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LED ZEPPELIN II RL SS/LH SS HOT 🔥 ROBERT BOB LUDWIG 1969 RARE LOUD VINYL LP
Sold Date:
January 2, 2025
Start Date:
December 26, 2024
Final Price:
$52.00
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Bid Count:
9
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FOR SALE IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION " HOT MASTERING" OF LED ZEPPELIN II
THE RECORD IS A LOWER TIER WELL PLAYED G+. THERE ARE SCORES OF MARKS BUT NO DEEP ONES. IT COULD BENEFIT FROM AN EXTRA CLEANING.
THE COVER IS Â VG- WITH SPLITS
RL SS AT A LWP W ARE ETHCHED IN WAX. Â THE SS IS ONLY ON ONE SIDE
 – Led Zeppelin II  Label:  – SD 8236 Format: , LP, Album, Stereo, "RL" Cut, PR - Presswell Pressing Country: Released: Genre: Style: A1Whole Lotta Love5:33A2What Is And What Should Never Be4:47A3The Lemon Song6:20A4Thank You3:50B1Heartbreaker4:15B2Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)2:40B3Ramble On4:35B4Moby Dick4:25B5Bring It On Home4:19 Copyright © – Manufactured By – Mastered At – Mastered At – Mastered At – Lacquer Cut At – Pressed By – Published By – Artwork – Engineer – *, , *, Executive-Producer – Lacquer Cut By – * Mastered By [Uncredited] – Performer – , , , Producer – Technician [Director Of Engineering] – * Written-By – ,  (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B4),  (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B4),  (tracks: A1 to B3, B5) US 1st pressing (with the 1841 Broadway address on the labels), featuring Robert Ludwig's "hot" mastering on both sides. These were withdrawn early because the high bass levels caused low-grade cartridges to mistrack, leading people to return the album on the belief that it was defective. Another engineer was then hired to recut a much less "hot" version of the album, and that is the far more common version.
On some copies the Sterling Sound credit, "SS", appears in both runouts following Ludwig's "RL", and on others the "SS" appears only in the Side Two runout. The "RL" will still appear in both runouts.
Comes in a gatefold sleeve.Â
This sub should only be used for copies with "RL" in both runouts. Later transitional pressings which featuring "RL" on only one side and another engineer's work on the other should receive their own subs.
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"LW" in runouts indicates  metal parts.
"AT" in runouts indicates  mastering
"W" in runouts indicates that blank lacquers came from the company Audiodisc.
