LED ZEPPELIN III 3 - PLUM/RED 1970 1st UK PRESS Spinning wheel EX+ vinyl

Sold Date: November 20, 2016
Start Date: November 10, 2016
Final Price: £123.21 (GBP)
Bid Count: 24
Seller Feedback: 2454
Buyer Feedback: 2



LED ZEPPELIN - 

3  III


ATLANTIC

2401-002

1st UK Press  1970


An absolutely stunning quality vinyl not very often seen for Zep records in general but esp. the earliest Plum/red labels. This vinyl looks as if it has just left the presses with a beautiful glossy sheen and without any marks. A vinyl worthy of investment.

 



First press matrices A5  B5 with the earliest stampers and "DO WHAT THOU WILT" and "SO MOTE IT BE" etched into the deadwax. 


A5   1 2    1  1

B5   1 5    1  6






'Following the staggering reunion triumph at the O2, which I was lucky enough to be at, interest in Led Zeppelin has become greater than ever, with the site for the Ahmettribute.com tribute concert receiving an unbelievable 120 million hits, with 25 million people apparently registering for a Zeppelin ticket, its as good a time as any to invest in an original copy early press of this classic Zep album.'





Vinyl: EX+ . Great heavy first UK press vinyl . A beautiful heavy glossy vinyl.  Under a strong light only two wispy hairlines can be seen on side 2. These do not impact on the wonderful sound and are non feelable.  Side 1 looks NM and has probably just been played once if at all. I subjected the record to a detailed listen on my high end system and it did not disappoint. This sounded better than any re-issue like only an original press can. Lovely channel separation without any distortion and only light static at times. I have seen many copies of this album in the past but this is definitely one of the very best if not the best I have ever seen. Barely any static at all. Needless to say really, NO jumps, NO clicks, NO sticks etc..




Gatefold sleeve: EX. A great gatefold sleeve for this first UK press version with a the spinning wheel.  This is a very hard sleeve to find in such great condition as many owners did not look after their albums properly. This copy is well preserved and has been carefully stored as all other albums from this wonderful prog collection. The colours are rich and the spine is 100% legible. The edges are beautiful unworn and the opening is super crisp. To the rear two underlaminate folds in the lamination from the production process, not creases!!(see pics) The inside gatefold is a splendid EX. NO creases, NO tears at all and an upgrade for most! More from this wonderful collection will be listed in the near future.




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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.



 

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

 

 

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.