not find a lower price by buying individually while saving you the bother.

In Through The Out Door is by far the rarest of the original studio released albums basically through a quirk.  Classics' licensing was through a date certain and In Through The Out Door was the last pressed.  Simply, far fewer were pressed.

As for shipping, these will be extremely carefully packed in new LP boxes and then inserted into a large box (double boxed).  I will be happy to photograph packing process before shipping to assuage fears.  Shipping is actual cost shipped with insurance for the purchase price and delivered via your preferred carrier.  I don't recommend Media Mail simply because of the value.


ALL QUESTIONS WELCOME.


INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME:  Please inquire about shipping before bidding.  Your risk once package has cleared US customs.

RETURNS FOR FULL SET OF UNOPENED ALBUMS RETURNED  **AS SHIPPED ONLY**  WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DELIVERY TO YOUR ADDRESS.  MULTIPLE PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN OF EACH LP DURING PACKAGING PROCESS.

 


About Me:

I am first and foremost a music lover and collector.  I have been collecting and enjoying recorded music on vinyl since 1973.  I know how to grade.  You will not see a lot of NM grades because it is a very high standard.  EX+ iis the highest end of the spectrum of Goldmine’s VG+ grading and will normally delight any serious collector.  Unfortunately, overgrading is epidemic on ebay, requiring buyers to “do the math” in their head to estimate an actual grade.  My grades are solid and satisfaction is guaranteed.

If you have any questions about a record’s condition or issue/edition, please ask.  I will answer all.

An EX record (true VG+) will satisfy music lovers who want to enjoy the music without distraction.

I only sell collectible albums (VG+ or better) and I grade strictly using a halogen lamp.  Anything that doesn’t meet the grade goes in the garbage.  I don’t want it.   You don’t want it.  No need to hold on to it.


Shipping and Returns

Media mail with tracking.  Properly packaged and reinforced.  You will receive it as I sent it.  Priority mail and insurance available on request. 

Returns accepted.  SEALED records must be returned SEALED.