Sold Date: May 11, 2016
Start Date: April 23, 2016
Final Price: £110.00 £80.00 (GBP)
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This is from my own collection, I am not a dealer, in the next few months I am selling off part of my collection many rarities and collectable, no filler! Thanks for looking!

Led zeppelin II recorded on their "mayhem tours" in USA in 1969, this is very much the sound of a band at work and finding their direction.
The classic tracks are here by the bucketful, Whole Lotta Love, Lemon Song, Heartbreaker all jump off the grooves with incredible clarity.
Page got what he wanted here soundwise and the mixing done at various locations dictated by tour schedule are a credit to the producer.
This recording really put Zeppelin on the map and Atlantic had to give the highest advance to make sure Peter Grants Boys didn't look elsewhere, one of the greatest acts in rock history were in business to stay for a long time to come.

Litigation copy !

Only the first presses came out with "Lemon Song" On the label, this was hastily retitled on Peter Grants orders on later presses for fear of impending litagation from the estate of "blind lemon jefferson"
Grab yourself a piece of rock history!

These are getting harder to find in anything like this condition, also Plant gets songwriting credits for the first time as he is considered "permanent" following US reaction to the 12 month old line up.

The Record


Please note that this album is complete and original 1st UK pressing and is sold for its rarety rather than for its condition

 
In better than VGC with hairlines (see photos) and only some minor scuffs and scrapes from sleeve removal over the years, bear in mind this is a 47 year old vinyl record! Nice fat pre oil crisis 60s vinyl wow !

 No jumps or sticks on our Rega 3 a processional clean may assist (we don't do this as its an individual thing) there is some static in quieter places but not many of those..

Plays fantastic with bright crisp sound may benefit from a professional clean (we don't do this as it's an individual thing) some background static is noticeable in the quieter passages but not many of those!

The labels are clean bright and free of writing doodles or stickers and retain great bold colours.

 Lemon song on the label.

The sleeve


The lighter Brown 1st version

Having done it's job over 47 years the sleeve has some ring wear and rounding corners but no rips or tears on the "EJ Day" London W1 sleeve with the "uptight and Outasight" Atlantic appreciation society (17-19 Stratford Place, London, W1)  message (not on later versions) (see photos) VGC

No splits or tears, colours are good and not a lot fading, the thick card holds up well, no writing , names or stickers.


Having done it's job over 47 years the sleeve has some ring wear (see photos) 

No splits or tears, colours are good and not a lot fading, the thick card holds up well, no writing , names or stickers.

on the whole a good sleeve and a good vinyl.

This is a great cop[y for someone looking for a wholly original 1st press of this great album.
Nr Ex copies are almost impossible now sometimes £150!
This is a great affordable lemon song on label A2 B2 first pressing these were only produced in Red Plum with "Lemon Song" on the label for the first month of release...after "Killin Floor" was substituted.

See photos.....

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