Led Zeppelin I

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There is no fat on this album and every song is masterful. If it's not the best album ever, it's certainly close to it. How many No 1s did Led Zeppelin have? The 1 st print of Led Zeppelin III has one of the easiest-to-spot differences of any collector’s album in the form of a full quote from the British occultist Aleister Crowley on either side of the matrix. It says, “Do What Thou Wilt/So Mote It Be.” Led Zeppelin in their element, captured live at the peak of their pomp. Well, almost. Though both performances combined here (from June 25 and 27, 1972 at the L.A. Forum and Long Beach Arena respectively) were extensively bootlegged, they’d never been heard quite like this. They had their feet under the table, but now they had to prove themselves. Robert Plant: “That was the album that was going to dictate whether or not we had the staying power and the capacity to stimulate. It was still blues-based, but it was a much more carnal approach to the music and quite flamboyant.” Vinyl 1: Original album newly remastered in sleeve replicating the original album on 180 gram vinyl.

Actually, there are at least eight known UK vinyl red/plum 6-digit deluxe cat# versions, the other seven releases can be found below: CD2: Companion audio in a new sleeve, featuring a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, France.CD1: Original album newly remastered in vinyl replica gatefold sleeve, including the wheel and die cut holes. Some copies could have panel inside gatefold glued upside down, see pic (this comes with vinyl that has runouts variant 5). Vinyl 2: Companion audio on 180 gram vinyl in a new sleeve featuring negative artwork based on the original album artwork, and featuring previously unreleased studio outtakes. I've worked out my Led Zep I is 5th version original and Led Zep II version 12 of UK vinyl release.

Most people know the Led Zeppelin debut album as the one with the orange color that featured the four band members looking at the camera. Before switching to this version, however, the very first cover released depicted the Hindenburg disaster with the band name in blue in the top left corner. This is why this version has been dubbed “the turquoise version” by collectors. For every number one album, however, there’s a cover variant or label mistake that is now an incredibly rare collector’s item. These are the 8 rarest Led Zeppelin albums that have been sold at auctions and collected by the most avid Zeppelin fans. CD1: Original album newly remastered in Japanese replica gatefold sleeve, with 8-color embossed printingNote also the phrase on B2, "She's A Woman", later becomes "She's Just A Woman" on subsequent releases. Also 1st Issues Have Uncorrected Matrix Numbers On Run Out, Later Pressings Have The Letter 8 Crossed Out You could find this rare album without the sleeve as well, which shows more subtle variations on the center label. The 1 st pressing label was credited to Superhype Music whereas the reissue with the less valuable cover has had the text credit corrected to read “Warner Bros.” Vinyl 2/3: Companion audio on two LPs ( 180 gram vinyl ) in a new sleeve featuring negative artwork based on the original album artwork, and featuring a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, France.

Print: High-quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered To emphasise the rustic nature of the album, Zeppelin even changed their appearance, growing facial hair to Hobbit-like proportions and wearing clothes that made them look more like hippie farmers than sex gods. Not to be confused with reproductions, which despite having turquoise lettering on the front, will not have the title or catalogue number on the spine. Reproductions might also have different colored vinyl and list "LZ-A" and "LZ-B" on the corresponding sides of the deadwax, rather than the catalogue number. Vinyl 1: Original album newly remastered in gatefold sleeve replicating the original album on 180 gram vinyl CD2/3: Companion audio in a new sleeve wallet with 6-color embossed printing, featuring 15 previously unreleased recordings from 1968 - 1974The whole album had a very upbeat quality to it,” said engineer Eddie Kramer. “A much brighter sound than on earlier Zeppelin albums. There was a unity of spirit and a unity of direction of sound.” It sounds a lot more exciting than it is. Eight previously unreleased recordings from across the Zeppelin career brushed off for release, two years after John Bonham’s tragically early death, to confound bootleggers and honour Bonzo’s memory. The final instalment in an auspicious body of work. Vinyl 2: Companion audio on one LP ( 180 gram vinyl ) in a new sleeve featuring negative artwork based on the original album artwork, and featuring a previously unreleased companion audio reference mixes from the sessions After a brief hiatus, Zeppelin regrouped in the spring of 1974 and convened at a remote estate in Headley Grange, where they dove headlong into a verdant songwriting frenzy that would yield their enduring masterpiece – the utterly enthralling Physical Graffiti.