Description
Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of the double album Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin, including the original obi.
Note: This is the limited edition first pressing that also included a poster.
About this copy: This copy of Physical Graffiti is a 1975 Japanese pressing on the Swan Song label.
The cover is M- with a tiny dent in the lower left hand corner.
The obi is VG++ with slight foxing and a couple of wrinkles on the “hojyuhyo” (reorder tag), which is still attached. This is the correct obi with the white box indicating a limited edition of 100,000 copies.
The two custom inner sleeves are M-. The lyric insert is M-. The foldout title insert is M-.
The poster is VG++ and close to M- with no holes or tears, but with a light crease in the upper right hand corner.
The two discs are M- with one or two spindle marks on the labels. There is a very faint hairline through “In My Time of Dying;” it’s so faint that we almost missed it. The records have probably only been played once or twice. Clean discs!
A nice copy of a classic LP and the nicest copy we’ve ever had for sale with the rare poster.
Background: Released in 1975, Physical Graffiti was Led Zeppelin’s sixth studio album, their first double album and what was then their first new release in two years.
The album reached #1 in both the U.S. and the UK and has sold more than sixteen million copies to date.
Allmusic.com gave Physical Graffiti a 5 star review:
Led Zeppelin returned from a nearly two-year hiatus in 1975 with the double-album Physical Graffiti, their most sprawling and ambitious work. Where Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy integrated influences on each song, the majority of the tracks on Physical Graffiti are individual stylistic workouts. The highlights are when Zeppelin incorporate influences and stretch out into new stylistic territory, most notably on the tense, Eastern-influenced “Kashmir.” “Trampled Underfoot,” with John Paul Jones’ galloping keyboard, is their best funk-metal workout, while “Houses of the Holy” is their best attempt at pop, and “Down by the Seaside” is the closest they’ve come to country. …It takes a while to sort out all of the music on the album, but Physical Graffiti captures the whole experience of Led Zeppelin at the top of their game better than any of their other albums.
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Country of origin: | Japan |
Size: | 12″ |
Record Label: | Swan Song |
Catalog Number: |
P-5163~4N |
Year of Release: | 1975 |
Format: | Stereo |
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