Sold Date: November 17, 2021
Start Date: November 13, 2021
Final Price: £49.95 (GBP)
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Led Zeppelin II
ORIGINAL UK Lp
RED & PLUM LABELS
'PRODUCED BY JIMMY PAGE'
&
"Baldwin" credits for John Paul Jones (side 2)
CLEANED WITH Pro-Ject VC-S MkII Vacuum Record Cleaner.

Released in October 1969, this Lp was the follow up to the hugely successful Zeppelin I... & what an album...Being the groups very first album to reach No. 1 in both the UK and the USA.
The album production was entirely credited to Jimmy Page.
(as a little note: In November of 1999 the album was certified 12X platinum!!)

Catalogue Number: 588198 (Without the central space)
QUALITY Red & Plum label

Matrix Numbers:
Side 1: 588198 A//6
Side 2: 588198 B//4
LOVELY AND EARLY

The Vinyl:
QUALITY 137g
CLEANED WITH VACUUM RECORD CLEANER
VG-.
SOLID.. Being one of my favourite albums of all time-it really wasn't a chore to listen to her through at HIGH volume!!
Solid sound reproduction..Deep bass and clear highs.
There are quite a lot of marks to the vinyl, with a long line on side 2-but this on very lightly registered in playback and certainly didn't make the needle jump, skip or stick.
Side 1 has light marks, but again, nothing to make her jump, skip or stick.
On playback I noticed a brief and light revolutionary pop on track 1, side 1 as well as one on 'Thank You'. However, for the rest of the album the bass was superbly clean and low-it really shone out!
There was some light background crackle, noticeable (but not offensively so) in the quieter sections and more so in the run-outs...But hey; when the tracks get going there's nothing to detract from a lovely listening to Zepp at their best!
*TURN HER UP-I DID*
WOW-Superb drums kicking in at the start-magical! And Ooooh, the escalation of the bass line on Ramble On is a pure joy to listen to.
FLAT & HEAVY.

The Labels:
EX!
ORIGINAL RED & PLUM labels.
 Just very light wear to these iconic labels...Please see the images...WOULD FRAME INCREDIBLY WELL!
KILLING FLOOR credit.
MADE IN Gt. BRITAIN
PRODUCED BY JIMMY PAGE (ON BOTH SIDES)
Gorgeously deep in colour.
NO WRITING.

TRACK LISTING:
    Side One:
    Whole Lotta Love
    What is and What Should Never Be
    Killing Floor
    Thank You
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    Side Two:
    Heartbreaker
    Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)
    Ramble On
    Moby Dick
    Bring it on Home

The writing credit on Side 2 (tracks B1 - Heartbreaker and B4 - Moby Dick) are credited to “BALDWIN” - JOHN RICHARD BALDWIN, as JOHN PAUL JONES was his stage name; in addition HE IS CREDITED IN HIS STAGE NAME OF JOHN PAUL 'JONES' on side 1 for A1 Whole Lotta Love. THIS ONLY OCCURRED ON THIS RED/PLUM LABEL VARIATION as other Red/Plum label variations credited 'Jones' for all 3 tracks.

The Cover:
G+.
 Original light 'CHOCOLATE' coloured GATEFOLD cover with some wear to her-Please see the pictures provided.
States "Lemon Song" in the sleeve track listing...This was never changed.
These covers are notorious for ring wear, which does show lightly to the back panel on this copy. ...Please see the detailed images provided.
The spine has split
The front panel has some dirt to the left-as can be seen in the images provided.
Small bit of writing to the inside panel.
"Sleeve printed and made in England by EJ DAY & Co, London W11"
Also has the earliest "UPTIGHTAN' OUTASIGHT" text, showing this to be the very 1st sleeve.
THE EARLIEST PRINTING CREDIT HERE.
STILL REMAINS SOLID.

The Inner:
EX.
'MADE IN ENGLAND'
Correct inner for this copy-with the "Plastic Bags Can Be Dangerous" blue outline box to the bottom of one side.
 Two-windowed poly-lined inner sleeve in creamy white which carries light discolouration-certainly did her job in looking after the vinyl :)

THIS BABY WOULD PUT A VERY LARGE SMILE ON ANY ROCK FAN!!!
THE COLLECTABLE RED & PLUM LABELS -ALL HOUSED IN A SOLID CHOCOLATE GATEFOLD SLEEVE!!....
SOLID SOUND THROUGHOUT & COMPLETE AS SHE WAS WHEN SHE WAS BORN!

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