$1 that was a steal! Great find looks like I will have to fork out at least $200 for a decent copy on ebay

Classic is best then it’s the plum label UK then this one I own all

Curiosity got the better of me and I ended up with a chewed up copy supposed to be vg+. Then I got a much cheaper and better condition German RL but only on the first side. The second side is awful. I also have the new page re master and it sounds much more like the RL than it does the weak second one in this video and is 180g clean vinyl. If I weren't so curious and more budget conscious I'd say go with the newest page remaster. It consistent, maybe arguably the most audiophile sounding and it rocks pretty good. RL if you have to have the best cause everything lows,mids,. Highs are more crankable with less fatigue but still the latest remaster is closest I've heard and difference is slighter (not staggering like it is here). Unless my German RL is not hot. Anyone know if there were any non hot RL Zeppelin 2s?

@@Pauleyh2 Just curious, have you heard the latest 2014 page remaster? How would you characterize compared to the classic or UK plumb?

Were :Led Zeppelin of the mind to be surrounded on tour by intense audiophiles, "Dancing Days" would not have made Houses, but "The Rover." I've already lost 50 per cent of future "fun reputation" responding to a KZfaq comment. Might as well finish it off; like many many online things the comparison is Stoked to Stoke. 2nd pressing sounds nowhere near as muddy as this Made to be liked video. Made to be liked videos predominate, but do present the thing worshipped very-well.

You could set up a retirement fund while all of those…if you so choose 😉

what's your verdict on the best pressing plant edition for LZ2 ?

I think I had one of those. The Lemon Song was called something different if memory serves...

I got the piros for 10 bucks, sounds better than the second here.

You can search that set of numbers in Discogs, you just enter those numbers and click search.

@@IsraelQuezada999 yeah that's what I usually do,pity there isn't a site like the pink Floyd archive 🎸

It’s likely that the metal plates used for those pressings are long gone. Sadly, the mainstream demand isn’t there for it. It used to be bought for a decent price, but the secret is out and asking prices are through the roof. I bought a VG++ for $450 with shipping, but it’s worth every penny. Killer sound!

@@TheTigersfan20 Bummer. Thanks for the info, though. I look forward to the day I can join in spending $450 on a record. Till then...

@@TheTigersfan20 it will be worth $1k eventually, so you are fine

@@galus14436 I have since found another RL pressing at a garage sale. Not as good as the other one, but VG all round.

I picked one up recently for $40 and yes you get what you pay for. Lots of surface noise, but no skips or jumps. And surface noise only noticeable on quieter parts. I got the Classic Records Reissue at the same time, NM, and the double RL absolutely blows it away. As an aside, I recently saw a clean copy (VG?) of the double RL for $750!

it's likely, nut not certain. it's possible there may be garbage in the grooves, if not that double-check your antiskate and tracking force (if you have them) if you don't, it's likely your player.

honestly, the re-issues were probably just digitally remastered from the master tapes or whatever masters/ mixes are commonly used now. re-issues don't often give many shits unless stated otherwise

All I can say is that I bought this record in the early 1970s in the UK. It's not the Ludwig edition but it sounds like it. It certainly doesn't sound like the 2nd edition, so something must have happened to restore it to what was originally intended.

Same as with the late 1970’s reissue.

Start a petition.

@@heliotropezzz333 It's a cold, hard business decision. If they re-press or re-cut the lacquer to make the album sound harder, the current worldwide inventory will go to crap. No one will buy those records, and many already bought will flood the 2nd hand market, thus decreasing the chances of the "hard" reissue being a success. Crazy? Look at Discogs, or Ebay, or your local record shop and se how many old copies of The White Album, or Sgt. Pepper's "stereo re-edition" are on the used LP bins because fans are flocking to buy the remixes. I think we will see the "hard" reissue someday, but it will be years before we do. Time is now measured not in years, but in decades.

@@manolokonosko2868 As long as the possibility exists, hope exists. One day, maybe when sales have gone low enough, someone will try to revive sales with a re-cut or re-press.

Original lacquers are destroyed by the plating process itself. You'd need to find metal parts made from one of those lacquers.

Even if the mid to late 1970’s reissue of this album sounds exactly the same as the 2nd edition as you can hear at 5:35.

I have no idea what you just said man.

Nothing a couple of pennies couldn't fix. ❤

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And it was pressed on vinyl in 2015?

Mid to late 1970’s reissue used the same quality as the 2nd edition did without Ron Ludwig. If you look at the same copy, it has 75 Rockefeller Plaza with Warner Communications at the bottom.