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Is this Normal? Zeppelin IV LP sounds horrible

I picked up a copy of Zeppelin IV, one of my favorites. I decided to get an LP copy. I am sad to say that this pressing is honestly one of the worse recordings I have ever heard! Zeppelin stuff is never that "clean" but this is a damn shame. The record is "Near Mint" to "Mint" condition, and I am being conservative. I am curious if anyone has had experience with this pressing, and if someone could direct me to a more "ear friendly" pressing of this timeless classic. { And Yes, I already own the CD }.

Here are the details:
*Altantic.
*green, white stripe, and red label
*KSD-19129
*1971
*DIST WEA Canada
*Published by Superhype Music Inc ASCAP
*ST-A-712286
*the inscription on side B says
11/29/79 KSD19129 B#5 XD
*the inscription on side A says
KSD19129 A#4

So lets hear it, vinyl experts.
dfelkai

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stevecham
3,340 posts
 
IV was not mastered well to begin with and I agree the Classic version is the best I've heard so far, which still leaves much to be desired.

It's a matter of the music meaning more than the sonics.
stevecham
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