LED ZEPPELIN - Untitled

Item Description

Vinyl, , Version 5, Gatefold
LP Album Stereo

'Plum' Atlantic pressing on red/white/plum label.

This is the 5th of 9 known 'plum' label variations. Specific features for this:
• 'Marketed by Polydor Records Limited' at 6 o'clock.
• 'Under license from Atlantic Recording Corpn.' in white area under 'Atlantic' on left side.
• 'Led Zeppelin' is printed above spindle hole.
(Variation 3 had a printed label in smaller type-face, and Variations 1 and 2 had the band name printed below the spindle hole in the 'plum' section.)
• Catalogue number at 3 o'clock above circular 'Atlantic' logo reads 'deluxe 2401012'
• There is no 'Executive Producer Peter Grant' credit on the label but the printed inner sleeve still retains the credit.
• Side B has the following error: 'Misty Mountain Hop' is misspelt as 'Misty Mountain Top'.

℗ 1971

Publishing: Kinney Music Ltd. / Superhype Music Inc.

Some copies have the inner with five credits lines, while some copies have the inner with four credits lines. In this case 'Photography⋅Keith⋅Morris' is not mentioned. (see pics)

This release was commonly referred to as 'Led Zeppelin IV', to follow in sequence with their previous three releases, but no actual title appears on the release.

Runouts are stamped, except PECKO DUCK and PORKY is etched.
Variant 5, side B: '1' before 9 mirrored.