Just bought this copy today at a record fair,the clerk told me it was a second pressing;from 1976,haven't played it yet,also gabbed the RL cut of HOTH,second pressing too. 22$ each.
I just got this album today.... Its a CRC copy and sounds gorgeous!! (One of the thinnest records I have seen I might add)
Like many here I've struggled to find a clean copy of IV. I love the US Porky but each one I come across has been played a LOT. I just found an immaculate Canadian copy that looks like a 1977 reissue (KSD 19129), hoping my problems were solved, and while side 2 rocks, side 1 is just a bit dull. I'll keep it but the hunt continues!
I have multiple copies and nothing sounds as bad as a copy i have labeled 7208 with R112014A under it.
I have a CRC copy too. SD19129 Presswell 1977 reissue with original style inner sleeve. Side Two has @T GP in the deadwax. It is in clean condition with little surface noise, but I don't have anything to compare it to. Wondering about the recent remaster vinyl.
You can't go wrong with Classic Records 180 or 200 gram pressing of IV. I have several US and UK pressings and overall I think the Classic 200 gram is the best pressing I have heard. I know they are getting pricey but they are worth it!
Wow they put out a re-issue as well? The CRC I have is the orignal SD 7208 (My 8 track is the same CRC 7208 master)
I recently picked up a Japanese pressing (P-10125A '76 re-issue) and it sounds pretty awful in some parts, mediocre at best. My best guess is that previous owner(s) unknowingly damaged it through any number of factors (misaligned carts, tracking force, etc...) though the disc looks great! Without any basis for comparison I may spring for one of these Monarch pressings mentioned throughout the discussion. I also have a Physical Graffiti Japanese in the mail, should be arriving soon.
Just listening to a top quality rip i have of an original 7.5 ips reel to reel tape and it's even better than the UK plum vinyl! EQ wise its very similar to the plum just more full and in your face sounding. Best i've ever heard this album for sure!
I thought I would share some info I learned recently. A few weeks ago I attended a family reunion, and my uncle brought his LZ IV vinyl album. It was a Christmas present my mother bought for him in 1971, and he wanted to show everyone he still had it. Both my mom and uncle are 100% sure it was 1971, because he was still living at home, and moved out of state in February of 1972. I was immediately intrigued because his album has to be a first pressing, since LZ IV was released in November of 1971. My good uncle let me take his pressing home so that I could give it a few spins and share the deadwax info. This is a terrific sounding pressing, probably the best I've heard for LZ IV. Here is the info: Atlantic U.S. SD 7208 pressed at Presswell with Broadway address side 1: Porky ST-A-712285 AT/GP side 2: Pecko Duck ST-A-712286 AT/GP I will be on the lookout for one of these to add to my collection.
Yes. I think the best sounding copy I have has this deadwax: side 1: ST-A-712285-E AT/GP PR-ck PORKY side 2: ST-A-712286-E AT/GP PR-ck PECKO DUCK SD 7208. Broadway address, no 2 letter code but has speciality records stamps. It has a lot of noise but man it thumps and has presence and depth. I also really like the copy below that I recently found because mine is so clean it's almost mint. The record retains a lot of the good aspects of the earlier pressings. Maybe it benefits from fresh stampers or plates: SD 19129 PR: Side 1: ST-A-712285-E AT/GP PRP PORKY Side 2: ST-A-712286-C PRP PECKO DUCK
I have several 1977 reissues, my best sounding has your same numbers with side 1 ending in J. AT/GP. Side two has Pecko Duck AT/GP ending with D pressed at Monarch.
I bought a Classic Records 200g version of this today. I have an original porky/ pecko but mine sounds very thin. This version really rocks out. Damn!
Probably the least expensive way to get the best sounding version. But it has to be the 'original' a3 / b3 or b4 matrices, not the later ones which have lower numbers a2 / b2.
Me like! The one I have is A3/B4. I actually just bought an RI Peckoduck/Piros (which I had had previously and sold) just so that I can now compare the two. I got the transitional off Discogs, so it's been a while since I listened. Btw, any views on the 80s Piros 'new audio' in the dw?
I like the Classic 200 gram. It actually has bass, as compared to the various original US copies I have. The 2014 is solid too, but I need to go back and do some comparisons.
More bass and more softening of the middle - where musical magic lies. Led Zeppelin records should rock and the Classic - while not bad by any stretch - is too polite IMO (which the case with most of the Classic LZs).
Man I've come a long way since that old Specialty Porky cut I mentioned in August. That's my office copy now. I have two that I love and can't decide which is better: This one is great, Presswell, Broadway labels: Side 1: ST-A-712285-F Porky AT/GP PR Side 2: ST-A-712286-F Pecko Duck AT/GP PR I think I like this the best, also Presswell, early Broadway labels: Side 1: ST A 712285D AT/GP PECKO PR Side 2: ST A 712286D AT/GP PECKO DUCK PR
Out of my six US copies, the following sounds best to my ears........ Porky ST- A- 7122 85- C at/gp PR (side 1) Pecko Duck ST- A- 7122 86- D at/gp PR (side 2) 1841 Broadway (Presswell) I agree with a previous poster (Raunchnroll?) who suggested the sound on these Broadway pressings are hit or miss because of stamper use. A ton of these albums were sold, and it's likely these plates were pushed to the limit and beyond. The sound on pressing I referenced above has some fresh sounding in your face sonics, and respectable bass. What's interesting, I have several other Broadway label, Porky, Pecko Duck pressings that don't sound near as nice.
