Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
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Atlantic – SD 8236 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Blues Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Whole Lotta Love | 5:33 | |
| A2 | What Is And What Should Never Be | 4:47 | |
| A3 | The Lemon Song | 6:20 | |
| A4 | Thank You | 3:50 | |
| B1 | Heartbreaker | 4:15 | |
| B2 | Living Loving Maid | 2:40 | |
| B3 | Ramble On | 4:35 | |
| B4 | Moby Dick | 4:25 | |
| B5 | Bring It On Home | 4:19 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Presswell
Notes
Promotional copy of US 1st pressing (with the 1841 Broadway address on the labels), featuring Robert Ludwig's "hot" mastering on both sides. These were withdrawn early because the high bass levels caused low-grade cartridges to mistrack, leading people to return the album on the belief that it was defective. Another engineer was then hired to recut a much less "hot" version of the album, and that is the far more common version.
On some copies the Sterling Sound credit, "SS", appears in both runouts following Ludwig's "RL", and on others the "SS" appears only in the Side Two runout. The "RL" will still appear in both runouts.
This sub should only be used for copies with "RL" in both runouts, as only these are the true "RL" pressings. Later transitional pressings which featuring "RL" on only one side and another engineer's work on the other should receive their own subs.
On some copies the Sterling Sound credit, "SS", appears in both runouts following Ludwig's "RL", and on others the "SS" appears only in the Side Two runout. The "RL" will still appear in both runouts.
This sub should only be used for copies with "RL" in both runouts, as only these are the true "RL" pressings. Later transitional pressings which featuring "RL" on only one side and another engineer's work on the other should receive their own subs.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label: Side 1): ST-A-691671 PR
- Matrix / Runout (Label: Side 2): ST-A-691672 PR
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout: Variant 1): ST-A-691671-C RL SS P LW W AT
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout: Variant 1): ST-A-691672-A P LW AT RL SS W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout: Variant 2): ST-A-691671-A LWP W AT RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout: Variant 2): ST-A-691672-A LWP AT RL SS W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout: Variant 3): ST-A-691671-B LW AT RL SS W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout: Variant 3): ST-A-691672-C LW RL SS W AT
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout: Variant 4): ST-A-691671-A LW W AT RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout: Variant 4): ST-A-691672-A LWP AT RL SS W
Other Versions (5 of 1013)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Led Zeppelin II (LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo, Gatefold) | Atlantic | 588198, 588 198 | UK | 1969 | |||
| Led Zeppelin II (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold, Red Label) | Atlantic | SD 8236 | Canada | 1969 | |||
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Led Zeppelin II (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing, Gatefold) | Atlantic | SD 8236 | US | 1969 | ||
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Led Zeppelin II (LP, Album, Stereo) | Atlantic | HATS 421-43 | Spain | 1969 | ||
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Led Zeppelin II (LP, Album) | Atlantic | 921021, N° 921021 | 1969 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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There seems to be 3 pressings of the original stereo "RL hot cut" promo white label: Presswell, TH, and Monarch. The Presswell is the one on Discogs with the most "activity" (looking, wanting, buying, etc). Does anyone know if one promo pressing is preferred or more sought after than others? I also noticed that the one for sale and listed here on Presswell actually describes a Monarch pressing (which happens to be the version I have).
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If this is a "promo" copy and therefore not for sale, why do the notes say:
"US 1st pressing (with the 1841 Broadway address on the labels), featuring Robert Ludwig's "hot" mastering on both sides. These were withdrawn early because the high bass levels caused low-grade cartridges to mistrack, leading people to return the album on the belief that it was defective. Another engineer was then hired to recut a much less "hot" version of the album, and that is the far more common version."
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