More of the Music of Led Zeppelin
Reviews and Commentaries for Led Zeppelin I
It’s hard to imagine any copy beating this one! The vinyl is Mint Minus throughout, and the sound is INSANELY GOOD!
The chances of finding these surfaces with this sound — we’ll let you do the math. If you’re a fan of this album, and who isn’t – this is the copy you want.
Side one blew our minds and earned a grade of A++++!
Our lengthy commentary entitled outliers and out-of-this-world sound talks about how rare these kinds of pressings are and how to go about finding them.
We no longer give Four Pluses out as a matter of policy, but that doesn’t mean we don’t come across records that deserve them from time to time.
Originals Vs Reissues
The reason this copy has such amazing transparency and such an extended top end compared to other copies is clearly due, at least to some degree, to the better cutting equipment used to master it.
No original pressing — on domestic or import vinyl — we’ve ever played could boast this kind of resolution, leading edge transients, articulate bass definition, and big, bold but shockingly REAL sound.
Collectors routinely pay hundreds of dollars for original copies that don’t sound remotely as good as this one.
Which is fine by us. We’re not in that business. We’re not selling the right labels; we’re selling the right sound. There is a difference.
Collecting single pressings of original albums is doable, albeit expensive. Collecting good sounding pressings is hard; in fact, nothing in the record collecting world is harder.
But if you actually like playing your records as opposed to just collecting them, then the best possible sound should be right at the top of your list and the rarity of the label right at the very bottom.
Keep in mind that we’re the guys who are all about sound, not originality.
We discussed it in our FAQ as a matter of fact:
This listing gets to the point:
These are all records that can sound better on the right reissue pressing, not the original:
Side One
Good Times Bad Times
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
You Shook Me
Dazed and Confused
Side Two
Your Time Is Gonna Come
Black Mountain Side
Communication Breakdown
I Can’t Quit You Baby
How Many More Times
AMG 5 Star Rave Review
Led Zeppelin had a fully formed, distinctive sound from the outset, as their eponymous debut illustrates. Taking the heavy, distorted electric blues of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Cream to an extreme, Zeppelin created a majestic, powerful brand of guitar rock constructed around simple, memorable riffs and lumbering rhythms. But the key to the group’s attack was subtlety: it wasn’t just an onslaught of guitar noise, it was shaded and textured, filled with alternating dynamics and tempos.