4/27/2023 0 Comments Shalamar the ultimate best of rare![]() ![]() However, a bit of impromptu research from some audiophiles* has revealed that in the majority of cases the US pressing actually sounds better than the UK one. ![]() It’s because I could get *almost* the same thing for thirty-two pounds fifty less, and a penny saved is, as the saying goes, a penny earned. This wasn’t because I have some sort of maverick vision or second sight as a record investor. When I first started building up my record collection again, my local record shop, Leigh Records, had a £40 UK plum labelled copy of Led Zep III and a US pressing for £7.50 in the same condition. But received wisdom, I have discovered, is not always correct. It is received wisdom that the earliest Led Zep UK pressings – with a plum and red label, rather than the later green and yellow label – are the ones to have. Want to know why some Led Zeppelin vinyl LPs sounded better than most other rock LPs? Read on… The “Do What Thou Wilt” inscription on Led Zep III ![]()
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