Led Zeppelin ‎– Led Zeppelin Label: Atlantic ‎– SD 8216 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue  Country: US Released: 1974 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock TracklistHide Credits A1Good Times Bad Times Written-By – Page*, Bonham*, Jones* 2:47 A2Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Arranged By – Jimmy Page Written-By – Traditional 6:41 A3You Shook Me Written-By – Willie Dixon 6:27 A4Dazed And Confused Written-By – Jimmy Page 6:26 B1Your Time Is Gonna Come Written-By – Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones 4:34 B2Black Mountain Side Tabla – Viram Jasani Written-By – Jimmy Page 2:12 B3Communication Breakdown Written-By – Page*, Bonham*, Jones* 2:29 B4I Can't Quit You Baby Written-By – Willie Dixon 4:42 B5How Many More Times Written-By – Page*, Bonham*, Jones* 3:30 Companies, etc. Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation Mastered At – Atlantic Studios Credits Bass, Organ, Backing Vocals – John Paul Jones Design [Cover Design] – George Hardie Drums, Timpani, Backing Vocals – John Bonham Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Glyn Johns Executive Producer – Peter Grant Lacquer Cut By – GP* Lead Vocals, Harmonica – Robert Plant Photography By [Back Liner Photo] – Chris Dreja Producer, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar [Pedal], Backing Vocals – Jimmy Page Notes Labels include "MO" suffix (indicating Monarch pressing) and "Mfg By Atlantic Recording Corp 75 Rockefeller Plaza NY, NY "WB logo" A Warner Communications Company".

USA PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: ST-A-681461CC -REPL AT/GP MR  Δ 18257(2) PR  /  SIDE B: ST-A-681462CC -REPL AT/GP MR  Δ 18257-X(2) PR .

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. CORNER BUMPS.  INNER SLEEVE HAS SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: SIDE ONE IS EXCELLENT MINUS WITH JUST A FEW FINGERPRINTS. SIDE TWO IS VERY GOOD+ WITH ONE SCRATCH ON THE FIRST TRACK, AND A FEW HAIRLINES AND FINGERPRINTS. CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are  clearer.

On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.  The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

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