Sold Date: June 1, 2024
Start Date: May 7, 2024
Final Price: £159.95 (GBP)
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Led Zeppelin
Houses Of The Holy
SUPERB VERY 1ST ISSUE
**WITH FANTASTICALLY CLEAN & CLEAR AUDIO THROUGHOUT**
Robert Ludwig cut too...
'STERLING RL'

Easy EX++/EX

This baby has firstly been gently vacuum cleaned and then ultrasonically cleaned, and then listened to-ALL THE WAY THROUGH & AT VOLUME.

Being released on the 28th of March 1973, by Atlantic Records, this album was a 'tip of the hat' to the Zepp fans who turned up to hear them play live at places-dubbed Houses Of The Holy.
The album was full of NEW MATERIAL and entered the UK charts in the number 1 position, also reaching the number 1 slot across the Atlanic, in the US charts.

This copy up for auction is the very 1st pressing-without the Warner "W" to the labels.

Catalogue Number: K 50014
Dead Wax info:
Side 1: K 50014 A3        STERLING  RL
Side 2: K 50014 B2         STERLING  RL
W-O-W VERY 1st ISSUE WITH THE MUCH LOVED AND ACCLAIMED ROBERT LUDWIG "RL" CUTTING, FOR SUPERIOR SOUND.

The Vinyl:
133g
EX++/NMINT
When I gave her a gentle vacuum clean and then listened to her-all the way through-I am very happy to report the audio reproduction was lovely and rich-clear too!
NO significant background noise to speak of AT ALL!!
Infact, when listening to this superb slab of vinyl I noticed some different audio I had not noticed before: The fade away on 'Over The Hills..' was so exquistely quiet that I noticed different arrangements going into 'The Crunge' with some clear chat at the start of the track..
ALSO..
The clarity of the soft countdown start on 'The Ocean' was simply fantastic
FLAT as the day she was born too.

The Labels:
EX++/NMINT
They each have the deep-set groove to both sides, at around 2cm in from the outer edge of the label.
Just traces of a couple of light and faint spindle marks-evident only when angled towards the light.
NO WRITING
NO Warner "W" at the end of the rim text AND the rim-text finishes BEFORE the white central band-showing this to be THE 1st Pressing.
"Superhype" credit too.

The Sleeve:
EX+.
It is the ORIGINAL gatefold sleeve.
FREE FROM SPLITS OR TEARS.
There is just some VERY light rubbing to the very top and bottom of the spine from shelf wear..Most people won't even state this. With some slight ring wear (as was common with this release) to the back...NOTHING AT ALL OFFENSIVE.
It really is that good!
GLORIOUS colours
STRONG and UNCRUSHED SPINE

The Inner:
EX.
TEXTURED & HEAVYWEIGHT
 The inner has got a small amount of foxing to the paper-as can be seen in the images provided...Which is why she is graded as EX and not EX+.
NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS-SHE REMAINS PERFECTLY INTACT.
Has the 1st pressing text to the bottom of one side:
"PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY MACNEIL PRESS LTD"
AN ALL ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING RUN HERE.

ALL IN ALL THIS IS A TOP QUALITY SOUNDING RECORD ON 1ST PRESSING UK LABEL.
COMPLETE WITH THE 1ST PRESSING INNER TOO.
 GRAB HER-PUT HER ON YER DECK AND TURN HER UP-I DID!

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