Led Zeppelin Iv 4 Plum/red Porky 1st Uk Press Vg Ex top Miss Press

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#364092
Ebay Item #
353364958704
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$202.41
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44
Auction End date
31 Jan 2021
Seller Location
Leicester
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LED ZEPPELIN -

4 IV

ATLANTIC

1st UK Press 1971

2401012


The auction is for a great copy of Zep 4. First press matrices A//3 B//4 with the earliest stampers and PORKY and PECKO DUCK etched into the deadwax. This is the genuine FIRST PRESS with the correct A//3 B//4 matrices. It has the TOP miss press instead of HOP on the label.


Earliest mothers: A//3 1 3 7

B//4 1 1 1




George Peckham mastered this album with Jimmy Page and Phil Carsons from Atlantic Records. Page called back after the session to say how pleased he was with the results and that he wanted George to master all future Led Zeppelin Lps. his Porky s inscription would go on to also appear on latter albums.



Four Symbols spent an amazing 57 weeks in the UK charts. The green orange label pressings would far outsell the red and maroon colour early pressing s. The Plum label variants were only available for 12 of the 57 weeks, during which time Atlantic prepared to launch their new labels and the new catalogue numbers.

Label changes usually took place incrementally, with a necessary cross over period needed to bridge the change of the records and covers already in record shops, taking into account the most recent releases that were still selling.

The classic Plum label design was changed by Atlantic to a green orange colour in March, 1972, when the second pressings of 4 Symbols were made, with a new catalogue number, K 5008, replacing the first issue s De Luxe 2401 012.





Vinyl: VG to EX. Great heavy first UK press vinyl. Under a strong light only the very lightest wispy retraction paper traces can be seen. Any LP will have this as soon as they are taken out of its sleeve. A couple of very wispy hairlines can only be made out under a strong light. These are totally invisible in normal light. The last track Stairway to Heaven is of course most wonderful with tremendous depth never heard again on cd reissues 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 a first press can. Lovely channel separation without any distortion or crackle. Barely ever any static.




Gatefold sleeve: EX. A great gatefold sleeve with barely any storage wear. There are NO creases at all. This is a very hard sleeve to find in such great condition. This copy is well preserved and has been carefully stored as all other albums from this wonderful prog collection. It lies totally flat without anything untoward. A superb beautiful spine without any wear at all. The opening is super crisp. Only the lightest storage wear on the bottom edge, and that s it A fantastic upgrade More from this wonderful collection will be listed in the near future. This looks just great and is an absolute upgrade for most Zep collectors Needless to say, NO creases, NO writing, NO tears or damage etc.

The lyric inner sleeve is probably not the original one as it is very light coloured. It has the lyrics to Stairway to Heaven printed.

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 30.00. Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

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.


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