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Sonic Grade: F
Ridiculously bright and harsh, sounding nothing like the good pressings we sell.
We are proud to say this was one of the Classic Records Led Zeppelin releases that we never carried back when we were selling Heavy Vinyl (along with II and Houses, both of which stink to high heaven).
You will find very few critics of the Classic Zep LPs outside of those who work for Better Records, and even we used to recommend three of the Zep titles on Classic: Led Zeppelin I, IV and Presence.
Wrong on all counts. Live and Learn, right?
Since then, we’ve made it a point to create debunking commentaries for some of the Classic Zeps, a public service of Better Records. We don’t actually like any of them now, although the first album is by far the best of the bunch.
Is this pressing of III the worst version of the album ever made?
There may be too much competition to make that claim – in our experience, most pressings of Zep records tend to be poorly mastered, only hinting at how well recorded their albums really are — but it is certainly a record no audiophile should want anything to do with.
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