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Led Zeppelin | The first UK pressing of "Presence," signed by John Bonham

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April 18, 03:26 PM GMT

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Led Zeppelin

Presence. Swan Song Records: 1976


LP in original gatefold sleeve (catalogue number SSK59402), signed by John Bonham on the front cover, spine lettered in black, upper cover embossed with "Led Zeppelin | Presence," back cover with embossed Apollo logo at the lower left corner, with the original printed inner sleeve, LP variant 4 (stamped matrix numbers SSK-59402-A2 and SSK-59402-B2, with "ATLANTIC STUDIOS" etched on the A-side); some very minor creasing to the sleeve's rear cover and a few stray marks, inner sleeve with mild foxing and small splits along edges. [With:] A signed letter of authenticity from James Spence Authentication.


The first UK pressing of Led Zeppelin's seventh studio album, signed by John Bonham. The artwork for Presence depicts various scenes of people interacting with a black obelisk-like object, referred to on the inner sleeve as "The Object." Storm Thorgersen, co-founder of Hipgnosis, the firm which designed the sleeve, stated that The Object represented the power of Led Zeppelin.