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    I was recently astonished by a copy of the Columbia House edition of Led Zep 2 (some kind of mail order record club reissue from back in the day). It told me things that my '70s reissue vinyl, Japanese '80s and UK '90s remaster CDs never did.

    If you check out the Steve Hoffman forums then it's a toss-up between the Robert Ludwig US first pressing and the MFSL reissue. Either way so you can wave goodbye to >£100.

    Pete

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete The Cat View Post
    I was recently astonished by a copy of the Columbia House edition of Led Zep 2 (some kind of mail order record club reissue from back in the day). It told me things that my '70s reissue vinyl, Japanese '80s and UK '90s remaster CDs never did.

    If you check out the Steve Hoffman forums then it's a toss-up between the Robert Ludwig US first pressing and the MFSL reissue. Either way so you can wave goodbye to >£100.

    Pete
    thanks for saving me a lot of reading over on the Hoffman forums!
    Be worth it though.
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    In pursuit of excellence your correspondent listened to a '70s UK pressing with STRAWBERRY in the matrix yesterday. Just as gutsy on the bass and almost as tangy on the cymbals as the RL US. And a fraction of the price. I now seem to have 8 versions across various formats. This is becoming an odyssey.

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