pagefan1972 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I have a copy of Led Zeppelin IV on CD, pressed by Atlantic in the US (Catalog Number 19129-2). It looks just like a standard issue Zep IV CD, but the music on it is Jackson Browne's "Late for Sky" (!!??) Has anyone else come across this, or any other similar mis-pressings? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeTheDuke Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I have a copy of Led Zeppelin IV on CD, pressed by Atlantic in the US (Catalog Number 19129-2). It looks just like a standard issue Zep IV CD, but the music on it is Jackson Browne's "Late for Sky" (!!??) Has anyone else come across this, or any other similar mis-pressings? Thanks! yes, I've a III (7567-82277-2) mispressed with YES Tormato (!) I really love this kind of items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i put IV in itunes and it gave me several options of albums i'd never heard of. i put it back in and it read it fine . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeptheweb Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Wow that's cool, defective rarities are ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I have Pink Floyd's The wall double CD bought out in Oman and the first disc with song titles for the first cd plays the 2nd disc music and vice versa !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvana Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I have the original pressing of LZ III with the engraving of "Do what thou Wilt" on one side of the album and the engraving "So mote be it" on the other. Very cool and VERY collectable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I've heard of gold albums being played and the music not matching the release the artists were presented the award for in the first place. The typical corporate rock mentality: "we could really do this right but why bother". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I have a copy of Led Zeppelin IV on CD, pressed by Atlantic in the US (Catalog Number 19129-2). It looks just like a standard issue Zep IV CD, but the music on it is Jackson Browne's "Late for Sky" (!!??) Has anyone else come across this, or any other similar mis-pressings? Thanks!It's not a misspress, it's just a wrongly labeled Jackson Browne album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I have the original pressing of LZ III with the engraving of "Do what thou Wilt" on one side of the album and the engraving "So mote be it" on the other. Very cool and VERY collectable!Yeah.... There's only a few million or so of them, so that makes it quite a collectable item i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvana Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Yeah.... There's only a few million or so of them, so that makes it quite a collectable item i suppose. Actually , that's incorrect. Although there are millions of pressings made of LZIII, the record company stopped the pressings with the engravings after a few thousand in the USA. Promoting Thelemic ideas wasn't too popular with the execs at the time I guess. So, yes, while there are plenty of copies to go around, the actual engraved pressings are rarer here in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Actually , that's incorrect. Although there are millions of pressings made of LZIII, the record company stopped the pressings with the engravings after a few thousand in the USA. Promoting Thelemic ideas wasn't too popular with the execs at the time I guess. So, yes, while there are plenty of copies to go around, the actual engraved pressings are rarer here in the States. OK, I stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninthwave Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I have the original pressing of LZ III with the engraving of "Do what thou Wilt" on one side of the album and the engraving "So mote be it" on the other. Very cool and VERY collectable! I bought that album on vinyl in the mid 80s new and it still had that engraved on the vinyl. I am not sure if it got added back to the pressings or if they never dropped it. Or I had ancient stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvana Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I bought that album on vinyl in the mid 80s new and it still had that engraved on the vinyl. I am not sure if it got added back to the pressings or if they never dropped it. Or I had ancient stock. I have the original - with the engravings and my buddy has his copy from 1979 with no engraving...hhmm, as far as I know the record company (Atlantic) never agreed to put them back on the album. Does your copy have a pressing date on vinyl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRaven Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I have the original pressing of LZ III with the engraving of "Do what thou Wilt" on one side of the album and the engraving "So mote be it" on the other. Very cool and VERY collectable! I have that one as well. I really don't think it's that uncommon. But you can tell when your record was pressed- what series of pressing it belonged to by looking in a record collectors guide and matching the number on the sleeve or paper lable to those listed in the book. According to the number on my copy of III it was in the series of first pressing. Some pressings of II have 'Pecko Duck' ingraved on them and In Through the Out Door has 'strawberry' ingraved on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I have a copy of Led Zeppelin IV on CD, pressed by Atlantic in the US (Catalog Number 19129-2). It looks just like a standard issue Zep IV CD, but the music on it is Jackson Browne's "Late for Sky" (!!??) Has anyone else come across this, or any other similar mis-pressings? Thanks! I think that's roughly as valuable as the vinyl copies of IV that had a song mislabeled as "Misty Mountain Top." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubberfist Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I have a copy of Houses of the Holy on vinyl...the image inside the gatefold is from an album by a Canadian band called Harmonium...it's kind of cool because the photo is of an orange cloudscape...so it kind of matches the original motif in a way. Mr. R. Fist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeTheDuke Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I think that's roughly as valuable as the vinyl copies of IV that had a song mislabeled as "Misty Mountain Top." Uhm to my experience it's absolutely more interesting the mispressed CD instead of the common "top" misprint. Don't forget that the "top" mislabeled is on the first pressing (uk - 2401 012 - plum label) as well on the reissue (uk - K 50008 - green / red label) so we're talking about hundreds (or more) copies. I also think that a mispressed cd is more difficult to "press" than a wrong label (mislabel) or a typing error (misprint). About the value is a completely different story, because there's a small market for the "top" first pressing (it's fashionable as well the Living Loving Wrek misprint) but I don't know how many are interested on the misspressed CD. I'm interested because I love that kind of errors !! The Crowley's run off is almost common and it's on many re-issues (sometimes on one side only): yes, we're talking about millions records pressed! Anyway, I don't know what we can do with this thread but it'ld be interesting to list all the mispressed / misprinted edition we've about Led Zeppelin only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awwhotdog Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I own a copy of Walking Into Clarksdale on Vinyl that does not have side 3. Its side 1, Side 2 on disc one... and then disc 2 its side 2 and side 4. I was none too pleased to discover this on first listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tang991 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I own a copy of IV that when played backwards has a secret recording of Satan singing in the shower with Jones. O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tang991 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I have the original pressing of LZ III with the engraving of "Do what thou Wilt" on one side of the album and the engraving "So mote be it" on the other. Very cool and VERY collectable! I have the original - with the engravings and my buddy has his copy from 1979 with no engraving...hhmm, as far as I know the record company (Atlantic) never agreed to put them back on the album. Does your copy have a pressing date on vinyl? I have that one as well. I really don't think it's that uncommon. But you can tell when your record was pressed- what series of pressing it belonged to by looking in a record collectors guide and matching the number on the sleeve or paper lable to those listed in the book. According to the number on my copy of III it was in the series of first pressing. Some pressings of II have 'Pecko Duck' ingraved on them and In Through the Out Door has 'strawberry' ingraved on both sides. Weren't these engravings put on by individual LP packagers and machine operators? I think I recall reading that one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRaven Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I don't know, but they are engraved on my copies of II and In Through the Out Door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fool Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I have "Porky" engraved on my copy of IV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeTheDuke Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I don't know, but they are engraved on my copies of II and In Through the Out Door. check ALL the records you have ... maybe you'll be surprised ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilith Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I have "Porky" engraved on my copy of IV... There were a lot of records in the 60s and 70s with "Porky" or "Porky's Prime Cuts" on the inner section. These are attributable to a guy called George Peckham, who was a record cutting engineer in London. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peckham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesameoldrock Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I have a copy of Houses of the Holy on vinyl...the image inside the gatefold is from an album by a Canadian band called Harmonium...it's kind of cool because the photo is of an orange cloudscape...so it kind of matches the original motif in a way. Mr. R. Fist do you mean the picture of a guy holding a girl? that's Dunluce Castle, not far from the Giant's Causeway. or do you mean something else? :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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